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Isaiah 30:21

And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
Isaiah 30:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ תִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָה דָבָ֔ר מֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ לֵאמֹ֑ר זֶ֤ה הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ לְכ֣וּ ב֔וֹ כִּ֥י תַאֲמִ֖ינוּ וְכִ֥י תַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃

  1. וְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.ze.Nei.kha“and ears your”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֹ֫זֶן · “ear” · Strong's H0241G
  2. תִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָהtish.Ma'.nah“they will hear”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  3. דָבָ֔רda.Var“a word”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  4. מֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָme.'a.cha.Rei.kha“from behind you”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  5. לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor“<to> saying”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  6. זֶ֤הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  7. הַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekh“[is] the way”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
  8. לְכ֣וּle.Khu“walk”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  9. ב֔וֹvo“in <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  10. כִּ֥יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. תַאֲמִ֖ינוּta.'a.Mi.nu“you will go to [the] right”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַן · “to turn right” · Strong's H0541
  12. וְכִ֥יve.Khi“and that”
    Conjunction + Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. תַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃tas.me.'I.lu“you will go to [the] left”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from שִׂמְאֵל · “to go left” · Strong's H8041
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)