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Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as ye do this day, to make your voice to be heard on high. (KJV)

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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 58:4 word 1

לְרִ֤יבle.Rivfor strife

Lemma: רִיב (riv) · Strong's: H7379

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: strife

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 13:7, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 23:2, Exodus 23:3, Exodus 23:6, Deuteronomy 1:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7379; TAHOT Isaiah 58:4 word 2

וּמַצָּה֙u.ma.Tzahand contention

Lemma: מַצָּה (mats.tsah) · Strong's: H4683

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: strife

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 13:10, Proverbs 17:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4683; TAHOT Isaiah 58:4 word 3

תָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muyou fast

Lemma: צוּם (tsum) · Strong's: H6684

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

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 58:4 word 4

וּלְהַכּ֖וֹתu.le.ha.Kotand to strike

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Isaiah 58:4 word 5

בְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.Rofwith a fist of

Lemma: אֶגְרֹף (eg.roph) · Strong's: H0106

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

Meaning: fist

Used 2 times. Also: Exodus 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0106; TAHOT Isaiah 58:4 word 6

רֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'wickedness

Lemma: רֶ֫שַׁע (re.sah) · Strong's: H7562

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wickedness

Used 30 times. Also: Deuteronomy 9:27, 1 Samuel 24:13, Job 34:8, Job 34:10, Job 35:8, Psalms 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7562; TAHOT Isaiah 58:4 word 7

לֹא\־lo'-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 58:4 word 8

תָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muyou fast

Lemma: צוּם (tsum) · Strong's: H6684

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqi2mp)

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 58:4 word 9

כַיּ֔וֹםkhai.Yomlike <the> this day

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

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 58:4 word 10

לְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'to make heard

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Isaiah 58:4 word 11

בַּמָּר֖וֹםba.ma.Romin the height[s]

Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: height

Used 54 times. Also: Judges 5:18, 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Isaiah 58:4 word 12

קוֹלְכֶֽם\׃kol.Khemvoice your

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

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

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Isaiah 58:4 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

You fast	→	צוּם H6684 to fast
with contention	→	רִיב H7379 strife
and strife	→	מַצָּה H4683 strife
to strike	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
viciously	→	רֶ֫שַׁע H7562 wickedness
with your fist	→	אֶגְרֹף H0106 fist
You cannot	→	לֹא H3808 not
fast	→	צוּם H6684 to fast
as you do today	→	יוֹם H3117G day
and have your voice	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
be heard	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
on high	→	מָרוֹם H4791 height

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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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