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Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! (KJV)
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ה֛וֹיHowoe to!
Lemma: הוֹי (hoy) · Strong's: H1945
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: woe!
Used 51 times. Also: 1 Kings 13:30, Isaiah 1:4, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 5:8, Isaiah 5:18, Isaiah 5:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1945; TAHOT Isaiah 5:11 word 1
מַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.Mei[those who] rise early
Lemma: שָׁכַם (sha.kham) · Strong's: H7925
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVhrmpc)
Meaning: to rise
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 26:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7925; TAHOT Isaiah 5:11 word 2
בַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerin the morning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Isaiah 5:11 word 3
שֵׁכָ֣רshe.Kharstrong drink
Lemma: שֵׁכָר (she.khar) · Strong's: H7941
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strong drink
Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 10:9, Numbers 6:3, Numbers 28:7, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 29:6, Judges 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7941; TAHOT Isaiah 5:11 word 4
יִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.futhey pursue
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to pursue
Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Isaiah 5:11 word 5
מְאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.Rei[those who] delay
Lemma: אָחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0309
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)
Meaning: to delay
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 24:56, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 34:19, Exodus 22:29, Deuteronomy 7:10, Deuteronomy 23:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0309; TAHOT Isaiah 5:11 word 6
בַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefin the twilight
Lemma: נֶ֫שֶׁף (ne.sheph) · Strong's: H5399
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: twilight
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Samuel 30:17, 2 Kings 7:5, 2 Kings 7:7, Job 3:9, Job 7:4, Job 24:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5399; TAHOT Isaiah 5:11 word 7
יַ֖יִןYa.yinwine
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Isaiah 5:11 word 8
יַדְלִיקֵֽם\׃yad.li.Kemit inflames them
Lemma: דָּלַק (da.laq) · Strong's: H1814
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)
Meaning: to burn/pursue
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 31:36, 1 Samuel 17:53, Psalms 7:13, Psalms 10:2, Proverbs 26:23, Lamentations 4:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1814; TAHOT Isaiah 5:11 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Woe | → | הוֹי H1945 woe! |
| to those who rise early | → | שָׁכַם H7925 to rise |
| in the morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| in pursuit of | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| strong drink | → | שֵׁכָר H7941 strong drink |
| who linger | → | אָחַר H0309 to delay |
| into the evening | → | נֶ֫שֶׁף H5399 twilight |
| to be inflamed | → | דָּלַק H1814 to burn/pursue |
| by wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
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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