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Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? (KJV)
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הֲל֣וֹאha.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 58:6 word 1
זֶה֮zeh[is] this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 2
צ֣וֹםTzom[the] fast
Lemma: צוֹם (tsom) · Strong's: H6685
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 58:6 word 3
אֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.Hu[which] I choose it
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to choose
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 4
פַּתֵּ֙חַ֙pa.Te.achto loosen
Lemma: פָּתַח (pa.tach) · Strong's: H6605A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to open
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:31, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 41:56 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6605A; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 5
חַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתchar.tzu.Bot[the] bonds of
Lemma: חַרְצֻבָּה (char.tsub.bah) · Strong's: H2784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: bond
Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 73:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2784; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 6
רֶ֔שַׁעRe.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 58:6 word 7
הַתֵּ֖רha.Terto unfasten
Lemma: נָתַר (na.tar) · Strong's: H5425B
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to free
Used 5 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:33, Job 6:9, Psalms 105:20, Psalms 146:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5425B; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 8
אֲגֻדּ֣וֹת'a.gu.Dot[the] bindings of
Lemma: אֲגֻדָּה (a.gud.dah) · Strong's: H0092
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: band
Used 4 times. Also: Exodus 12:22, 2 Samuel 2:25, Amos 9:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0092; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 9
מוֹטָ֑הmo.Tah[the] yoke-bar
Lemma: מוֹטָה (mo.tah) · Strong's: H4133
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: yoke
Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 26:13, 1 Chronicles 15:15, Isaiah 58:9, Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah 28:10, Jeremiah 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4133; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 10
וְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.Lachand to let go
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971H
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to send: let go
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 32:26, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 4:21, Exodus 4:23, Exodus 5:1, Exodus 5:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971H; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 11
רְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.Tzimcrushed [people]
Lemma: רָצַץ (ra.tsats) · Strong's: H7533
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqsmpa)
Meaning: to crush
Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 25:22, Deuteronomy 28:33, Judges 9:53, Judges 10:8, 1 Samuel 12:3, 1 Samuel 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7533; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 12
חָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.Shimfree [people]
Lemma: חׇפְשִׁי (choph.shi) · Strong's: H2670
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: free
Used 17 times. Also: Exodus 21:2, Exodus 21:5, Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27, Deuteronomy 15:12, Deuteronomy 15:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2670; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 13
וְכָל\־ve.kholand every
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 58:6 word 14
מוֹטָ֖הmo.Tahyoke-bar
Lemma: מוֹטָה (mo.tah) · Strong's: H4133
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: yoke
Used 12 times. Also: Leviticus 26:13, 1 Chronicles 15:15, Isaiah 58:9, Jeremiah 27:2, Jeremiah 28:10, Jeremiah 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4133; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 15
תְּנַתֵּֽקוּ\׃te.na.Te.kuyou will tear apart
Lemma: נָתַק (na.taq) · Strong's: H5423
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpi2mp)
Meaning: to tear
Used 27 times. Also: Leviticus 22:24, Joshua 4:18, Joshua 8:6, Joshua 8:16, Judges 16:9, Judges 16:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5423; TAHOT Isaiah 58:6 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Isn’t | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| the fast | → | צוֹם H6685 fast |
| that I have chosen | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| to break | → | פָּתַח H6605A to open |
| the chains | → | חַרְצֻבָּה H2784 bond |
| of wickedness | → | רֶ֫שַׁע H7562 wickedness |
| to untie | → | נָתַר H5425B to free |
| the cords | → | אֲגֻדָּה H0092 band |
| of the yoke | → | מוֹטָה H4133 yoke |
| to set | → | שָׁלַח H7971H to send: let go |
| the oppressed | → | רָצַץ H7533 to crush |
| free | → | חׇפְשִׁי H2670 free |
| and tear off | → | נָתַק H5423 to tear |
| every | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| yoke | → | מוֹטָה H4133 yoke |
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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