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Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. (KJV)

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הִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.tayou will multiply

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 1

הַגּ֔וֹיha.Goythe nation

Lemma: גּוֹי (goy) · Strong's: H1471A

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

Meaning: nation

Used 548 times. Also: Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20, Genesis 10:31, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1471A; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 2

הִגְדַּ֣לְתָּhig.Dal.tayou will magnify

Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)

Meaning: to magnify

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 3

הַשִּׂמְחָ֑הha.sim.Chahthe rejoicing

Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: joy

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 4

שָׂמְח֤וּsa.me.Chuthey will rejoice

Lemma: שָׂמַח (sa.mach) · Strong's: H8055

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to rejoice

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 4:14, Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 12:7, Deuteronomy 12:12, Deuteronomy 12:18, Deuteronomy 14:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8055; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 5

לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.kha<to> before you

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

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

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 6

כְּשִׂמְחַ֣תke.sim.Chatlike [the] rejoicing

Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: joy

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 7

בַּקָּצִ֔ירba.ka.Tzirat the harvest

Lemma: קָצִיר (qa.tsir) · Strong's: H7105A

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

Meaning: harvest

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 8:22, Genesis 30:14, Genesis 45:6, Exodus 23:16, Exodus 34:21, Exodus 34:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7105A; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 8

כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust as

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 9

יָגִ֖ילוּya.Gi.lupeople are glad

Lemma: גִּיל (gil) · Strong's: H1523

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to rejoice

Used 42 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 16:31, Psalms 2:11, Psalms 9:14, Psalms 13:4, Psalms 13:5, Psalms 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1523; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 10

בְּחַלְּקָ֥םbe.cha.le.Kamwhen divide they

Lemma: חָלַק (cha.laq) · Strong's: H2505A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to divide

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 14:15, Genesis 49:7, Genesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 26:53, Numbers 26:55 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2505A; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 11

שָׁלָֽל\׃sha.Lalplunder

Lemma: שָׁלָל (sha.lal) · Strong's: H7998

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

Meaning: spoil

Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 31:11, Numbers 31:12, Deuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7998; TAHOT Isaiah 9:3 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

You have enlarged	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
the nation	→	גּוֹי H1471A nation
. . .	→	לֹא H3808 not
and increased	→	גָּדַל H1431 to magnify
its joy	→	שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy
The people rejoice	→	שָׂמַח H8055 to rejoice
before You	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
as they rejoice	→	שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy
at harvest time	→	קָצִיר H7105A harvest
as	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
[men] rejoice	→	גִּיל H1523 to rejoice
in dividing	→	חָלַק H2505A to divide
the plunder	→	שָׁלָל H7998 spoil

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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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