Isaiah

Isaiah 7:20

²⁰On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates^g— the king of Assyria— to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.

Footnotes

g 7:20 Hebrew the River

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On that	הַה֡וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the Lord	אֲדֹנָי֩	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
will use a razor	בְּתַ֨עַר	bə·ṯa·‘ar	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H8593 razor, sheath
hired	הַשְּׂכִירָ֜ה	haś·śə·ḵî·rāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7917 hiring
from beyond	בְּעֶבְרֵ֤י	bə·‘eḇ·rê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5676 region across or beyond, side
the Euphrates	נָהָר֙	nā·hār	Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
the king	בְּמֶ֣לֶךְ	bə·me·leḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֔וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
to shave	יְגַלַּ֣ח	yə·ḡal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1548 be bald
your head	הָרֹ֖אשׁ	hā·rōš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7218 head
and the hair	וְשַׂ֣עַר	wə·śa·‘ar	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8181 hair
of your legs	הָרַגְלָ֑יִם	hā·raḡ·lā·yim	Article; Noun - fd	H7272 foot
and to remove	תִּסְפֶּֽה׃ס	tis·peh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5595 sweep away or snatch away, catch up
your beard	הַזָּקָ֖ן	haz·zā·qān	Article; Noun - common singular	H2206 chin, beard
as well	וְגַ֥ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea

Cross-references

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Isaiah 8:7 · Ezekiel 5:1–4 · Isaiah 10:15 · Ezekiel 29:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.