Isaiah 43:28 Go deeper
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Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. (KJV)
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וַאֲחַלֵּ֖לva.'a.cha.Lelso I may profane
Lemma: חָלַל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2490H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpu1cs)
Meaning: to profane/begin: profane
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 20:25, Exodus 31:14, Leviticus 18:21, Leviticus 19:8, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2490H; TAHOT Isaiah 43:28 word 1
שָׂ֣רֵיSa.rei[the] officials of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Isaiah 43:28 word 2
קֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshholiness
Lemma: קֹ֫דֶשׁ (qo.desh) · Strong's: H6944G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: holiness
Used 415 times. Also: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 12:16, Exodus 15:11, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 16:23, Exodus 22:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6944G; TAHOT Isaiah 43:28 word 3
וְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.Nahand I will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Isaiah 43:28 word 4
לַחֵ֙רֶם֙la.Che.remto <the> total destruction
Lemma: חֵ֫רֶם (che.rem) · Strong's: H2764A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: devoted thing
Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 27:21, Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 18:14, Deuteronomy 7:26, Deuteronomy 13:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2764A; TAHOT Isaiah 43:28 word 5
יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Isaiah 43:28 word 6
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'Eland Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Isaiah 43:28 word 7
לְגִדּוּפִֽים\׃\ \סle.gi.du.Fimto reviling words
Lemma: גִּדּוּפִים (gid.duph) · Strong's: H1421
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: reviling
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 51:7, Zephaniah 2:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1421; TAHOT Isaiah 43:28 word 8
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So I will disgrace | → | חָלַל H2490H to profane/begin: profane |
| the princes | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of your sanctuary | → | קֹ֫דֶשׁ H6944G holiness |
| and I will devote | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
| to destruction | → | חֵ֫רֶם H2764A devoted thing |
| and Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| to reproach | → | גִּדּוּפִים H1421 reviling |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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