Isaiah 65:5 Go deeper
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Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for I am holier than thou. These are a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the day. (KJV)
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הָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.Rimwho say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 1
קְרַ֣בke.Ravdraw near
Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to present: come
Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 2
אֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khato yourself
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 3
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 4
תִּגַּשׁ\־ti.gash-you draw near
Lemma: נָגַשׁ (na.gash) · Strong's: H5066G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)
Meaning: to approach: approach
Used 87 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 27:21, Genesis 27:22, Genesis 27:26, Genesis 27:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5066G; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 5
כִּ֣יkifor
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 65:5 word 6
קְדַשְׁתִּ֑יךָke.dash.Ti.chaI am set apart from you
Lemma: קָדַשׁ (qa.dash) · Strong's: H6942G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: to consecrate: consecate
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 2:3, Exodus 19:10, Exodus 19:14, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:23, Exodus 20:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6942G; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 7
אֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehthese [people]
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 8
עָשָׁ֣ן'a.Shan[are] smoke
Lemma: עָשָׁן (a.shan) · Strong's: H6227
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: smoke
Used 25 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Exodus 19:18, Joshua 8:20, Joshua 8:21, Judges 20:38, Judges 20:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6227; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 9
בְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.Piin nose my
Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0639H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: face: nose
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 2:7, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 24:47, Exodus 15:8, Numbers 11:20, 2 Samuel 22:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0639H; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 10
אֵ֥שׁ'esha fire
Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: fire
Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 11
יֹקֶ֖דֶתyo.Ke.det[which] burns
Lemma: יָקַד (ya.qad) · Strong's: H3344
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrfsa)
Meaning: to burn
Used 9 times. Also: Leviticus 6:9, Leviticus 6:12, Leviticus 6:13, Deuteronomy 32:22, Isaiah 10:16, Isaiah 30:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3344; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 12
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 65:5 word 13
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthe day
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Isaiah 65:5 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| They say | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Keep | → | קָרַב H7126G to present: come |
| to yourself | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| come near | → | נָגַשׁ H5066G to approach: approach |
| me | → | |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| I am holier than you | → | קָדַשׁ H6942G to consecrate: consecate |
| Such people | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| are smoke | → | עָשָׁן H6227 smoke |
| in My nostrils | → | אַף H0639H face: nose |
| a fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| that burns | → | יָקַד H3344 to burn |
| all day long | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
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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