“Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.”
Isaiah 28:16 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Isaiah 28:1618 words
HebrewMeaning
לָ/כֵ֗ןlākēn
thereforepronH3651
after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···
כֹּ֤הkōh
thusadvH3541
here · + hitherto · like · on the other side ···
אָמַר֙ʾāmar
he saysverbH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֲדֹנָ֣/יʾădōnāy
the LordnounH136
יְהוִ֔הyəhwih
YahwehnounH3069
הִנְ/נִ֛יhinəniy
here IparticleH2005
if · lo · though
יִסַּ֥דyisad
he has laidverbH3245
take counsel · establish · (lay the · lay for a) found ···
בְּ/צִיּ֖וֹןbəṣiywōn
in ZionpronH6726
אָ֑בֶןʾāben
a stonenounH68
carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···
אֶ֣בֶןʾeben
a stone ofnounH68
carbuncle · mason · plummet · hail- ···
בֹּ֜חַןbōḥan
testingnounH976
פִּנַּ֤תpinat
a corner ofnounH6438
chief · corner · stay · tower
יִקְרַת֙yiqərat
preciousness ofnounH3368
clear · costly · excellent · fat ···
מוּסָ֣דmwsād
a foundationnounH4143
מוּסָּ֔דmwsād
foundedverbH3245
take counsel · establish · (lay the · lay for a) found ···
הַֽ/מַּאֲמִ֖יןhamaʾămiyn
the one who trustsparticleH539
assurance · believe · bring up · establish ···
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יָחִֽישׁyāḥiyš
he will make hasteverbH2363
ready
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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