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Wherefore have we fasted, say they , and thou seest not? wherefore have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours. (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 58:3 word 1
צַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuhave we fasted
Lemma: צוּם (tsum) · Strong's: H6684
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqp1cp)
Meaning: to fast
Used 21 times. Also: Judges 20:26, 1 Samuel 7:6, 1 Samuel 31:13, 2 Samuel 1:12, 2 Samuel 12:16, 2 Samuel 12:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6684; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 2
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 58:3 word 3
רָאִ֔יתָra.'I.tayou have seen
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 4
עִנִּ֥ינוּ'i.Ni.nuhave we humbled?
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6031B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVpp1cp)
Meaning: to afflict
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 15:13, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 31:50, Genesis 34:2, Exodus 1:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6031B; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 5
נַפְשֵׁ֖נוּnaf.She.nuself our
Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: soul: myself
Used 129 times. Also: Genesis 27:4, Genesis 27:19, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 27:31, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 7:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5315I; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 6
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and 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 58:3 word 7
תֵדָ֑עte.Da'you know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
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 58:3 word 8
הֵ֣ןhenthere!
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 9
בְּי֤וֹםbe.Yomon [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 10
צֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.Khemfasting your
Lemma: צוֹם (tsom) · Strong's: H6685
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: fast
Used 26 times. Also: 2 Samuel 12:16, 1 Kings 21:9, 1 Kings 21:12, 2 Chronicles 20:3, Ezra 8:21, Nehemiah 9:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6685; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 11
תִּמְצְאוּ\־tim.tze.'u-you find
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 12
חֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzpleasure
Lemma: חֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) · Strong's: H2656
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: pleasure
Used 39 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 5:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2656; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 13
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
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 58:3 word 14
עַצְּבֵיכֶ֖ם'a.tze.vei.Khemlaborers your
Lemma: עָצֵב (a.tsev) · Strong's: H6092
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: worker
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6092; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 word 15
תִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ\׃tin.Go.suyou drive hard
Lemma: נָגַשׂ (na.ga.s) · Strong's: H5065
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)
Meaning: to oppress
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 3:7, Exodus 5:6, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:14, Deuteronomy 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5065; TAHOT Isaiah 58:3 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? |
| have we fasted | → | צוּם H6684 to fast |
| and You have not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| seen | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| [Why] have we humbled | → | עָנָה H6031B to afflict |
| ourselves | → | נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315I soul: myself |
| and You have not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| noticed | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| Behold | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| on the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of your fast | → | צוֹם H6685 fast |
| you do | → | מָצָא H4672 to find |
| as you please | → | חֵ֫פֶץ H2656 pleasure |
| and you oppress | → | נָגַשׂ H5065 to oppress |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| your workers | → | עָצֵב H6092 worker |
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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