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Isaiah 33:23

Your ropes are slack; they cannot secure the mast or spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will carry off plunder.
Isaiah 33:23
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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)

נִטְּשׁ֖וּ חֲבָלָ֑יִךְ בַּל־יְחַזְּק֤וּ כֵן־תָּרְנָם֙ בַּל־פָּ֣רְשׂוּ נֵ֔ס אָ֣ז חֻלַּ֤ק עַֽד־שָׁלָל֙ מַרְבֶּ֔ה פִּסְחִ֖ים בָּ֥זְזוּ בַֽז׃

  1. נִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.Shu“they are loose”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from נָטַשׁ · “to leave” · Strong's H5203
  2. חֲבָלָ֑יִךְcha.va.La.yikh“ropes your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular · from חֶ֫בֶל · “cord” · Strong's H2256M
  3. בַּל־bal-“not”
    Particle, negative · from בַּל · “not” · Strong's H1077
  4. יְחַזְּק֤וּye.cha.ze.Ku“they make firm”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָזַק · “hold” · Strong's H2388H
  5. כֵן־khen-“[the] base of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֵּן · “stand” · Strong's H3653
  6. תָּרְנָם֙ta.re.Nam“mast their”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from תֹּ֫רֶן · “mast” · Strong's H8650
  7. בַּל־bal-“not”
    Particle, negative · from בַּל · “not” · Strong's H1077
  8. פָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.su“they have spread out”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from פָּרַשׂ · “to spread” · Strong's H6566
  9. נֵ֔סNes“[the] sail”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵס · “ensign” · Strong's H5251H
  10. אָ֣ז'az“then”
    Adverb · from אָז · “then” · Strong's H0227A
  11. חֻלַּ֤קchu.Lak“it will be divided”
    Verb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָלַק · “to divide” · Strong's H2505A
  12. עַֽד־'ad-“booty of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עַד · “prey” · Strong's H5706
  13. שָׁלָל֙sha.Lal“plunder”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלָל · “spoil” · Strong's H7998
  14. מַרְבֶּ֔הmar.Beh“in abundance”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַרְבֶה · “abundance” · Strong's H4766
  15. פִּסְחִ֖יםpis.Chim“lame [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from פִּסֵּחַ · “lame” · Strong's H6455
  16. בָּ֥זְזוּBa.ze.zu“they will take as spoil”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from בָּזַז · “to plunder” · Strong's H0962
  17. בַֽז׃Vaz“spoil”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּז · “plunder” · Strong's H0957
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)