Isaiah

Isaiah 28:25

²⁵When he has leveled its surface,

does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin?

He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots,

and rye within its border.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
he has leveled	שִׁוָּ֣ה	šiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7737 be even, smooth
its surface	פָנֶ֔יהָ	p̄ā·ne·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6440 face, before
does he not	הֲלוֹא֙	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
sow	יִזְרֹ֑ק	yiz·rōq	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2236 to toss or throw
caraway	קֶ֖צַח	qe·ṣaḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H7100 black cumin
and scatter	וְהֵפִ֥יץ	wə·hê·p̄îṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
cumin	וְכַמֹּ֣ן	wə·ḵam·mōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3646 cummin
He plants	וְשָׂ֨ם	wə·śām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
wheat	חִטָּ֤ה	ḥiṭ·ṭāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2406 wheat
in rows	שׂוֹרָה֙	śō·w·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H7795 ring, row
and barley	וּשְׂעֹרָ֣ה	ū·śə·‘ō·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H8184 barley
in plots	נִסְמָ֔ן	nis·mān	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5567 designate
and rye	וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶת	wə·ḵus·se·meṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3698 spelt
within its border	גְּבֻלָתֽוֹ׃	gə·ḇu·lā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1367 border, boundary

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.