Isaiah 13:12
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir. | I will make man scarcer than pure gold, and mankind rarer than the gold of Ophir. | I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will make precious | אוֹקִ֥יר | 'o-KIR | H3365 | be preciousיָקַר (ya.qar) 1) to esteem, be prized, be valuable, be precious, be costly, be appraised 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be precious, be highly valued, be esteemed, be costly 1a2) to be appraised 1b) (Hiphil) to make something precious |
| humankind | אֱנ֖וֹשׁ | 'e-NO-osh | H0582 | humanאֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind 1a) of an individual 1b) men (collective) 1c) man, mankind Aramaic equivalent: e.nash (אֱנָשׁ "man" H0606) |
| more than pure gold | מִפָּ֑ז | mi-PAZ | H6337 | pure goldפַּז (paz) refined or pure gold |
| and humankind | וְאָדָ֖ם | ve-'a-DAM | H0120G | manאָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley |
| more than [the] gold of | מִכֶּ֥תֶם | mi-KE-tem | H3800 | goldכֶּ֫תֶם (ke.tem) gold, pure gold |
| Ophir | אוֹפִֽיר׃ | 'o-FIR | H0211H | Ophirאוֹפִיר (o.phir) § Ophir = "reducing to ashes" a land or city in southern Arabia in Solomon's trade route where gold evidently was traded for goods |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.