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Isaiah 31:3 — King James Version← Study notes

Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the Lord shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.


Isaiah 31:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 31:318 words
HebrewMeaning
וּ/מִצְרַ֤יִםwmiṣərayim
EgyptconjH4714
Egyptians · Mizraim
אָדָם֙ʾādām
man (meannounH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
וְֽ/לֹאwəlōʾ
ereconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
אֵ֔לʾēl
GodnounH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
וְ/סוּסֵי/הֶ֥םwəswsēyhem
craneconjH5483
horse (-back · -hoof). Compare
בָּשָׂ֖רbāśār
bodynounH1320
(fat · lean) flesh · kin · kind ···
וְ/לֹאwəlōʾ
ereconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
ר֑וּחַrwḥa
airnounH7307
anger · blast · breath · cool ···
וַֽ/יהוָ֞הwayhwāh
LORDconjH3068
the Lord. Compare
יַטֶּ֣הyaṭeh
applyverbH5186
afternoon · bow (down · -ing) · carry aside ···
יָד֗/וֹyādwō
handnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
וְ/כָשַׁ֤לwəkāšal
bereaveconjH3782
cast down · be decayed · fail · (cause ···
עוֹזֵר֙ʿwōzēr
helpverbH5826
succour
וְ/נָפַ֣לwənāpal
be acceptedconjH5307
cast (down · self · out) · cease ···
עָזֻ֔רʿāzur
helpverbH5826
succour
וְ/יַחְדָּ֖וwəyaḥədāw
alikeconjH3162
at all · both · likewise · only ···
כֻּלָּ֥/םkulām
all (mannernounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
יִכְלָיֽוּ/ןyikəlāywn
accomplishverbH3615
cease · consume · determine · destroy ···
Words 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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