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And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion, Thou art my people. (KJV)
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וָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.Simand I have put
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to set: put
Used 236 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760H; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 1
דְּבָרַי֙de.va.Raiwords my
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 2
בְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khain mouth your
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 3
וּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.Tzeland with [the] shadow of
Lemma: צֵל (tsel) · Strong's: H6738
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: shadow
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 19:8, Numbers 14:9, Judges 9:15, Judges 9:36, 2 Kings 20:9, 2 Kings 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6738; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 4
יָדִ֖יya.Dihand my
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 5
כִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaI have covered you
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpp1cs)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 6
לִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'to plant
Lemma: נָטַע (na.ta) · Strong's: H5193
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 51:16 word 7
שָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yim[the] heavens
Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: heaven
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 8
וְלִיסֹ֣דve.li.Sodand to found
Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to found
Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 16:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3245; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 9
אָ֔רֶץ'A.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 10
וְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.Morand to say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 11
לְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.Yonto Zion
Lemma: צִיּוֹן (tsiy.yon) · Strong's: H6726
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Zion
Used 154 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:7, 1 Kings 8:1, 2 Kings 19:21, 2 Kings 19:31, 1 Chronicles 11:5, 2 Chronicles 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6726; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 12
עַמִּי\־'a.mi-[are] people my
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 13
אָֽתָּה\׃\ \ס'A.tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Isaiah 51:16 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I have put | → | שׂוּם H7760H to set: put |
| My words | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| in your mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
| and covered you | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| with the shadow | → | צֵל H6738 shadow |
| of My hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| to establish | → | נָטַע H5193 to plant |
| the heavens | → | שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven |
| to found | → | יָסַד H3245 to found |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and to say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to Zion | → | צִיּוֹן H6726 Zion |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| are My people | → | עַם H5971A people |
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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