Isaiah

Isaiah 28:27

²⁷Surely caraway is not threshed with a sledge,

and the wheel of a cart is not rolled over the cumin.

But caraway is beaten out with a stick,

and cumin with a rod.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Surely	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
caraway	קֶ֔צַח	qe·ṣaḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H7100 black cumin
is not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
threshed	י֣וּדַשׁ	yū·ḏaš	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1758 tread, thresh
with a sledge	בֶֽחָרוּץ֙	ḇe·ḥā·rūṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2742 sharp, diligent
and the wheel	וְאוֹפַ֣ן	wə·’ō·w·p̄an	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H212 wheel
of a cart	עֲגָלָ֔ה	‘ă·ḡā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5699 cart
is not rolled	יוּסָּ֑ב	yūs·sāḇ	Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the cumin	כַּמֹּ֖ן	kam·mōn	Noun - masculine singular	H3646 cummin
But	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
caraway	קֶ֖צַח	qe·ṣaḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H7100 black cumin
is beaten out	יֵחָ֥בֶט	yê·ḥā·ḇeṭ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2251 beat off, beat out
with a stick	בַמַּטֶּ֛ה	ḇam·maṭ·ṭeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4294 staff, rod, shaft
and cumin	וְכַמֹּ֥ן	wə·ḵam·mōn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3646 cummin
with a rod	בַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃	baš·šā·ḇeṭ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.