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Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. (KJV)

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לָ֤מָּהLa.mah<to> why?

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 55:2 word 1

תִשְׁקְלוּ\־tish.ke.lu-do you weigh out

Lemma: שָׁקַל (sha.qal) · Strong's: H8254

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

Meaning: to weigh

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 23:16, Exodus 22:17, 2 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:12, 1 Kings 20:39, Ezra 8:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8254; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 2

כֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefmoney

Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G

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

Meaning: silver: money

Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 3

בְּֽלוֹא\־be.lo'-for 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 55:2 word 4

לֶ֔חֶםLe.chembread

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

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

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 5

וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םvi.gi.'a.Khemand toil your

Lemma: יְגִיעַ (ye.gi.a) · Strong's: H3018

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

Meaning: toil

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 31:42, Deuteronomy 28:33, Nehemiah 5:13, Job 10:3, Job 39:11, Job 39:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3018; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 6

בְּל֣וֹאbe.Lo'for 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 55:2 word 7

לְשָׂבְעָ֑הle.sa.ve.'Ahto satiety

Lemma: שׇׂבְעָה (sov.ah) · Strong's: H7654

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

Meaning: satiety

Used 6 times. Also: Isaiah 23:18, Isaiah 56:11, Ezekiel 16:28, Ezekiel 39:19, Haggai 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7654; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 8

שִׁמְע֨וּshim.'Ulisten

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 9

שָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'steadfastly <to listen>

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 10

אֵלַי֙'e.Laito me

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 55:2 word 11

וְאִכְלוּ\־ve.'ikh.lu-and eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 12

ט֔וֹבTovgood thing[s]

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 13

וְתִתְעַנַּ֥גve.tit.'a.Nagso it may take delight

Lemma: עָנֹג (a.nag) · Strong's: H6026

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVtu3fs)

Meaning: to delight

Used 10 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:56, Job 22:26, Job 27:10, Psalms 37:4, Psalms 37:11, Isaiah 57:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6026; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 14

בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןba.De.shenin <the> fatness

Lemma: דֶּ֫שֶׁן (de.shen) · Strong's: H1880

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

Meaning: ashes

Used 15 times. Also: Leviticus 1:16, Leviticus 4:12, Leviticus 6:10, Leviticus 6:11, Judges 9:9, 1 Kings 13:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1880; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 15

נַפְשְׁכֶֽם\׃naf.she.Khemappetite your

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L

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

Meaning: soul: appetite

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 23:8, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 11:6, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 18:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315L; TAHOT Isaiah 55:2 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

Why	→	מָה H4100 what?
spend	→	שָׁקַל H8254 to weigh
money	→	כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money
on that which is not	→	לֹא H3808 not
bread	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
and your labor	→	יְגִיעַ H3018 toil
on that which does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
satisfy	→	שׇׂבְעָה H7654 satiety
Listen carefully	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
. . .	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
to Me	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
and eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
what is good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
and your soul	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite
will delight	→	עָנֹג H6026 to delight
in the richest of foods	→	דֶּ֫שֶׁן H1880 ashes

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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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