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And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. (KJV)
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וּבָנ֤וּu.va.Nuand they will rebuild
Lemma: בָּנָה (ba.nah) · Strong's: H1129
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to build
Used 374 times. Also: Genesis 2:22, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 8:20, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1129; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 1
מִמְּךָ֙mi.me.Khasome of you
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 2
חָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.Vot[the] ruins of
Lemma: חׇרְבָּה (chor.bah) · Strong's: H2723
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: desolation
Used 42 times. Also: Leviticus 26:31, Leviticus 26:33, Ezra 9:9, Job 3:14, Psalms 9:6, Psalms 102:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2723; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 3
עוֹלָ֔םo.Lamantiquity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: antiquity
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Deuteronomy 32:7, Joshua 24:2, 1 Samuel 27:8, Job 22:15, Psalms 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769J; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 4
מוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.Dei[the] foundations of
Lemma: מוֹסָד (mo.sad) · Strong's: H4144
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: foundation
Used 8 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:22, Psalms 18:7, Psalms 82:5, Proverbs 8:29, Isaiah 24:18, Jeremiah 31:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4144; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 5
דוֹר\־dor-a generation
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 6
וָד֖וֹרva.Dorand a generation
Lemma: דּוֹר (dor) · Strong's: H1755
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: generation
Used 166 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 15:16, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1755; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 7
תְּקוֹמֵ֑םte.ko.Memyou will raise up
Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965I
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to arise: establish
Used 174 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 17:7, Genesis 17:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6965I; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 8
וְקֹרָ֤אve.ko.Ra'and it will be called
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121H
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVPq3ms)
Meaning: to call: call by
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7121H; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 9
גֹּדֵ֣רgo.Der[one who] walls up
Lemma: גָּדַר (ga.dar) · Strong's: H1443
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to wall up/off
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 12:12, 2 Kings 22:6, Job 19:8, Lamentations 3:7, Lamentations 3:9, Ezekiel 13:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1443; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 10
פֶּ֔רֶץPe.retza breach
Lemma: פֶּ֫רֶץ (pe.rets) · Strong's: H6556
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: breach
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 38:29, Judges 21:15, 2 Samuel 5:20, 2 Samuel 6:8, 1 Kings 11:27, 1 Chronicles 13:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6556; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 11
מְשֹׁבֵ֥בme.sho.Vev[one who] restores
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)
Meaning: to return: rescue
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 37:22, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:21, Genesis 41:13, Exodus 4:7, Exodus 23:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725H; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 12
נְתִיב֖וֹתne.ti.Votpaths
Lemma: נְתִיבָה (ne.ti.vah) · Strong's: H5410B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: path
Used 20 times. Also: Judges 5:6, Job 19:8, Job 24:13, Job 30:13, Job 38:20, Psalms 119:105 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5410B; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 13
לָשָֽׁבֶת\׃la.Sha.vetto dwell in
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Isaiah 58:12 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Your people | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| will rebuild | → | בָּנָה H1129 to build |
| the ancient | → | עוֹלָם H5769J forever: antiquity |
| . . . | → | מוֹסָד H4144 foundation |
| ruins | → | חׇרְבָּה H2723 desolation |
| you will restore | → | קוּם H6965I to arise: establish |
| the age-old | → | דּוֹר H1755 generation |
| foundations | → | דּוֹר H1755 generation |
| you will be called | → | קָרָא H7121H to call: call by |
| Repairer | → | גָּדַר H1443 to wall up/off |
| of the Breach | → | פֶּ֫רֶץ H6556 breach |
| Restorer | → | שׁוּב H7725H to return: rescue |
| of the Streets | → | נְתִיבָה H5410B path |
| of Dwelling | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
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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