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He is near that justifieth me; who will contend with me? let us stand together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me. (KJV)
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קָרוֹב֙ka.rOv[is] near
Lemma: קָרֹב (qa.rov) · Strong's: H7138
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: near
Used 77 times. Also: Genesis 19:20, Genesis 45:10, Exodus 12:4, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 32:27, Leviticus 10:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7138; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 1
מַצְדִּיקִ֔יmatz.di.Ki[the one who] justifies me
Lemma: צָדֵק (tsa.daq) · Strong's: H6663
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)
Meaning: to justify
Used 41 times. Also: Genesis 38:26, Genesis 44:16, Exodus 23:7, Deuteronomy 25:1, 2 Samuel 15:4, 1 Kings 8:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6663; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 2
מִֽי\־mi-who?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 3
יָרִ֥יבya.Rivwill he contend
Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7378
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to contend
Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 26:20, Genesis 26:21, Genesis 26:22, Genesis 31:36, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7378; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 4
אִתִּ֖י'i.Tiwith me
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 5
נַ֣עַמְדָהNa.'am.dahlet us stand
Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqc1cp)
Meaning: to stand: stand
Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 6
יָּ֑חַדYa.chadtogether
Lemma: יַ֫חַד (ya.chad) · Strong's: H3162A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: unitedness
Used 43 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:5, 1 Samuel 11:11, 1 Samuel 17:10, 2 Samuel 10:15, 2 Samuel 14:16, 2 Samuel 21:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3162A; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 7
מִֽי\־mi-who?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 8
בַ֥עַלVa.'al[is] [the] master of
Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: master: [master of]
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 37:19, Genesis 49:23, Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 15:2, 2 Samuel 1:6, Proverbs 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1167K; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 9
מִשְׁפָּטִ֖יmish.pa.Ticase my
Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: justice: judgement
Used 214 times. Also: Exodus 15:25, Exodus 21:1, Exodus 21:31, Exodus 24:3, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4941G; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 10
יִגַּ֥שׁyi.Gashlet him draw near
Lemma: נָגַשׁ (na.gash) · Strong's: H5066G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to approach: approach
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5066G; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 11
אֵלָֽי\׃'e.Laito me
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Isaiah 50:8 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The One who vindicates Me | → | צָדֵק H6663 to justify |
| is near | → | קָרֹב H7138 near |
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| will dare to contend | → | רִיב H7378 to contend |
| with Me | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| Let us confront | → | עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand |
| each other | → | יַ֫חַד H3162A unitedness |
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| . . . | → | בַּעַל H1167K master: [master of] |
| has a case against Me | → | H4639 |
| Let him approach | → | נָגַשׁ H5066G to approach: approach |
| Me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
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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