But the word of the
LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little,
and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
But the word of the Lord was vnto them, precept vpon precept, precept vpon precept, line vpon line, line vpon line, here a litle and there a litle: that they might goe and fall backward, and be broken, and ſnared, and taken.
אָחוֹר , substantive, ʾahor — the hind side, back part (value 215)
H268,
אָחוֹר ʼâchôwr, aw-khore'; or (shortened) אָחֹר ʼâchôr ; from H299; the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West:—after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.the back side, the rear
backwards
hereafter (of time)
behind
Used in 41 Verses, 13 Books 41  Occurrence Count
דָּבָר , masculine noun, davar — speech, word (value 206)
H1697,
דָּבָר dâbâr, daw-baw'; from H1696; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause:—act, advice, affair, answer, × any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, chronicles, commandment, × commune(-ication), concern(-ing), confer, counsel, dearth, decree, deed, × disease, due, duty, effect, eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, glory, harm, hurt, iniquity, judgment, language, lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, × ought, × parts, pertaining, please, portion, power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, × (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, sign, so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, song, speech, × spoken, talk, task, that, × there done, thing (concerning), thought, thus, tidings, what(-soever), wherewith, which, word, work.speech, word, speaking, thing
speech
saying, utterance
word, words
business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)
Used in 1290 Verses, 34 Books 1440  Occurrence Count
הָיָה , verb, haya — to fall out, come to pass, become, be (value 20)
H1961,
הָיָה hâyâh, haw-yaw; a primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary):—beacon, × altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, follow, happen, × have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, × use.to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out
(Qal)
—
to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass
to come about, come to pass
to come into being, become
to arise, appear, come
to become
to become
to become like
to be instituted, be established
to be
to exist, be in existence
to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)
to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)
to accompany, be with
(Niphal)
to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about
to be done, be finished, be gone
Used in 3131 Verses, 39 Books 3543  Occurrence Count
זְעֵיר , masculine noun, zəʿeyr — a little (value 287)
H2191,
זְעֵיר zeʻêyr, zeh-ayr'; from an unused root (akin (by permutation) to H6819), meaning to dwindle; small:—little.a little
of quantity
of time
Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 5  Occurrence Count
יְהֹוָה , proper noun with reference to deity, ʾadoonay — the proper name of the God of Israel (value 26)
H3068,
יְהֹוָה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'; from H1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God:—Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050, H3069.Jehovah = "the existing One"
the proper name of the one true God
unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H136
Used in 5519 Verses, 36 Books 6517  Occurrence Count
יָלַךְ , verb, yalakh — again, away, bear, bring, carry away, come away, depart, flow, (value 60)
H3212,
יָלַךְ yâlak, yaw-lak'; a primitive root (compare H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses):—× again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, × be weak.to go, walk, come
(Qal)
to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away
to die, live, manner of life (fig.)
(Hiphil) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk
Used in 936 Verses, 34 Books 1031  Occurrence Count
יָקֹשׁ , verb, yakosh — to lay a bait or lure (value 410)
H3369,
יָקֹשׁ yâqôsh, yaw-koshe'; a primitive root; to ensnare (literally or figuratively):—fowler (lay a) snare.to lure, entice, snare, lay a snare or lure, set a trap
(Qal)
to lay snares (fig. of devices of wicked)
fowlers (participle)
(Niphal) to be ensnared, be caught by a bait
(Pual) to be entrapped
Used in 8 Verses, 6 Books 8  Occurrence Count
כָּשַׁל , verb, kashal — to stumble, stagger, totter (value 350)
H3782,
כָּשַׁל kâshal, kaw-shal'; a primitive root; to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall:—bereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, × utterly, be weak.to stumble, stagger, totter
(Qal)
to stumble
to totter
(Niphal)
to stumble
to be tottering, be feeble
(Hiphil)
to cause to stumble, bring injury or ruin to, overthrow
to make feeble, make weak
(Hophal) to be made to stumble
(Piel) bereave
Used in 59 Verses, 16 Books 62  Occurrence Count
לָכַד , verb, lakhad — to capture, seize, take (value 54)
H3920,
לָכַד lâkad, law-kad'; a primitive root; to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere:—× at all, catch (self), be frozen, be holden, stick together, take.to capture, take, seize
(Qal)
to capture, seize
to capture (of men) (fig.)
to take (by lot)
(Niphal)
to be captured
to be caught (of men in trap, snare) (fig.)
(Hithpael) to grasp each other
Used in 112 Verses, 22 Books 121  Occurrence Count
מַעַן , preposition, substantive, maʿan — purpose, intent (value 160)
H4616,
מַעַן maʻan, mah'-an; from H6030; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that:—because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to, ... 's sake), + lest, that, to.purpose, intent
preposition
for the sake of
in view of, on account of
for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to
conjunction
to the end that
Used in 252 Verses, 29 Books 268  Occurrence Count
צַו , masculine noun, tzav — perhaps command (value 96)
H6673,
צַו tsav, tsav; or צָו tsâv; from H6680; an injunction:—commandment, precept.command, ordinance, oracle (meaning dubious)
used in mocking mimicry of Isaiah's words and thus not a true divine command
Used in 3 Verses, 2 Books 5  Occurrence Count
קַו , masculine noun, kav — line (value 106)
H6957,
קַו qav, kav; or קָו qâv; from H6960 (compare H6961); a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord:—line. Compare H6978.cord, line, measuring-line
cord
measuring-line
(BDB) onomatapoetic mimicry of Isaiah's words, perhaps senseless
Used in 12 Verses, 7 Books 14  Occurrence Count
שָׁבַר , verb, shavar — to break, break in pieces (value 502)
H7665,
שָׁבַר shâbar, shaw-bar'; a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively):—break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, × quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663).to break, break in pieces
(Qal)
break, break in or down, rend violently, wreck, crush, quench
to break, rupture (fig)
(Niphal)
to be broken, be maimed, be crippled, be wrecked
to be broken, be crushed (fig)
(Piel) to shatter, break
(Hiphil) to cause to break out, bring to the birth
(Hophal) to be broken, be shattered
Used in 143 Verses, 24 Books 147  Occurrence Count
שָׁם , adverb, sham — there, thither (value 340)
H8033,
שָׁם shâm, shawm; a primitive particle (rather from the relative pronoun, H834); there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence:—in it, thence, there (-in, of, out), thither, whither.there, thither
there
thither (after verbs of motion)
from there, thence
then (as an adverb of time)
Used in 732 Verses, 36 Books 830  Occurrence Count
| Isaiah 28:13Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. |
| Original Text (WLC) |
| וְהָיָ֨ה לָהֶ֜ם דְּבַר־יְהוָ֗ה צַ֣ו לָצָ֞ו צַ֤ו לָצָו֙ קַ֤ו לָקָו֙ קַ֣ו לָקָ֔ו זְעֵ֥יר שָׁ֖ם זְעֵ֣יר שָׁ֑ם לְמַ֨עַן יֵלְכ֜וּ וְכָשְׁל֤וּ אָחוֹר֙ וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ פ |
| Verse #18178 (Ch. #707) — 23 words, 81 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Hebrew |
Value |
| But the word |
H1697davar |
דָּבָר |
206 |
| of the LORD |
H3068ʾadoonay |
יְהֹוָה |
26 |
| was unto them precept |
H6673tzav |
צַו |
96 |
| upon precept, |
H6673tzav |
צַו |
96 |
| precept |
H6673tzav |
צַו |
96 |
| upon precept; |
H6673tzav |
צַו |
96 |
| line |
H6957kav |
קַו |
106 |
| upon line, |
H6957kav |
קַו |
106 |
| line |
H6957kav |
קַו |
106 |
| upon line; |
H6957kav |
קַו |
106 |
| here a little, |
H2191zəʿeyr |
זְעֵיר |
287 |
| and there a little; |
H2191zəʿeyr |
זְעֵיר |
287 |
| that they might go, |
H3212yalakh |
יָלַךְ |
60 |
| and fall |
H3782kashal |
כָּשַׁל |
350 |
| backward, |
H268ʾahor |
אָחוֹר |
215 |
| and be broken, |
H7665shavar |
שָׁבַר |
502 |
| and snared, |
H3369yakosh |
יָקֹשׁ |
410 |
| and taken. |
H3920lakhad |
לָכַד |
54 |
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