Isaiah

Isaiah 54:2

²“Enlarge the site of your tent,

stretch out the curtains of your dwellings,

do not hold back.

Lengthen your ropes

and drive your stakes in deep.^b

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Enlarge	הַרְחִ֣יבִי׀	har·ḥî·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
the site	מְק֣וֹם	mə·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition
of your tent	אָהֳלֵ֗ךְ	’ā·ho·lêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H168 tent
stretch out	יַטּ֖וּ	yaṭ·ṭū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
the curtains	וִירִיע֧וֹת	wî·rî·‘ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H3407 curtain
of your dwellings	מִשְׁכְּנוֹתַ֛יִךְ	miš·kə·nō·w·ṯa·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H4908 dwelling-place, 'tabernacle'
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
hold back	תַּחְשֹׂ֑כִי	taḥ·śō·ḵî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H2820 withhold, refrain
Lengthen	הַאֲרִ֙יכִי֙	ha·’ă·rî·ḵî	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - feminine singular	H748 be long
your ropes	מֵֽיתָרַ֔יִךְ	mê·ṯā·ra·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H4340 cord, string
and drive your stakes in deep	וִיתֵדֹתַ֖יִךְ	wî·ṯê·ḏō·ṯa·yiḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H3489 peg, pin

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.