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Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. (KJV)

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עַל\־'al-there-

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 1

כֵּ֗ןKen-fore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 2

רָחַ֤קra.Chakit is far

Lemma: רָחַק (ra.chaq) · Strong's: H7368

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to remove

Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 8:28, Exodus 23:7, Exodus 33:7, Deuteronomy 12:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7368; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 3

מִשְׁפָּט֙mish.Patjustice

Lemma: מִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) · Strong's: H4941H

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

Meaning: justice

Used 165 times. Also: Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 21:9, Exodus 23:6, Numbers 27:5, Deuteronomy 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4941H; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 4

מִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nufrom us

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 59:9 word 5

וְלֹ֥אve.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 59:9 word 6

תַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּta.si.Ge.nuit reaches us

Lemma: נָשַׂג (na.sag) · Strong's: H5381

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhi3fs)

Meaning: to overtake

Used 50 times. Also: Genesis 31:25, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:6, Genesis 47:9, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 15:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5381; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 7

צְדָקָ֑הtze.da.Kahrighteousness

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

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

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 8

נְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.Vehwe wait eagerly

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVpi1cp)

Meaning: to await

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 3:9, Job 6:19, Job 7:2, Job 17:13, Job 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 9

לָאוֹר֙la.'Orfor the light

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 10

וְהִנֵּה\־ve.hi.neh-and there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 11

חֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhdarkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

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

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 12

לִנְגֹה֖וֹתlin.go.Hotfor gleams of light

Lemma: נְגֹהָה (ne.go.hah) · Strong's: H5054

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: brightness

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5054; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 13

בָּאֲפֵל֥וֹתba.'a.fe.Lotin <the> gloom<s>

Lemma: אֲפֵלָה (a.phe.lah) · Strong's: H0653

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: darkness

Used 10 times. Also: Exodus 10:22, Deuteronomy 28:29, Proverbs 4:19, Proverbs 7:9, Isaiah 8:22, Isaiah 58:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0653; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 14

נְהַלֵּֽךְ\׃ne.ha.Lekhwe walk

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVpi1cp)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Isaiah 59:9 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

Therefore	→	עַל H5921A upon
. . .	→	כֵּן H3651C so
justice	→	מִשְׁפָּט H4941H justice
is far	→	רָחַק H7368 to remove
from us	→	מִן־ H4480A from
and righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
does not	→	לֹא H3808 not
reach us	→	נָשַׂג H5381 to overtake
We hope	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
for light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
but there	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
is darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness
for brightness	→	נְגֹהָה H5054 brightness
[but] we walk	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
in gloom	→	אֲפֵלָה H0653 darkness

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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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