Isaiah

Isaiah 5:8

⁸Woe to you who add house to house

and join field to field

until no place is left

and you live alone in the land.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	ה֗וֹי	hō·w	Interjection	H1945 Ah, Alas, Ha
to you who add	מַגִּיעֵ֥י	mag·gî·‘ê	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5060 touch, reach, strike
house	בַ֙יִת֙	ḇa·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
to house	בְּבַ֔יִת	bə·ḇa·yiṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and join	יַקְרִ֑יבוּ	yaq·rî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7126 come near, approach
field	שָׂדֶ֥ה	śā·ḏeh	Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
to field	בְשָׂדֶ֖ה	ḇə·śā·ḏeh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
until	עַ֚ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
no	אֶ֣פֶס	’e·p̄es	Noun - masculine singular construct	H657 the two extremities
place	מָק֔וֹם	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
and you live	וְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם	wə·hū·šaḇ·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hofal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
alone	לְבַדְּכֶ֖ם	lə·ḇad·də·ḵem	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H905 separation
in	בְּקֶ֥רֶב	bə·qe·reḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7130 inward part, midst
the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.