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The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. (KJV)
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הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe 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 9:2 word 1
הַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.Khimwhich walk
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 2
בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhin the darkness
Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: darkness
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 3
רָא֖וּra.'Uthey will see
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 4
א֣וֹר'ora light
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: light
Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 5
גָּד֑וֹלga.Dolgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 6
יֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.Vei[those who] dwell
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 7
בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzin a land of
Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: country/planet
Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 8
צַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetdeep darkness
א֖וֹר'ora light
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: light
Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 10
נָגַ֥הּna.Gahit will shine
Lemma: נָגַהּ (na.gah) · Strong's: H5050
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to shine
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:29, Job 18:5, Job 22:28, Psalms 18:28, Isaiah 13:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5050; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 11
עֲלֵיהֶֽם\׃'a.lei.Hemon them
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Isaiah 9:2 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| walking | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| in darkness | → | חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness |
| have seen | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| a great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| light | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| those living | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in the land | → | אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet |
| of the shadow of death | → | צַלְמָ֫וֶת H6757 shadow |
| a light | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| has dawned | → | נָגַהּ H5050 to shine |
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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