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What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? (KJV)

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מַה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Isaiah 5:4 word 1

לַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sot[is] to do

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 5:4 word 2

עוֹד֙'Odstill

Lemma: עוֹד (od) · Strong's: H5750

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)

Meaning: still

Used 489 times. Also: Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 8:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5750; TAHOT Isaiah 5:4 word 3

לְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.Mifor vineyard my

Lemma: כֶּרֶם (ke.rem) · Strong's: H3754

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: vineyard

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 9:20, Exodus 22:5, Exodus 23:11, Leviticus 19:10, Leviticus 25:3, Leviticus 25:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3754; TAHOT Isaiah 5:4 word 4

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and 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 5:4 word 5

עָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiI have done

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

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 5:4 word 6

מַדּ֧וּעַma.Du.a'why?

Lemma: מַדּוּעַ (mad.du.a) · Strong's: H4069

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: why?

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 26:27, Genesis 40:7, Exodus 1:18, Exodus 2:18, Exodus 3:3, Exodus 5:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4069; TAHOT Isaiah 5:4 word 7

קִוֵּ֛יתִיki.Vei.tidid I wait

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

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)

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 5:4 word 8

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto produce

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

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

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Isaiah 5:4 word 9

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 5:4 word 10

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand did it produce

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

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

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Isaiah 5:4 word 11

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 5:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0891; TAHOT Isaiah 5:4 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

What	→	מָה H4100 what?
more	→	עוֹד H5750 still
could have been done	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
for My vineyard	→	כֶּרֶם H3754 vineyard
than	→	לֹא H3808 not
I have done	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
for it	→
Why	→	מַדּוּעַ H4069 why?
when I expected	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
[sweet] grapes	→	עֵנָב H6025 grape
did it bring forth	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
sour fruit	→	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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