Isaiah 8:17 Go deeper

And I will wait upon the LORD , that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him. (KJV)

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וְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiand I will wait

Lemma: חָכָה (cha.khah) · Strong's: H2442

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)

Meaning: to wait

Used 14 times. Also: 2 Kings 7:9, 2 Kings 9:3, Job 3:21, Job 32:4, Psalms 33:20, Psalms 106:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2442; TAHOT Isaiah 8:17 word 1

לַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehfor 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 8:17 word 2

הַמַּסְתִּ֥ירha.mas.Tirwho is hiding

Lemma: סָתַר (sa.tar) · Strong's: H5641

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to hide

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 4:14, Genesis 31:49, Exodus 3:6, Numbers 5:13, Deuteronomy 7:20, Deuteronomy 29:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5641; TAHOT Isaiah 8:17 word 3

פָּנָ֖יוpa.Navface his

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face

Used 411 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:16, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 11:28 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440H; TAHOT Isaiah 8:17 word 4

מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

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

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Isaiah 8:17 word 5

יַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Isaiah 8:17 word 6

וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי\־ve.ki.Vei.ti-and I will wait eagerly

Lemma: קָוָה (qa.vah) · Strong's: H6960A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpq1cs)

Meaning: to await

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 49:18, Job 3:9, Job 6:19, Job 7:2, Job 17:13, Job 30:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6960A; TAHOT Isaiah 8:17 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

I will wait	→	חָכָה H2442 to wait
for the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
who is hiding	→	סָתַר H5641 to hide
His face	→	פָּנֶה H6440H face
from the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
of Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
I will put my trust	→	קָוָה H6960A to await
in Him	→

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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