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But now, O LORD , thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. (KJV)
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וְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.Tahand now
Lemma: עַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H6258
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: now
Used 431 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 12:19, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6258; TAHOT Isaiah 64:8 word 1
יְהוָ֖הYah.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 64:8 word 2
אָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nu[are] father our
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Isaiah 64:8 word 3
אָ֑תָּה'A.tahyou
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Isaiah 64:8 word 4
אֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuwe
Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)
Meaning: we
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT Isaiah 64:8 word 5
הַחֹ֙מֶר֙ha.Cho.mer[are] the clay
Lemma: חֹ֫מֶר (cho.mer) · Strong's: H2563A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: clay
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 11:3, Exodus 1:14, Job 4:19, Job 10:9, Job 13:12, Job 27:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2563A; TAHOT Isaiah 64:8 word 6
וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand you
Lemma: אַתָּ֫ה (at.tah) · Strong's: H0859A
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Singular (HPp2ms)
Meaning: you(m.s.)
Used 739 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:15, Genesis 3:19, Genesis 4:7, Genesis 4:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0859A; TAHOT Isaiah 64:8 word 7
יֹצְרֵ֔נוּyo.tze.Re.nu[are] [the] [one who] formed us
Lemma: יָצַר (ya.tsar) · Strong's: H3335H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to form: potter
Used 18 times. Also: 2 Samuel 17:28, 1 Chronicles 4:23, Psalms 2:9, Isaiah 29:16, Isaiah 30:14, Isaiah 41:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3335H; TAHOT Isaiah 64:8 word 8
וּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.Sehand [are] [the] work of
Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: deed: work
Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 5:29, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 46:33, Genesis 47:3, Exodus 5:4, Exodus 5:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4639G; TAHOT Isaiah 64:8 word 9
יָדְךָ֖ya.de.Khahand your
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Isaiah 64:8 word 10
כֻּלָּֽנוּ\׃ku.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 64:8 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| But now | → | עַתָּ֫ה H6258 now |
| O LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| are our Father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| we | → | אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we |
| are the clay | → | חֹ֫מֶר H2563A clay |
| and You | → | אַתָּ֫ה H0859A you(m.s.) |
| are the potter | → | יָצַר H3335H to form: potter |
| we are all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| the work | → | מַעֲשֶׂה H4639G deed: work |
| of Your hand | → | יָד H3027G hand |
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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