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A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time. (KJV)
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הַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.Tonthe small
Lemma: קָטֹן (qa.ton) · Strong's: H6996B
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: small
Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 19:11, Exodus 18:22, Exodus 18:26, Deuteronomy 1:17, 1 Samuel 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6996B; TAHOT Isaiah 60:22 word 1
יִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehhe will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Isaiah 60:22 word 2
לָאֶ֔לֶףla.'E.lef<into> [the] thousand
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: thousand: clan
Used 10 times. Also: Numbers 1:16, Numbers 10:4, Joshua 22:14, Joshua 22:21, Joshua 22:30, Judges 6:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505H; TAHOT Isaiah 60:22 word 3
וְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'Irand the little
Lemma: צָעִיר (tsa.ir) · Strong's: H6810
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: little
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 19:31, Genesis 19:34, Genesis 19:35, Genesis 19:38, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 29:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6810; TAHOT Isaiah 60:22 word 4
לְג֣וֹיle.Goy<into> a nation
Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
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 60:22 word 5
עָצ֑וּם'a.Tzummighty
Lemma: עָצוּם (a.tsum) · Strong's: H6099
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: mighty
Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 18:18, Exodus 1:9, Numbers 14:12, Numbers 22:6, Numbers 32:1, Deuteronomy 4:38 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6099; TAHOT Isaiah 60:22 word 6
אֲנִ֥י'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 60:22 word 7
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh[am] Yahweh
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 60:22 word 8
בְּעִתָּ֥הּbe.'i.Tahat appropriate time its
Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: time
Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Isaiah 60:22 word 9
אֲחִישֶֽׁנָּה\׃\ \ס'a.chi.She.nahI will hasten it
Lemma: חוּשׁ (chush) · Strong's: H2363A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to hasten
Used 18 times. Also: Numbers 32:17, Deuteronomy 32:35, Judges 20:37, 1 Samuel 20:38, Job 20:2, Job 31:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2363A; TAHOT Isaiah 60:22 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The least [of you] | → | קָטֹן H6996B small |
| will become | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a thousand | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505H thousand: clan |
| and the smallest | → | צָעִיר H6810 little |
| a mighty | → | עָצוּם H6099 mighty |
| nation | → | גּוֹי H1471A nation |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| in its time | → | עֵת H6256 time |
| I will accomplish it quickly | → | חוּשׁ H2363A to hasten |
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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