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Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail. (KJV)
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עִמְדִי\־'im.di-stand
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqv2fs)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 1
נָ֤אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 2
בַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙va.cha.va.Ra.yikhin spells your
Lemma: חֶ֫בֶר (che.ver) · Strong's: H2267
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: spell
Used 4 times. Also: Deuteronomy 18:11, Psalms 58:5, Isaiah 47:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2267; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 3
וּבְרֹ֣בu.ve.Roand in [the] abundance of
Lemma: רֹב (rov) · Strong's: H7230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: abundance
Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 16:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 48:16, Exodus 15:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7230; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 4
כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhsorceries your
Lemma: כֶּ֫שֶׁף (ke.sheph) · Strong's: H3785
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: sorcery
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 9:22, Isaiah 47:9, Micah 5:12, Nahum 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3785; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 5
בַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.Sherin which
Lemma: בַאֲשֶׁר (ba.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834B
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: in which
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 21:17, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 39:23, Judges 5:27, Judges 17:8, Judges 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834B; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 6
יָגַ֖עַתְּya.Ga.'atyou have labored
Lemma: יָגֵעַ (ya.ga) · Strong's: H3021
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqp2fs)
Meaning: be weary/toil
Used 26 times. Also: Joshua 7:3, Joshua 24:13, 2 Samuel 23:10, Job 9:29, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 69:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3021; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 7
מִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhsince youth<s> your
Lemma: נְעוּרִים (na.ur) · Strong's: H5271A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: youth
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 8:21, Genesis 46:34, Leviticus 22:13, Numbers 30:3, Numbers 30:16, 1 Samuel 12:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5271A; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 8
אוּלַ֛י'u.Laiperhaps
Lemma: אוּלַי (u.lay) · Strong's: H0194
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: perhaps
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 18:29, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0194; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 9
תּוּכְלִ֥יtu.khe.Liyou will be able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)
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 47:12 word 10
הוֹעִ֖ילho.'Ilto profit
Lemma: יָעַל (ya.al) · Strong's: H3276
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to gain
Used 23 times. Also: 1 Samuel 12:21, Job 15:3, Job 21:15, Job 30:13, Job 35:3, Proverbs 10:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3276; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 11
אוּלַ֥י'u.Laiperhaps
Lemma: אוּלַי (u.lay) · Strong's: H0194
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: perhaps
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 16:2, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:28, Genesis 18:29, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0194; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 12
תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי\׃ta.'a.Ro.tziyou will inspire awe
Lemma: עָרַץ (a.rats) · Strong's: H6206
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)
Meaning: to tremble
Used 15 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:29, Deuteronomy 7:21, Deuteronomy 20:3, Deuteronomy 31:6, Joshua 1:9, Job 13:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6206; TAHOT Isaiah 47:12 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So take your stand | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| . . . | → | נָא H4994 please |
| with your spells | → | חֶ֫בֶר H2267 spell |
| and with your many | → | רֹב H7230 abundance |
| sorceries | → | כֶּ֫שֶׁף H3785 sorcery |
| with which | → | בַאֲשֶׁר H0834B in which |
| you have wearied yourself | → | יָגֵעַ H3021 be weary/toil |
| from your youth | → | נְעוּרִים H5271A youth |
| Perhaps | → | אוּלַי H0194 perhaps |
| you will | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| succeed | → | יָעַל H3276 to gain |
| perhaps | → | אוּלַי H0194 perhaps |
| you will inspire terror | → | עָרַץ H6206 to tremble |
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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