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For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many. (KJV)
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כִּ֤יkifor
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 66:16 word 1
בָאֵשׁ֙va.'Eshby <the> 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 66:16 word 2
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh
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 66:16 word 3
נִשְׁפָּ֔טnish.Pat[will] enter into judgment
Lemma: שָׁפַט (sha.phat) · Strong's: H8199
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)
Meaning: to judge
Used 201 times. Also: Genesis 16:5, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:9, Genesis 31:53, Exodus 2:14, Exodus 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8199; TAHOT Isaiah 66:16 word 4
וּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.char.Boand by sword his
Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sword
Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Isaiah 66:16 word 5
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Isaiah 66:16 word 6
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 66:16 word 7
בָּשָׂ֑רba.Sarflesh
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Isaiah 66:16 word 8
וְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.Buand they will be many
Lemma: רָבַב (ra.vav) · Strong's: H7231
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 6:1, Genesis 18:20, Exodus 23:29, Deuteronomy 7:7, 1 Samuel 25:10, Job 35:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7231; TAHOT Isaiah 66:16 word 9
חַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.Lei[those] slain of
Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: slain: killed
Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT Isaiah 66:16 word 10
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
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 66:16 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| by fire | → | אֵשׁ H0784 fire |
| and by His sword | → | חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| will execute judgment | → | שָׁפַט H8199 to judge |
| on | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| and many | → | רָבַב H7231 to multiply |
| will be slain | → | חָלָל H2491A slain: killed |
| by the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
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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