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Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it. (KJV)
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הַרְעִ֤יפוּhar.'I.fudrip down
Lemma: רָעַף (ra.aph) · Strong's: H7491
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhv2mp)
Meaning: to drip
Used 5 times. Also: Job 36:28, Psalms 65:11, Psalms 65:12, Proverbs 3:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7491; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 1
שָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimO heaven
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 2
מִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'al<from> above
Lemma: מַ֫עַל (ma.al) · Strong's: H4605
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: above
Used 140 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 22:9, Exodus 20:4, Exodus 25:20, Exodus 25:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4605; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 3
וּשְׁחָקִ֖יםu.she.cha.Kimand clouds
Lemma: שַׁ֫חַק (sha.chaq) · Strong's: H7834
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: cloud
Used 21 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:26, 2 Samuel 22:12, Job 35:5, Job 36:28, Job 37:18, Job 37:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7834; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 4
יִזְּלוּ\־yi.ze.lu-let them flow
Lemma: נָזַל (na.zal) · Strong's: H5140
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to flow
Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 15:8, Numbers 24:7, Deuteronomy 32:2, Judges 5:5, Job 36:28, Psalms 78:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5140; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 5
צֶ֑דֶקTze.dekrighteousness
Lemma: צֶ֫דֶק (tse.deq) · Strong's: H6664G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 117 times. Also: Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:36, Deuteronomy 1:16, Deuteronomy 16:18, Deuteronomy 16:20, Deuteronomy 25:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6664G; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 6
תִּפְתַּח\־tif.tach-let it open up
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 7
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 8
וְיִפְרוּ\־ve.yif.ru-so they may bear fruit
Lemma: פָּרָה (pa.rah) · Strong's: H6509
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqu3mp)
Meaning: be fruitful
Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 8:17, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 9:7, Genesis 17:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6509; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 9
יֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'salvation
Lemma: יֵ֫שַׁע (ye.sah) · Strong's: H3468
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: salvation
Used 36 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:36, 2 Samuel 22:47, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Chronicles 16:35, Job 5:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3468; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 10
וּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.Kahand righteousness
Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: righteousness
Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 11
תַצְמִ֙יחַ֙tatz.Mi.achlet it cause to sprout
Lemma: צָמַח (tsa.mach) · Strong's: H6779
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)
Meaning: to spring
Used 33 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:18, Genesis 41:6, Genesis 41:23, Exodus 10:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6779; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 12
יַ֔חַדYa.chadtogether
Lemma: יַ֫חַד (ya.chad) · Strong's: H3162A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: unitedness
Used 43 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:5, 1 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 10:15, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3162A; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 13
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 14
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 15
בְּרָאתִֽיו\׃\ \סbe.ra.TivI have created it
Lemma: בָּרָא (ba.ra) · Strong's: H1254A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to create
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 2:4, Genesis 5:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1254A; TAHOT Isaiah 45:8 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Drip down | → | רָעַף H7491 to drip |
| O heavens | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| from above | → | מַ֫עַל H4605 above |
| and let the skies | → | שַׁ֫חַק H7834 cloud |
| pour down | → | נָזַל H5140 to flow |
| righteousness | → | צֶ֫דֶק H6664G righteousness |
| Let the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| open up | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| that salvation | → | יֵ֫שַׁע H3468 salvation |
| may sprout | → | פָּרָה H6509 be fruitful |
| and righteousness | → | צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness |
| spring up | → | צָמַח H6779 to spring |
| with it | → | יַ֫חַד H3162A unitedness |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| have created it | → | בָּרָא H1254A to create |
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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