Isaiah 9:16 Go deeper

For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. (KJV)

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וַיִּֽהְי֛וּvai.yih.Yuand they were

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

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 9:16 word 1

מְאַשְּׁרֵ֥יme.'a.she.Rei[the] guides

Lemma: אָשַׁר (a.shar) · Strong's: H0833

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVprmpc)

Meaning: to bless

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 30:13, Job 29:11, Psalms 72:17, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 4:14, Proverbs 9:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0833; TAHOT Isaiah 9:16 word 2

הָֽעָם\־ha.'om-<of> the people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Isaiah 9:16 word 3

הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> this

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Isaiah 9:16 word 4

מַתְעִ֑יםmat.'Immisleading

Lemma: תָּעָה (ta.ah) · Strong's: H8582

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVhrmpa)

Meaning: to go astray

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:13, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 37:15, Exodus 23:4, 2 Kings 21:9, 2 Chronicles 33:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8582; TAHOT Isaiah 9:16 word 5

וּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יוu.me.'u.sha.Ravand [those who] were guided by him

Lemma: אָשַׁר (a.shar) · Strong's: H0833

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVPsmpc)

Meaning: to bless

Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 30:13, Job 29:11, Psalms 72:17, Proverbs 3:18, Proverbs 4:14, Proverbs 9:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0833; TAHOT Isaiah 9:16 word 6

מְבֻלָּעִֽים\׃me.vu.la.'Im[were] confused

Lemma: בָּלַע (ba.la) · Strong's: H1104

Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVPsmpa)

Meaning: to swallow up

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 41:7, Genesis 41:24, Exodus 7:12, Exodus 15:12, Numbers 4:20, Numbers 16:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1104; TAHOT Isaiah 9:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
those who guide	→	אָשַׁר H0833 to bless
this people	→	עַם H5971A people
. . .	→	זֶה H2088 this
mislead them	→	תָּעָה H8582 to go astray
and those they mislead	→	אָשַׁר H0833 to bless
are swallowed up	→	בָּלַע H1104 to swallow up

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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