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Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough, and they are shepherds that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his quarter. (KJV)
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וְהַכְּלָבִ֣יםve.ha.ke.la.Vimand the 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 56:11 word 1
עַזֵּי\־'a.zei-[are] mighty of
Lemma: עַז (az) · Strong's: H5794
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: strong
Used 24 times. Also: Genesis 49:3, Genesis 49:7, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 13:28, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 28:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5794; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 2
נֶ֗פֶשׁNe.feshappetite
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
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 56:11 word 3
לֹ֤אlo'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 56:11 word 4
יָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'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 56:11 word 5
שָׂבְעָ֔הsa.ve.'Ahsatiety
Lemma: שׇׂבְעָה (sov.ah) · Strong's: H7654
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: satiety
Used 6 times. Also: Isaiah 23:18, Isaiah 55:2, Ezekiel 16:28, Ezekiel 39:19, Haggai 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7654; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 6
וְהֵ֣מָּהve.He.mahand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 7
רֹעִ֔יםro.'Im[are] shepherds
Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to pasture
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 8
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 56:11 word 9
יָדְע֖וּya.de.'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 56:11 word 10
הָבִ֑יןha.Vinto understand
Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to understand
Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 11
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 56:11 word 12
לְדַרְכָּ֣םle.dar.Kamto own way their
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: way: conduct
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 13
פָּנ֔וּpa.Nuthey have turned
Lemma: פָּנָה (pa.nah) · Strong's: H6437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to turn
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 18:22, Genesis 24:31, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:63, Exodus 2:12, Exodus 7:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6437G; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 14
אִ֥ישׁ'isheveryone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 15
לְבִצְע֖וֹle.vitz.'Oto own unjust gain his
Lemma: בֶּ֫צַע (be.tsa) · Strong's: H1215
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: unjust-gain
Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 37:26, Exodus 18:21, Judges 5:19, 1 Samuel 8:3, Job 22:3, Psalms 30:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1215; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 16
מִקָּצֵֽהוּ\׃mi.ka.Tze.hufrom end his
Lemma: קָצֶה (qa.tseh) · Strong's: H7097A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: end
Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:9, Genesis 47:2, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 13:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7097A; TAHOT Isaiah 56:11 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Like ravenous dogs | → | כֶּ֫לֶב H3611 dog |
| . . . | → | עַז H5794 strong |
| . . . | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315L soul: appetite |
| they are never | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| satisfied | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| . . . | → | שׇׂבְעָה H7654 satiety |
| They | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| are shepherds | → | רָעָה H7462B to pasture |
| with | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| no | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| discernment | → | בִּין H0995 to understand |
| they all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| turn | → | פָּנָה H6437G to turn |
| to their own way | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| each | → | קָצֶה H7097A end |
| one | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| seeking his own gain | → | בֶּ֫צַע H1215 unjust-gain |
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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