Isaiah 63:17 Go deeper
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O LORD , why hast thou made us to err from thy ways, and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants’ sake, the tribes of thine inheritance. (KJV)
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לָ֣מָּהLa.mah<to> why?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 1
תַתְעֵ֤נוּtat.'E.nudo you make wander us
Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to go astray
Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 2
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehO 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 63:17 word 3
מִדְּרָכֶ֔יךָmi.de.ra.Khei.khafrom ways your
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: way: conduct
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 4
תַּקְשִׁ֥יחַtak.Shi.achdo you harden?
Lemma: קָשַׁח (qa.shach) · Strong's: H7188
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)
Meaning: to harden
Used 2 times. Also: Job 39:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7188; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 5
לִבֵּ֖נוּli.Be.nuheart our
Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: heart
Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 6
מִיִּרְאָתֶ֑ךָmi.yir.'a.Te.khafrom fear of you
Lemma: יִרְאָה (yir.ah) · Strong's: H3374
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: fear
Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 20:11, Exodus 20:20, Deuteronomy 2:25, 2 Samuel 23:3, 2 Chronicles 19:9, Nehemiah 5:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3374; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 7
שׁ֚וּבShuvreturn
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 8
לְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anfor [the] sake of
Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: because
Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 9
עֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaservants your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 10
שִׁבְטֵ֖יshiv.Tei[the] tribes of
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: tribe
Used 136 times. Also: Genesis 49:16, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 28:21, Exodus 39:14, Numbers 4:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626H; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 11
נַחֲלָתֶֽךָ\׃na.cha.la.Te.khainheritance your
Lemma: נַחֲלָה (na.cha.lah) · Strong's: H5159
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: inheritance
Used 222 times. Also: Genesis 31:14, Genesis 48:6, Exodus 15:17, Numbers 16:14, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5159; TAHOT Isaiah 63:17 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Why | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| do You make us stray | → | תָּעָה H8582 to go astray |
| from Your ways | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| [and] harden | → | קָשַׁח H7188 to harden |
| our hearts | → | לֵב H3820A heart |
| from fearing You | → | יִרְאָה H3374 fear |
| Return | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| for the sake | → | מַ֫עַן H4616 because |
| of Your servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| the tribes | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626H tribe |
| of Your heritage | → | נַחֲלָה H5159 inheritance |
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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