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Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. (KJV)
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וְיָנַקְתְּ֙ve.ya.nakTand you will suck
Lemma: יָנַק (ya.naq) · Strong's: H3243G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqq2fs)
Meaning: to suckle
Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:19, Job 3:12, Job 20:16, Isaiah 66:11, Isaiah 66:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3243G; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 1
חֲלֵ֣בcha.Lev[the] milk of
Lemma: חָלָב (cha.lav) · Strong's: H2461
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: milk
Used 44 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 49:12, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 23:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2461; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 2
גּוֹיִ֔םgo.Yimnations
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: nation
Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 3
וְשֹׁ֥דve.Shodand [the] breast of
Lemma: שֹׁד (shod) · Strong's: H7699B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: breast
Used 3 times. Also: Job 24:9, Isaiah 66:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7699B; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 4
מְלָכִ֖יםme.la.Khimkings
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 5
תִּינָ֑קִיti.Na.kiyou will suck
Lemma: יָנַק (ya.naq) · Strong's: H3243G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqi2fs)
Meaning: to suckle
Used 7 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:19, Job 3:12, Job 20:16, Isaiah 66:11, Isaiah 66:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3243G; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 6
וְיָדַ֗עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atand you will know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Feminine · Singular (HVqq2fs)
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 60:16 word 7
כִּ֣יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 8
אֲנִ֤י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 9
יְהוָה֙Yah.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 60:16 word 10
מֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְmo.shi.'Ekh[am] deliverer your
Lemma: יָשַׁע (ya.sah) · Strong's: H3467
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)
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 60:16 word 11
וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.Lekhand redeemer your
Lemma: גָּאַל (ga.al) · Strong's: H1350A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to redeem: redeem
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 48:16, Exodus 6:6, Exodus 15:13, Leviticus 25:25, Leviticus 25:26, Leviticus 25:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1350A; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 12
אֲבִ֥יר'a.Vir[the] mighty one of
Lemma: אָבִיר (a.vir) · Strong's: H0046
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)
Meaning: mighty
Used 6 times. Also: Genesis 49:24, Psalms 132:2, Psalms 132:5, Isaiah 1:24, Isaiah 49:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0046; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 13
יַעֲקֹֽב\׃ya.'a.KoJacob
Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Jacob
Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Isaiah 60:16 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You will drink | → | יָנַק H3243G to suckle |
| the milk | → | חָלָב H2461 milk |
| of nations | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| and nurse | → | יָנַק H3243G to suckle |
| at the breasts | → | שֹׁד H7699B breast |
| of royalty | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| you will know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| am your Savior | → | יָשַׁע H3467 to save |
| and your Redeemer | → | גָּאַל H1350A to redeem: redeem |
| the Mighty | → | אָבִיר H0046 mighty |
| One of Jacob | → | יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob |
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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