Isaiah
Isaiah 57:7
7On a high and lofty hill you have made your bed,
and there you went up to offer sacrifices.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On | עַ֤ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a high | גָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ | gā·ḇō·ah | Adjective - masculine singular | H1364 high, exalted |
| and lofty | וְנִשָּׂ֔א | wə·niś·śā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| hill | הַר־ | har- | Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| you have made | שַׂ֖מְתְּ | śamt | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| your bed | מִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְ | miš·kā·ḇêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H4904 place of lying, couch; act of lying |
| and | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| there | שָׁ֥ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| you went up | עָלִ֖ית | ‘ā·lîṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| to offer | לִזְבֹּ֥חַ | liz·bō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| sacrifices | זָֽבַח׃ | zā·ḇaḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H2077 sacrifice |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.