Isaiah
Isaiah 37:33
33So this is what the LORD says about the king of Assyria:
‘He will not enter this city
or shoot an arrow into it.
He will not come before it with a shield
or build up a siege ramp against it.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | לָכֵ֗ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֤ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| about | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּׁ֔וּר | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| He will not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| enter | יָבוֹא֙ | yā·ḇō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| this | הַזֹּ֔את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| city | הָעִ֣יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| or shoot | יוֹרֶ֥ה | yō·w·reh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| an arrow | חֵ֑ץ | ḥêṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2671 arrow |
| into it | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| He will not come before it | יְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּה | yə·qad·də·men·nāh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6923 come or be in front, meet |
| with a shield | מָגֵ֔ן | mā·ḡên | Noun - common singular | H4043 shield |
| or build up | יִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ | yiš·pōḵ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| a siege ramp | סֹלְלָֽה׃ | sō·lə·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5550 mound |
| against it | עֳלֶ֖יהָ | ʿo·lɛ·hå̄ | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.