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And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. (KJV)

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וַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּvay.'a.ze.Ke.huand he dug it

Lemma: עָזַק (a.zaq) · Strong's: H5823

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to dig about

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5823; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 1

וַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּvay.sa.ke.Le.huand he cleared of stones it

Lemma: סָקַל (sa.qal) · Strong's: H5619

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to stone

Used 22 times. Also: Exodus 8:26, Exodus 17:4, Exodus 19:13, Exodus 21:28, Exodus 21:29, Exodus 21:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5619; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 2

וַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ta.'E.huand he planted it

Lemma: נָטַע (na.ta) · Strong's: H5193

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to plant

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 9:20, Genesis 21:33, Exodus 15:17, Leviticus 19:23, Numbers 24:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5193; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 3

שֹׂרֵ֔קso.Reka choice vine

Lemma: שֹׂרֵק (so.req) · Strong's: H8321A

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

Meaning: vine

Used 2 times. Also: Jeremiah 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8321A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 4

וַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venand he built

Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to build

Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 5

מִגְדָּל֙mig.Dala tower

Lemma: מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) · Strong's: H4026M

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

Meaning: tower

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Judges 8:9, Judges 8:17, Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4026M; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 6

בְּתוֹכ֔וֹbe.to.Khoin [the] middle of it

Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: midst

Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 7

וְגַם\־ve.gam-and also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 8

יֶ֖קֶבYe.keva wine-vat

Lemma: יֶ֫קֶב (ye.qev) · Strong's: H3342

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

Meaning: wine

Used 16 times. Also: Numbers 18:27, Numbers 18:30, Deuteronomy 15:14, Deuteronomy 16:13, Judges 7:25, 2 Kings 6:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3342; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 9

חָצֵ֣בcha.Tzevhe dug out

Lemma: חָצַב (cha.tsav) · Strong's: H2672

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to hew

Used 25 times. Also: Deuteronomy 6:11, Deuteronomy 8:9, 1 Kings 5:15, 2 Kings 12:12, 1 Chronicles 22:2, 1 Chronicles 22:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2672; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 10

וַיְקַ֛וvay.Kavand he waited

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)

Meaning: to await

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 3:9, Job 6:19, Job 7:2, Job 17:13, Job 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 11

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto produce

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 12

עֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.Vimgrapes

Lemma: עֵנָב (e.nav) · Strong's: H6025

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: grape

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 40:10, Genesis 40:11, Genesis 49:11, Leviticus 25:5, Numbers 6:3, Numbers 13:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6025; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 13

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand it produced

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 14

בְּאֻשִֽׁים\׃be.'u.Shimwild grapes

Lemma: בְּאֻשִׁים (be.u.shim) · Strong's: H0891

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: sour grapes

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0891; TAHOT Isaiah 5:2 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

He dug it up	→	עָזַק H5823 to dig about
and cleared the stones	→	סָקַל H5619 to stone
and planted	→	נָטַע H5193 to plant
the finest vines	→	שֹׂרֵק H8321A vine
He built	→	בָּנָה H1129 to build
a watchtower	→	מִגְדָּל H4026M tower
in the middle	→	תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst
and	→	גַּם H1571 also
dug out	→	חָצַב H2672 to hew
a winepress {as well}	→	יֶ֫קֶב H3342 wine
He waited for [the vineyard]	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
to yield	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
good grapes	→	עֵנָב H6025 grape
but the fruit it produced	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
was sour	→	בְּאֻשִׁים H0891 sour grapes

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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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