Isaiah
Isaiah 36:9
9For how can you repel a single officer among the least of my master’s servants when you depend on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For how | וְאֵ֣יךְ | wə·’êḵ | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H349 How? |
| can you repel | תָּשִׁ֗יב | tā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| a single | אַחַ֛ד | ’a·ḥaḏ | Number - masculine singular construct | H259 one |
| officer | פַחַ֥ת | p̄a·ḥaṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6346 governor |
| among the least | הַקְטַנִּ֑ים | haq·ṭan·nîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| of my master’s | אֲדֹנִ֖י | ’ă·ḏō·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H113 lord |
| servants | עַבְדֵ֥י | ‘aḇ·ḏê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| when you depend | וַתִּבְטַ֤ח | wat·tiḇ·ṭaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H982 trust |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Egypt | מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ·ra·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| for chariots | לְרֶ֖כֶב | lə·re·ḵeḇ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7393 chariotry, chariot, mill-stone |
| and horsemen | וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃ | ū·lə·p̄ā·rā·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H6571 horse, steed |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.