Isaiah
Isaiah 58:7
7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your home,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to turn away
from your own flesh and blood?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isn’t | הֲל֨וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to share | פָרֹ֤ס | p̄ā·rōs | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H6536 break in two, divide |
| your bread | לַחְמֶ֔ךָ | laḥ·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| with the hungry | לָֽרָעֵב֙ | lā·rā·‘êḇ | Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7457 hungry |
| to bring the poor | וַעֲנִיִּ֥ים | wa·‘ă·nî·yîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek |
| and homeless | מְרוּדִ֖ים | mə·rū·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4788 restlessness, straying (?) |
| into | תָּ֣בִיא | tā·ḇî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| your home | בָ֑יִת | ḇā·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| to clothe | וְכִסִּית֔וֹ | wə·ḵis·sî·ṯōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3680 cover |
| the naked | עָרֹם֙ | ‘ā·rōm | Adjective - masculine singular | H6174 naked |
| when | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you see him | תִרְאֶ֤ה | ṯir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| and not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to turn away | תִתְעַלָּֽם׃ | ṯiṯ·‘al·lām | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5956 conceal |
| from your own flesh and blood | וּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖ | ū·mib·bə·śā·rə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1320 flesh |
Cross-references
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Matthew 25:35–45 · Ezekiel 18:7 · Luke 3:11 · 1 John 3:17–18 · Proverbs 28:27 · Proverbs 25:21 · Romans 12:20–21 · Isaiah 58:10 · James 2:15–16 · Proverbs 22:9 · Hebrews 13:2–3 · Ezekiel 18:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.