Isaiah 46:2 Go deeper
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They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity. (KJV)
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קָרְס֤וּka.re.Suthey have stooped low
Lemma: קָרַס (qa.ras) · Strong's: H7164
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to stoop
Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 46:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7164; TAHOT Isaiah 46:2 word 1
כָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'Uthey have bowed down
Lemma: כָּרַע (ka.ra) · Strong's: H3766
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to bow
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 24:9, Judges 5:27, Judges 7:5, Judges 7:6, Judges 11:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3766; TAHOT Isaiah 46:2 word 2
יַחְדָּ֔וyach.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 46:2 word 3
לֹ֥אlo'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 46:2 word 4
יָכְל֖וּya.khe.Luthey have been able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Isaiah 46:2 word 5
מַלֵּ֣טma.Letto rescue
Lemma: מָלַט (ma.lat) · Strong's: H4422
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to escape
Used 95 times. Also: Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 19:22, Judges 3:26, Judges 3:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4422; TAHOT Isaiah 46:2 word 6
מַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'a burden
Lemma: מַשָּׂא (mas.sa) · Strong's: H4853A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: burden
Used 38 times. Also: Exodus 23:5, Numbers 4:15, Numbers 4:19, Numbers 4:24, Numbers 4:27, Numbers 4:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4853A; TAHOT Isaiah 46:2 word 7
וְנַפְשָׁ֖םve.naf.Shamand self their
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: myself
Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Isaiah 46:2 word 8
בַּשְּׁבִ֥יba.she.Viin <the> captivity
Lemma: שְׁבִי (she.vi) · Strong's: H7628A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: captivity
Used 47 times. Also: Exodus 12:29, Numbers 21:1, Numbers 31:12, Numbers 31:19, Numbers 31:26, Deuteronomy 21:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7628A; TAHOT Isaiah 46:2 word 9
הָלָֽכָה\׃\ \סha.La.khahit has gone
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Isaiah 46:2 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The gods cower | → | קָרַס H7164 to stoop |
| they crouch | → | כָּרַע H3766 to bow |
| together | → | יָחְדָּו H3162B together |
| unable | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| to relieve | → | מָלַט H4422 to escape |
| the burden | → | מַשָּׂא H4853A burden |
| but they | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself |
| themselves go | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| into captivity | → | שְׁבִי H7628A captivity |
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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