Isaiah 33:21

But there the Majestic One, our LORD, will be for us a place of rivers and wide canals, where no galley with oars will row, and no majestic vessel will pass.
Isaiah 33:21
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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)

כִּ֣י אִם־שָׁ֞ם אַדִּ֤יר יְהוָה֙ לָ֔נוּ מְקוֹם־נְהָרִ֥ים יְאֹרִ֖ים רַחֲבֵ֣י יָדָ֑יִם בַּל־תֵּ֤לֶךְ בּוֹ֙ אֳנִי־שַׁ֔יִט וְצִ֥י אַדִּ֖יר לֹ֥א יַעַבְרֶֽנּוּ׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  2. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  3. שָׁ֞םsham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  4. אַדִּ֤יר'a.Dir“[will be] majestic”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַדִּיר · “great” · Strong's H0117
  5. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  6. לָ֔נוּLa.nu“for us”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  7. מְקוֹם־me.kom-“a place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מָקוֹם · “standing place” · Strong's H4725
  8. נְהָרִ֥יםne.ha.Rim“rivers”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נָהָר · “river” · Strong's H5104H
  9. יְאֹרִ֖יםye.'o.Rim“canals”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יְאֹר · “stream” · Strong's H2975H
  10. רַחֲבֵ֣יra.cha.Vei“broad of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from רָחָב · “wide” · Strong's H7342H
  11. יָדָ֑יִםya.Da.yim“both hands”
    Noun, both genders, dual, absolute · from יָד · “spacious” · Strong's H3027Q
  12. בַּל־bal-“not”
    Particle, negative · from בַּל · “not” · Strong's H1077
  13. תֵּ֤לֶךְTe.lekh“it will go”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  14. בּוֹ֙bo“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  15. אֳנִי־'o.ni-“a ship of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from אֳנִי · “fleet” · Strong's H0590
  16. שַׁ֔יִטSha.yit“rowing”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫יִט · “oar” · Strong's H7885
  17. וְצִ֥יve.Tzi“and a ship”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צִי · “ship” · Strong's H6716
  18. אַדִּ֖יר'a.Dir“majestic”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from אַדִּיר · “great” · Strong's H0117
  19. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  20. יַעַבְרֶֽנּוּ׃ya.'av.Re.nu“it will pass along it”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)