Isaiah
Isaiah 16:3
3“Give us counsel;
render a decision.
Shelter us at noonday
with shade as dark as night.
Hide the refugees;
do not betray the one who flees.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Give us | הָבִיאוּ | hå̄·ḇī·ʾū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| counsel | עֵצָה֙ | ‘ê·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6098 counsel, advice |
| render | עֲשׂ֣וּ | ‘ă·śū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| a decision | פְלִילָ֔ה | p̄ə·lî·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6415 office of judge or umpire |
| Shelter us at noonday | צָהֳרָ֑יִם | ṣā·ho·rā·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H6672 midday, noon |
| with shade | צִלֵּ֖ךְ | ṣil·lêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H6738 shadow |
| as dark as night | כַלַּ֛יִל | ḵal·la·yil | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| Hide | סַתְּרִי֙ | sat·tə·rî | Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
| the refugees | נִדָּחִ֔ים | nid·dā·ḥîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H5080 impel, thrust, banish |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| betray | תְּגַלִּֽי׃ | tə·ḡal·lî | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person feminine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| the one who flees | נֹדֵ֖ד | nō·ḏêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.