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For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. (KJV)
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כִּֽי\־ki-for
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 60:2 word 1
הִנֵּ֤הhi.Nehthere!
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 60:2 word 2
הַחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ha.Cho.shekh<the> darkness
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 60:2 word 3
יְכַסֶּה\־ye.kha.seh-it will cover
Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to cover
Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Isaiah 60:2 word 4
אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retz[the] earth
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 60:2 word 5
וַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.Feland thick darkness
Lemma: עֲרָפֶל (a.ra.phel) · Strong's: H6205
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: cloud
Used 15 times. Also: Exodus 20:21, Deuteronomy 4:11, Deuteronomy 5:22, 2 Samuel 22:10, 1 Kings 8:12, 2 Chronicles 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6205; TAHOT Isaiah 60:2 word 6
לְאֻמִּ֑יםle.'u.Mimpeoples
Lemma: לְאֹם (le.om) · Strong's: H3816
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: people
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Psalms 2:1, Psalms 7:7, Psalms 9:8, Psalms 44:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3816; TAHOT Isaiah 60:2 word 7
וְעָלַ֙יִךְ֙ve.'a.La.yikhand on you
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 60:2 word 8
יִזְרַ֣חyiz.Rachhe will dawn
Lemma: זָרַח (za.rach) · Strong's: H2224
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to rise
Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 32:31, Exodus 22:3, Deuteronomy 33:2, Judges 9:33, 2 Samuel 23:4, 2 Kings 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2224; TAHOT Isaiah 60:2 word 9
יְהוָ֔הYah.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 60:2 word 10
וּכְבוֹד֖וֹu.khe.vo.Doand glory his
Lemma: כָּבוֹד (ka.vod) · Strong's: H3519
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: glory
Used 200 times. Also: Genesis 31:1, Genesis 45:13, Genesis 49:6, Exodus 16:7, Exodus 16:10, Exodus 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3519; TAHOT Isaiah 60:2 word 11
עָלַ֥יִךְ'a.La.yikhover you
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 60:2 word 12
יֵרָאֶֽה\׃ye.ra.'Ehit will appear
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Isaiah 60:2 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| behold | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| darkness | → | חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness |
| covers | → | כָּסָה H3680 to cover |
| the earth | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| and thick darkness | → | עֲרָפֶל H6205 cloud |
| [is over] the peoples | → | לְאֹם H3816 people |
| but the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| will rise | → | זָרַח H2224 to rise |
| upon you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and His glory | → | כָּבוֹד H3519 glory |
| will appear | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| over you | → | עַל H5921A upon |
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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