Isaiah 24:2

people and priest alike, servant and master, maid and mistress, buyer and seller, lender and borrower, creditor and debtor.
Isaiah 24:2
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְהָיָ֤ה כָעָם֙ כַּכֹּהֵ֔ן כַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ כַּֽאדֹנָ֔יו כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖ה כַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּ כַּקּוֹנֶה֙ כַּמּוֹכֵ֔ר כַּמַּלְוֶה֙ כַּלֹּוֶ֔ה כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר נֹשֶׁ֥א בֽוֹ׃

  1. וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.Yah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כָעָם֙kha.'Am“as the people”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  3. כַּכֹּהֵ֔ןka.ko.Hen“as the priest”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  4. כַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ka.'E.ved“as the servant”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֶ֫בֶד · “servant; slave” · Strong's H5650
  5. כַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוka.do.Nav“as master<s> his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָדוֹן · “lord” · Strong's H0113
  6. כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖הka.shif.Chah“as the maidservant”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׁפְחָה · “maidservant” · Strong's H8198
  7. כַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּka.ge.vir.Tah“as <the> mistress her”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from גְּבֶ֫רֶת · “lady” · Strong's H1404
  8. כַּקּוֹנֶה֙ka.ko.Neh“as the buyer”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from קָנָה · “to buy” · Strong's H7069
  9. כַּמּוֹכֵ֔רka.mo.Kher“as the seller”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  10. כַּמַּלְוֶה֙ka.mal.Veh“as the lender”
    Preposition with article + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from לָוָה · “to borrow” · Strong's H3867B
  11. כַּלֹּוֶ֔הka.lo.Veh“as the borrower”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from לָוָה · “to borrow” · Strong's H3867B
  12. כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הka.no.Sheh“as the creditor”
    Preposition with article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָשָׁה · “to lend” · Strong's H5383
  13. כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.Sher“as [the one] who”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  14. נֹשֶׁ֥אno.She'“a creditor”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from נָשָׁא · “to exact” · Strong's H5378
  15. בֽוֹ׃vo“[is] in him”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)