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But we are all as an unclean thing , and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

וַנְּהִ֤יva.ne.Hiand we have become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVqw1cp)

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 64:6 word 1

כַטָּמֵא֙kha.ta.Me'like <the> unclean [person]

Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2931

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: unclean

Used 88 times. Also: Leviticus 5:2, Leviticus 7:19, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 10:10, Leviticus 11:4, Leviticus 11:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2931; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 2

כֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuall of us

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 3

וּכְבֶ֥גֶדu.khe.Ve.gedand [are] like a garment of

Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: garment

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 4

עִדִּ֖ים'i.Dimmenstruation<s>

Lemma: עִדָּה (id.dah) · Strong's: H5708

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: filth

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5708; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 5

כָּל\־kol-all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 6

צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּtzid.ko.Tei.nurighteousness<es> our

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

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 64:6 word 7

וַנָּ֤בֶלva.Na.veland we have withered

Lemma: נָבֵל (na.vel) · Strong's: H5034B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhw1cp)

Meaning: to wither

Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 18:18, 2 Samuel 22:46, Job 14:18, Psalms 1:3, Psalms 18:45, Psalms 37:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5034B; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 8

כֶּֽעָלֶה֙ke.'a.Lehlike <the> leafage

Lemma: עָלֶה (a.leh) · Strong's: H5929

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

Meaning: leaf

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 8:11, Leviticus 26:36, Nehemiah 8:15, Job 13:25, Psalms 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5929; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 9

כֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuall of us

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 10

וַעֲוֹנֵ֖נוּva.'a.vo.Ne.nuand iniquities our

Lemma: עָוֺן (a.van) · Strong's: H5771G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: iniquity: crime

Used 180 times. Also: Genesis 15:16, Exodus 20:5, Exodus 34:7, Exodus 34:9, Leviticus 5:1, Leviticus 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5771G; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 11

כָּר֥וּחַka.Ru.achlike the wind

Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H

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

Meaning: spirit: breath

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 12

יִשָּׂאֻֽנוּ\׃yi.sa.'U.nuthey carry off us

Lemma: נָשָׂא (na.sa) · Strong's: H5375H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to lift: bear

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 4:13, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:26, Genesis 37:25, Genesis 39:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5375H; TAHOT Isaiah 64:6 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Each of us	→	כֹּל H3605 all
has become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
like something unclean	→	טָמֵא H2931 unclean
and all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
our righteous acts	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
are like filthy	→	עִדָּה H5708 filth
rags	→	בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment
we all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
wither	→	נָבֵל H5034B to wither
like a leaf	→	עָלֶה H5929 leaf
and our iniquities	→	עָוֺן H5771G iniquity: crime
carry us away	→	נָשָׂא H5375H to lift: bear
like the wind	→	רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath

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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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