Isaiah 5:18 Go deeper

Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope: (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 5:11, Isaiah 5:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1945; TAHOT Isaiah 5:18 word 1

מֹשְׁכֵ֥יmo.she.Khei[those who] draw along

Lemma: מָשַׁךְ (ma.shakh) · Strong's: H4900

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to draw

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 37:28, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 19:13, Deuteronomy 21:3, Joshua 6:5, Judges 4:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4900; TAHOT Isaiah 5:18 word 2

הֶֽעָוֹ֖ןhe.'a.Von<of the> iniquity

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G

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

Meaning: iniquity: crime

Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:18 word 3

בְּחַבְלֵ֣יbe.chav.Leiwith [the] cords of

Lemma: חֶ֫בֶל (che.vel) · Strong's: H2256M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Construct (HNcbpc)

Meaning: cord

Used 49 times. Also: Deuteronomy 3:4, Deuteronomy 3:13, Deuteronomy 3:14, Deuteronomy 32:9, Joshua 2:15, Joshua 17:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2256M; TAHOT Isaiah 5:18 word 4

הַשָּׁ֑וְאha.Shav'<the> emptiness

Lemma: שָׁוְא (shav) · Strong's: H7723G

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

Meaning: vanity: false

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 23:1, Deuteronomy 5:20, Job 11:11, Job 31:5, Psalms 12:2, Psalms 24:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7723G; TAHOT Isaiah 5:18 word 5

וְכַעֲב֥וֹתve.kha.'a.Votand like [the] rope of

Lemma: עֲבֹת (a.vot) · Strong's: H5688

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: cord

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 28:24, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:15, Exodus 39:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5688; TAHOT Isaiah 5:18 word 6

הָעֲגָלָ֖הha.'a.ga.Lah<the> cart

Lemma: עֲגָלָה (a.ga.lah) · Strong's: H5699

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: cart

Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 45:19, Genesis 45:21, Genesis 45:27, Genesis 46:5, Numbers 7:3, Numbers 7:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5699; TAHOT Isaiah 5:18 word 7

חַטָּאָֽה\׃cha.ta.'Ahsin

Lemma: חַטָּאָה (chat.ta.ah) · Strong's: H2403A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sin

Used 2 times. Also: Exodus 34:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2403A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:18 word 8

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 draw	→	מָשַׁךְ H4900 to draw
iniquity	→	עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime
with cords	→	חֶ֫בֶל H2256M cord
of deceit	→	שָׁוְא H7723G vanity: false
and pull sin along	→	חַטָּאָה H2403A sin
with cart	→	עֲגָלָה H5699 cart
ropes	→	עֲבֹת H5688 cord

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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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