Isaiah
Isaiah 66:17
17“Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves — to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats — will perish together,” declares the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Those who consecrate | הַמִּתְקַדְּשִׁ֨ים | ham·miṯ·qad·də·šîm | Article; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural | H6942 be set apart, consecrated |
| and purify themselves | וְהַמִּֽטַּהֲרִ֜ים | wə·ham·miṭ·ṭa·hă·rîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural | H2891 be clean, pure |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| enter the groves | הַגַּנּ֗וֹת | hag·gan·nō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1593 garden |
| to follow | אַחַ֤ר | ’a·ḥar | Adverb | H310 behind |
| one | אֶחָד | ʾɛ·ḥå̄ḏ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| in the center | בַּתָּ֔וֶךְ | bat·tā·weḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8432 midst |
| of those who eat | אֹֽכְלֵי֙ | ’ō·ḵə·lê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H398 eat |
| the flesh | בְּשַׂ֣ר | bə·śar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1320 flesh |
| of swine | הַחֲזִ֔יר | ha·ḥă·zîr | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2386 swine, boar |
| and vermin | וְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶץ | wə·haš·še·qeṣ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8263 detestation, detestable thing |
| and rats | וְהָעַכְבָּ֑ר | wə·hā·‘aḵ·bār | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5909 mouse |
| will perish | יָסֻ֖פוּ | yā·su·p̄ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5486 come to an end, cease |
| together | יַחְדָּ֥ו | yaḥ·dāw | Adverb | H3162 unitedness |
| declares | נְאֻם־ | nə·’um- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 65:3–4 · Deuteronomy 14:3–8 · Leviticus 11:2–8 · Isaiah 1:28–29
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.