Isaiah

Isaiah 22:13

¹³But look, there is joy and gladness,

butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep,

eating of meat and drinking of wine:

“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”^a

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But look	וְהִנֵּ֣ה׀	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
there is joy	שָׂשׂ֣וֹן	śā·śō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H8342 exultation, rejoicing
and gladness	וְשִׂמְחָ֗ה	wə·śim·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
butchering	הָרֹ֤ג׀	hā·rōḡ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H2026 kill, slay
of cattle	בָּקָר֙	bā·qār	Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
and slaughtering	וְשָׁחֹ֣ט	wə·šā·ḥōṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H7819 slaughter, beat
of sheep	צֹ֔אן	ṣōn	Noun - common singular	H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks
eating	אָכֹ֥ל	’ā·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H398 eat
of meat	בָּשָׂ֖ר	bā·śār	Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
and drinking	וְשָׁת֣וֹת	wə·šā·ṯō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H8354 drink
of wine	יָ֑יִן	yā·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
Let us eat	אָכ֣וֹל	’ā·ḵō·wl	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H398 eat
and drink	וְשָׁת֔וֹ	wə·šā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H8354 drink
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
tomorrow	מָחָ֖ר	mā·ḥār	Adverb	H4279 tomorrow, in time to come
we die	נָמֽוּת׃	nā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H4191 die

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.