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Isaiah 9:15

The head is the elder and honorable man, and the tail is the prophet who teaches lies.
Isaiah 9:15
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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)

זָקֵ֥ן וּנְשׂוּא־פָנִ֖ים ה֣וּא הָרֹ֑אשׁ וְנָבִ֥יא מֽוֹרֶה־שֶּׁ֖קֶר ה֥וּא הַזָּנָֽב׃

  1. זָקֵ֥ןza.Ken“an old [man]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָקֵן · “elder” · Strong's H2205G
  2. וּנְשׂוּא־u.ne.su'-“and [one] uplifted of”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, singular, construct · from נָשָׂא · “kindness” · Strong's H5375Q
  3. פָנִ֖יםfa.Nim“face”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פָּנֶה · “kindness” · Strong's H6440N
  4. ה֣וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  5. הָרֹ֑אשׁha.Rosh“[is] the head”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹאשׁ · “leader” · Strong's H7218H
  6. וְנָבִ֥יאve.na.Vi'“and a prophet”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  7. מֽוֹרֶה־mo.reh-“[who] teaches”
    Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָרָה · “to show” · Strong's H3384B
  8. שֶּׁ֖קֶרShe.ker“falsehood”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫קֶר · “deception” · Strong's H8267
  9. ה֥וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  10. הַזָּנָֽב׃ha.za.Nav“[is] the tail”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָנָב · “tail” · Strong's H2180
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)