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Isaiah 9:3

You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.
Isaiah 9:3
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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)

הִרְבִּ֣יתָ הַגּ֔וֹי ל֖וֹ הִגְדַּ֣לְתָּ הַשִּׂמְחָ֑ה שָׂמְח֤וּ לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ כְּשִׂמְחַ֣ת בַּקָּצִ֔יר כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָגִ֖ילוּ בְּחַלְּקָ֥ם שָׁלָֽל׃

  1. הִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.ta“you will multiply”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָבָה · “to multiply” · Strong's H7235A
  2. הַגּ֔וֹיha.Goy“the nation”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  3. ל֖וֹlo“to it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  4. הִגְדַּ֣לְתָּhig.Dal.ta“you will magnify”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from גָּדַל · “to magnify” · Strong's H1431
  5. הַשִּׂמְחָ֑הha.sim.Chah“the rejoicing”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׂמְחָה · “joy” · Strong's H8057
  6. שָׂמְח֤וּsa.me.Chu“they will rejoice”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׂמַח · “to rejoice” · Strong's H8055
  7. לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.kha“<to> before you”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  8. כְּשִׂמְחַ֣תke.sim.Chat“like [the] rejoicing”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from שִׂמְחָה · “joy” · Strong's H8057
  9. בַּקָּצִ֔ירba.ka.Tzir“at the harvest”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from קָצִיר · “harvest” · Strong's H7105A
  10. כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  11. יָגִ֖ילוּya.Gi.lu“people are glad”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from גִּיל · “to rejoice” · Strong's H1523
  12. בְּחַלְּקָ֥םbe.cha.le.Kam“when divide they”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָלַק · “to divide” · Strong's H2505A
  13. שָׁלָֽל׃sha.Lal“plunder”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׁלָל · “spoil” · Strong's H7998
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)