Isaiah
Isaiah 30:21
21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And whether | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you turn to the right | תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ | ṯa·’ă·mî·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H541 right hand |
| or to the left | תַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃ | ṯaś·mə·’î·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8041 take the left |
| your ears | וְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ | wə·’ā·zə·ne·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H241 ear |
| will hear | תִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָה | tiš·ma‘·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural | H8085 hear |
| this command | דָבָ֔ר | ḏā·ḇār | Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| behind you | מֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ | mê·’a·ḥă·re·ḵā | Preposition-m; second person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| This | זֶ֤ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| is the way | הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | had·de·reḵ | Article; Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| Walk | לְכ֣וּ | lə·ḵū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in it | ב֔וֹ | ḇōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 32:8 · Proverbs 3:5–6 · Isaiah 58:11 · Isaiah 42:16 · Deuteronomy 5:32 · Isaiah 35:8–9 · Psalm 143:8–10 · Isaiah 48:17 · Jeremiah 6:16 · Joshua 1:7 · Psalm 25:8–9 · Proverbs 4:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.