Isaiah

Isaiah 33:23

²³Your ropes are slack;

they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail.

Then an abundance of spoils will be divided,

and even the lame will carry off plunder.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Your ropes	חֲבָלָ֑יִךְ	ḥă·ḇā·lā·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H2256 cord, territory, band
are slack	נִטְּשׁ֖וּ	niṭ·ṭə·šū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5203 leave, forsake, permit
they cannot	בַּל־	bal-	Adverb	H1077 not
secure	יְחַזְּק֤וּ	yə·ḥaz·zə·qū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
the mast	תָּרְנָם֙	tā·rə·nām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H8650 mast
or spread	פָּ֣רְשׂוּ	pā·rə·śū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H6566 spread out, spread
the sail	נֵ֔ס	nês	Noun - masculine singular	H5251 standard, ensign, signal, sign
Then	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
an abundance	מַרְבֶּ֔ה	mar·beh	Adverb	H4766 abundance
of spoils	שָׁלָל֙	šā·lāl	Noun - masculine singular	H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty
will be divided	חֻלַּ֤ק	ḥul·laq	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2505 divide, share
the lame	פִּסְחִ֖ים	pis·ḥîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6455 lame
will carry off plunder	בָּ֥זְזוּ	bā·zə·zū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H962 spoil, plunder

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.