Isaiah 45:20 Go deeper
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Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god that cannot save. (KJV)
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הִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.Tzugather together
Lemma: קָבַץ (qa.vats) · Strong's: H6908
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNv2mp)
Meaning: to gather
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 49:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 30:3, Deuteronomy 30:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6908; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 1
וָבֹ֛אוּva.Vo.'uand come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 2
הִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּhit.na.ge.Shudraw near
Lemma: נָגַשׁ (na.gash) · Strong's: H5066G
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVtv2mp)
Meaning: to approach: approach
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5066G; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 3
יַחְדָּ֖וyach.Davtogether
Lemma: יָחְדָּו (yach.dav) · Strong's: H3162B
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: together
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8, Genesis 22:19, Genesis 36:7, Exodus 19:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3162B; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 4
פְּלִיטֵ֣יpe.li.TeiO fugitives of
Lemma: פָּלִיט (pa.lit) · Strong's: H6412A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: survivor
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 14:13, Joshua 8:22, Judges 12:4, Judges 12:5, 2 Kings 9:15, Jeremiah 42:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6412A; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 5
הַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.Yimthe nations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 6
לֹ֣אlo'not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 7
יָדְע֗וּya.de.'Uthey know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 8
הַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙ha.no.se.'Imthose [who] carry
Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to lift: bear
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 9
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 10
עֵ֣ץ'etz[the] wood of
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tree: wood
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 6:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 7:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086G; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 11
פִּסְלָ֔םpis.Lamidol their
Lemma: פֶּ֫סֶל (pe.sel) · Strong's: H6459
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: idol
Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 20:4, Leviticus 26:1, Deuteronomy 4:16, Deuteronomy 4:23, Deuteronomy 4:25, Deuteronomy 5:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6459; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 12
וּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔יםu.mit.pa.Limand [those who] pray
Lemma: פָּלַל (pa.lal) · Strong's: H6419
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVtrmpa)
Meaning: to pray
Used 84 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Genesis 20:17, Genesis 48:11, Numbers 11:2, Numbers 21:7, Deuteronomy 9:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6419; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 13
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 14
אֵ֖ל'ela god
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: god
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 15:11, Exodus 34:14, Deuteronomy 32:12, Deuteronomy 32:21, Job 41:25, Psalms 29:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410K; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 15
לֹ֥אlo'[which] not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 16
יוֹשִֽׁיעַ\׃yo.Shi.a'it will save
Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to save
Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Isaiah 45:20 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Come | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| gather together | → | קָבַץ H6908 to gather |
| and draw near | → | נָגַשׁ H5066G to approach: approach |
| . . . | → | יָחְדָּו H3162B together |
| you fugitives | → | פָּלִיט H6412A survivor |
| from the nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| Ignorant [are] | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| those who carry | → | נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear |
| idols | → | פֶּ֫סֶל H6459 idol |
| of wood | → | עֵץ H6086G tree: wood |
| and pray | → | פָּלַל H6419 to pray |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| a god | → | אֵל H0410K god |
| that cannot | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| save | → | יָשַׁע H3467 to save |
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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