Isaiah
Isaiah 49:20
20Yet the children of your bereavement
will say in your hearing,
‘This place is too small for us;
make room for us to live here.’
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yet | ע֚וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| the children | בְּנֵ֖י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of your bereavement | שִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְ | šik·ku·lā·yiḵ | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H7923 bereavement, childlessness |
| will say | יֹאמְר֣וּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| in your hearing | בְאָזְנַ֔יִךְ | ḇə·’ā·zə·na·yiḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; second person feminine singular | H241 ear |
| This place | הַמָּק֖וֹם | ham·mā·qō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| is too small for us | צַר־ | ṣar- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
| make room | גְּשָׁה־ | gə·šāh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5066 draw near, approach |
| for us | לִּ֥י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| to live here | וְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ | wə·’ê·šê·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.