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Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered thyself to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it . (KJV)
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וְאַחַ֤רve.'a.Charand behind
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Acmsc (Acmsc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 1
הַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letthe door
Lemma: דֶּ֫לֶת (de.let) · Strong's: H1817C
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: door
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 19:6, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 19:10, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 3:5, Deuteronomy 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1817C; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 2
וְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.Zahand the doorpost
Lemma: מְזוּזָה (me.zu.zah) · Strong's: H4201
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: doorpost
Used 19 times. Also: Exodus 12:7, Exodus 12:22, Exodus 12:23, Exodus 21:6, Deuteronomy 6:9, Deuteronomy 11:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4201; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 3
שַׂ֖מְתְּsamtyou have set up
Lemma: שׂוּם (sum) · Strong's: H7760A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqp2fs)
Meaning: to set: make
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 6:16, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 21:13, Genesis 21:18, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 28:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7760A; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 4
זִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.Nekhmemorial your
Lemma: זִכָּרוֹן (zikh.ron) · Strong's: H2146
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: memorial
Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 12:14, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:29, Exodus 30:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2146; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 5
כִּ֣יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 6
מֵאִתִּ֞יme.'i.Tifrom with <the> me
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
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 57:8 word 7
גִּלִּ֣יתgi.Lityou have uncovered
Lemma: גָּלָה (ga.lah) · Strong's: H1540I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVpp2fs)
Meaning: to reveal: uncover
Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Exodus 20:26, Leviticus 18:6, Leviticus 18:7, Leviticus 18:8, Leviticus 18:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1540I; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 8
וַֽתַּעֲלִ֗יva.ta.'a.Liand you have gone up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqw2fs)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 9
הִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.Chavtyou have made wide
Lemma: רָחַב (ra.chav) · Strong's: H7337
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVhp2fs)
Meaning: to enlarge
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 26:22, Exodus 34:24, Deuteronomy 12:20, Deuteronomy 19:8, Deuteronomy 33:20, 1 Samuel 2:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7337; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 10
מִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhbed your
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּב (mish.kav) · Strong's: H4904
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bed
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 8:3, Exodus 21:18, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4904; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 11
וַתִּכְרָת\־va.tikh.rot-and you have cut off
Lemma: כָּרַת (ka.rat) · Strong's: H3772H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqw2ms)
Meaning: to cut: make(covenant)
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 15:18, Genesis 21:27, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:28, Genesis 31:44, Exodus 23:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3772H; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 12
אָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.Havtyou have loved
Lemma: אָהֵב (a.hav) · Strong's: H0157G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqp2fs)
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 57:8 word 13
מִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.Vambed their
Lemma: מִשְׁכָּב (mish.kav) · Strong's: H4904
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: bed
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 49:4, Exodus 8:3, Exodus 21:18, Leviticus 15:4, Leviticus 15:5, Leviticus 15:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4904; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 14
יָ֥דyada hand
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027N
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hand: penis
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027N; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 15
חָזִֽית\׃cha.Zityou have seen
Lemma: חָזָה (cha.zah) · Strong's: H2372
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqp2fs)
Meaning: to see
Used 55 times. Also: Exodus 18:21, Exodus 24:11, Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Job 8:17, Job 15:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2372; TAHOT Isaiah 57:8 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Behind | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| the door | → | דֶּ֫לֶת H1817C door |
| and doorpost | → | מְזוּזָה H4201 doorpost |
| you have set up | → | שׂוּם H7760A to set: make |
| your memorial | → | זִכָּרוֹן H2146 memorial |
| Forsaking Me | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| you uncovered | → | גָּלָה H1540I to reveal: uncover |
| your bed | → | מִשְׁכָּב H4904 bed |
| you climbed up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| and opened it wide | → | רָחַב H7337 to enlarge |
| And you have made a pact | → | כָּרַת H3772H to cut: make(covenant) |
| with those | → | |
| whose bed | → | מִשְׁכָּב H4904 bed |
| you have loved | → | אָהֵב H0157G to love: lover |
| you have gazed | → | חָזָה H2372 to see |
| upon their nakedness | → | יָד H3027N hand: penis |
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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