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His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. (KJV)

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עִוְרִ֤ים'iv.Rim[are] blind

Lemma: עִוֵּר (iv.ver) · Strong's: H5787

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: blind

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Leviticus 21:18, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5787; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 1

כֻּלָּם֙ku.Lamall of them

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 2

לֹ֣אlo'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 56:10 word 3

יָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uthey know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 4

כֻּלָּם֙ku.Lamall of them

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 5

כְּלָבִ֣יםke.la.Vim[are] dogs

Lemma: כֶּ֫לֶב (ke.lev) · Strong's: H3611

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

Meaning: dog

Used 32 times. Also: Exodus 11:7, Exodus 22:31, Deuteronomy 23:18, Judges 7:5, 1 Samuel 17:43, 1 Samuel 24:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3611; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 6

אִלְּמִ֔ים'i.le.Mimdumb

Lemma: אִלֵּם (il.lem) · Strong's: H0483

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: mute

Used 6 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Psalms 38:13, Proverbs 31:8, Isaiah 35:6, Habakkuk 2:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0483; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 7

לֹ֥אlo'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 56:10 word 8

יוּכְל֖וּyu.khe.Luthey are able

Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: be able

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 9

לִנְבֹּ֑חַlin.Bo.achto bark

Lemma: נָבַח (na.vach) · Strong's: H5024

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

Meaning: to bark

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5024; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 10

הֹזִים֙ho.Zim[they] dream

Lemma: הָזָה (ha.zah) · Strong's: H1957

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to dream

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1957; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 11

שֹֽׁכְבִ֔יםsho.khe.Vim[they] lie down

Lemma: שָׁכַב (sha.khav) · Strong's: H7901G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to lie down: lay down

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 19:4, Genesis 28:13, Genesis 47:30, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7901G; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 12

אֹהֲבֵ֖י'o.ha.Vei[they] love

Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: to love: lover

Used 196 times. Also: Genesis 22:2, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0157G; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 13

לָנֽוּם\׃la.Num<of> to slumber

Lemma: נוּם (num) · Strong's: H5123

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

Meaning: to slumber

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 76:5, Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:4, Isaiah 5:27, Nahum 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5123; TAHOT Isaiah 56:10 word 14

How the BSB renders it

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

[Israel’s] watchmen	→	צָפָה H6822 to watch
are blind	→	עִוֵּר H5787 blind
they are all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
oblivious	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
they are all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
mute	→	אִלֵּם H0483 mute
dogs	→	כֶּ֫לֶב H3611 dog
they cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	יָכֹל H3201 be able
bark	→	נָבַח H5024 to bark
they are dreamers	→	הָזָה H1957 to dream
lying around	→	שָׁכַב H7901G to lie down: lay down
loving	→	אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover
to slumber	→	נוּם H5123 to slumber

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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