Isaiah 9:4 Go deeper
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For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. (KJV)
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כִּ֣י\׀kifor
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 9:4 word 1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 2
עֹ֣ל'ol[the] yoke of
Lemma: עֹל (ol) · Strong's: H5923
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: yoke
Used 40 times. Also: Genesis 27:40, Leviticus 26:13, Numbers 19:2, Deuteronomy 21:3, Deuteronomy 28:48, 1 Samuel 6:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5923; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 3
סֻבֳּל֗וֹsu.bo.Loburden its
Lemma: סֹ֫בֶל (so.vel) · Strong's: H5448
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: burden
Used 3 times. Also: Isaiah 10:27, Isaiah 14:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5448; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 4
וְאֵת֙ve.'Etand <obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 5
מַטֵּ֣הma.Teh[the] staff of
Lemma: מַטֶּה (mat.teh) · Strong's: H4294G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe: rod
Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 38:18, Genesis 38:25, Exodus 4:2, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 4:17, Exodus 4:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4294G; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 6
שִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.Moshoulder its
Lemma: שְׁכֶם (she.khem) · Strong's: H7926
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: shoulder
Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 9:23, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 24:15, Genesis 24:45, Genesis 48:22, Genesis 49:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7926; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 7
שֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vet[the] rod of
Lemma: שֵׁ֫בֶט (she.vet) · Strong's: H7626G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: tribe: staff
Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 49:10, Exodus 21:20, Leviticus 27:32, Numbers 24:17, Judges 5:14, 2 Samuel 7:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7626G; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 8
הַנֹּגֵ֣שׂha.no.Gesthe [one who] oppresses
Lemma: נָגַשׂ (na.ga.s) · Strong's: H5065
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to oppress
Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 3:7, Exodus 5:6, Exodus 5:10, Exodus 5:13, Exodus 5:14, Deuteronomy 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5065; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 9
הַחִתֹּ֖תָha.chi.To.tayou will shatter
Lemma: חָתַת (cha.tat) · Strong's: H2865
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhp2ms)
Meaning: to to be dismayed
Used 52 times. Also: Deuteronomy 1:21, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 10:25, 1 Samuel 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2865; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 10
כְּי֥וֹםke.Yomlike [the] day of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 11
מִדְיָֽן\׃mid.YanMidian
Lemma: מִדְיָן (mid.yan) · Strong's: H4080H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Midian
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:16, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:19, Exodus 18:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4080H; TAHOT Isaiah 9:4 word 12
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| as in the day | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of Midian | → | מִדְיָן H4080H Midian |
| You have shattered | → | חָתַת H2865 to to be dismayed |
| the yoke | → | עֹל H5923 yoke |
| of their burden | → | סֹ֫בֶל H5448 burden |
| the bar [across] | → | מַטֶּה H4294G tribe: rod |
| their shoulders | → | שְׁכֶם H7926 shoulder |
| and the rod | → | שֵׁ֫בֶט H7626G tribe: staff |
| of their oppressor | → | נָגַשׂ H5065 to oppress |
| . . . | → |
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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