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And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the LORD , neither consider the operation of his hands. (KJV)
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וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.Yahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 1
כִנּ֜וֹרkhi.Norharp
Lemma: כִּנּוֹר (kin.nor) · Strong's: H3658
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: lyre
Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 4:21, Genesis 31:27, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3658; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 2
וָנֶ֗בֶלva.Ne.veland lyre
Lemma: נֵ֫בֶל (ne.vel) · Strong's: H5035B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: harp
Used 27 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:5, 2 Samuel 6:5, 1 Kings 10:12, 1 Chronicles 13:8, 1 Chronicles 15:16, 1 Chronicles 15:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5035B; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 3
תֹּ֧ףtoftambourine
Lemma: תֹּף (toph) · Strong's: H8596
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: tambourine
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Exodus 15:20, Judges 11:34, 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8596; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 4
וְחָלִ֛ילve.cha.Liland flute
Lemma: חָלִיל (cha.lil) · Strong's: H2485
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flute
Used 6 times. Also: 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Kings 1:40, Isaiah 30:29, Jeremiah 48:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2485; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 5
וָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinand wine
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 5:12 word 6
מִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.Hemfeast their
Lemma: מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) · Strong's: H4960
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: feast
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22, Genesis 40:20, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4960; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 7
וְאֵ֨תve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 8
פֹּ֤עַלPo.'al[the] deed[s] of
Lemma: פֹּ֫עַל (po.al) · Strong's: H6467
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: work
Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:4, Deuteronomy 33:11, Ruth 2:12, 2 Samuel 23:20, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6467; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 9
יְהוָה֙Yah.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 5:12 word 10
לֹ֣אlo'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 5:12 word 11
יַבִּ֔יטוּya.Bi.tuthey pay attention to
Lemma: נָבַט (na.vat) · Strong's: H5027
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhi3mp)
Meaning: to look
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:26, Exodus 3:6, Exodus 33:8, Numbers 12:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5027; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 12
וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.Sehand [the] work of
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 13
יָדָ֖יוya.Davhands his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 14
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 5:12 word 15
רָאֽוּ\׃ra.'Uthey see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:12 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| At their feasts | → | מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast |
| are the lyre | → | כִּנּוֹר H3658 lyre |
| [and] harp | → | נֵ֫בֶל H5035B harp |
| tambourines | → | תֹּף H8596 tambourine |
| and flutes | → | חָלִיל H2485 flute |
| and wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| They disregard | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| the actions | → | פֹּ֫עַל H6467 work |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| and fail | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| to see | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| the work | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| of His hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
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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