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They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. (KJV)

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הַזָּלִ֤יםha.za.Limthose [who] pour out

Lemma: זוּל (zul) · Strong's: H2107

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to lavish/despise

Used 2 times. Also: Lamentations 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2107; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 1

זָהָב֙za.Havgold

Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: gold

Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 2

מִכִּ֔יסmi.Kisfrom a bag

Lemma: כִּיס (kis) · Strong's: H3599

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: purse

Used 5 times. Also: Deuteronomy 25:13, Proverbs 1:14, Proverbs 16:11, Micah 6:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3599; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 3

וְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefand silver

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 4

בַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.Nehon <the> scale[s]

Lemma: קָנֶה (qa.neh) · Strong's: H7070K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: branch: scales

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7070K; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 5

יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּyish.Ko.luthey weigh out

Lemma: שָׁקַל (sha.qal) · Strong's: H8254

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to weigh

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 23:16, Exodus 22:17, 2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:12, 1 Kings 20:39, Ezra 8:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8254; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 6

יִשְׂכְּר֤וּyis.ke.Ruthey hire

Lemma: שָׂכַר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7936B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to hire

Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 30:16, Deuteronomy 23:4, Judges 9:4, Judges 18:4, 1 Samuel 2:5, 2 Samuel 10:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7936B; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 7

צוֹרֵף֙tzo.Refa metalsmith

Lemma: צָרַף (tsa.raph) · Strong's: H6884

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to refine

Used 32 times. Also: Judges 7:4, Judges 17:4, 2 Samuel 22:31, Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 3:32, Psalms 12:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6884; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 8

וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּve.ya.'a.Se.huand he makes it

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 9

אֵ֔ל'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 46:6 word 10

יִסְגְּד֖וּyis.ge.Duthey prostrate themselves

Lemma: סָגַד (sa.gad) · Strong's: H5456

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to prostrate

Used 4 times. Also: Isaiah 44:15, Isaiah 44:17, Isaiah 44:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5456; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 11

אַף\־'af-also

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: also

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 12

יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ\׃Yish.ta.cha.Vuthey bow down

Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)

Meaning: to bow

Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT Isaiah 46:6 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

They pour out	→	זוּל H2107 to lavish/despise
their bags	→	כִּיס H3599 purse
of gold	→	זָהָב H2091 gold
and weigh out	→	שָׁקַל H8254 to weigh
silver	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
on scales	→	קָנֶה H7070K branch: scales
they hire	→	שָׂכַר H7936B to hire
a goldsmith	→	צָרַף H6884 to refine
to fashion it	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
into a god	→	אֵל H0410K god
so they can bow down	→	סָגַד H5456 to prostrate
and	→	אַף H0637 also
worship	→	שָׁחָה H7812 to bow

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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