Isaiah 59:1 Go deeper
Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: (KJV)
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הֵ֛ןhenhere!
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 59:1 word 1
לֹֽא\־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 59:1 word 2
קָצְרָ֥הka.tze.Rahit is [too] short
Lemma: קָצֵר (qa.tser) · Strong's: H7114A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: be short
Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 11:23, Numbers 21:4, Judges 10:16, Judges 16:16, Job 21:4, Psalms 89:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7114A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 3
יַד\־yad-[the] hand of
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 4
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 5
מֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַme.ho.Shi.a'for saving
Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)
Meaning: to save
Used 205 times. Also: Exodus 2:17, Exodus 14:30, Numbers 10:9, Deuteronomy 20:4, Deuteronomy 22:27, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3467; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 6
וְלֹא\־ve.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 59:1 word 7
כָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.Dahit is [too] heavy
Lemma: כָּבֵד (ka.vad) · Strong's: H3513J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to honor: dull
Used 3 times. Also: Genesis 48:10, Zechariah 7:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3513J; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 8
אָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.Noear his
Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: ear
Used 119 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Exodus 17:14, Exodus 21:6, Exodus 29:20, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0241G; TAHOT Isaiah 59:1 word 9
מִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ\׃mi.she.Mo.a'for hearing
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 59:1 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Surely | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| the arm | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| is not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| too short | → | קָצֵר H7114A be short |
| to save | → | יָשַׁע H3467 to save |
| nor His ear | → | אֹ֫זֶן H0241G ear |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| too dull | → | כָּבֵד H3513J to honor: dull |
| to hear | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
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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