Isaiah 20:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. | so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame. | so shall the king of Assyria lead away the captives of Egypt, and the exiles of Ethiopia, young and old, naked and barefoot, and with buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so | כֵּ֣ן | ken | H3651C | rightכֵּן (ken) adv adj 1) right, just, honest, true, veritable 1a) right, just, honest 1b) correct 1c) true, veritable |
| he will lead away | יִנְהַ֣ג | yin-HAG | H5090A | to leadנָהַג (na.hag) 1) to drive, lead, guide, conduct 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drive, lead on, drive away, drive off 1a2) to behave itself (fig.) (of heart) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to drive away, lead off 1b2) to lead on, guide, guide on 1b3) to cause to drive |
| [the] king of | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | ME-lekh- | H4428G | kingמֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) 1) king Aramaic equivalent: me.lekh (מֶ֫לֶךְ "king" H4430) |
| Assyria | אַ֠שּׁוּר | 'A-shur | H0804G | Assyriaאַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) § Asshur or Assyria = "a step" the nation, Assyria the land, Assyria or Asshur |
| [the] captive[s] of | שְׁבִ֨י | she-VI | H7628A | captivityשְׁבִי (she.vi) 1) captivity, captives 1a) (state of) captivity 1b) (act of) capture 1c) captives |
| Egypt | מִצְרַ֜יִם | mitz-RA-yim | H4714G | Egyptמָצוֹר (ma.tsor) "Matsor", a name for Egypt Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G) This name means siege, entrenchment |
| [the] exile[s] of | גָּל֥וּת | ga-LUT | H1546 | captivityגָּלוּת (ga.lut) 1) exile, exiles 2) (TWOT) captivity Aramaic equivalent: ga.lut (גָּלוּ "captivity" H1547) |
| Cush | כּ֛וּשׁ | kush | H3568A | Cushכּוּשׁ (kush) § Cush = "black" the land occupied by the descendants of Cush located around the southern parts of the Nile (Ethiopia) |
| young men | נְעָרִ֥ים | ne-'a-RIM | H5288 | youthנַ֫עַר (na.ar) 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer 1a) boy, lad, youth 1b) servant, retainer |
| and old [men] | וּזְקֵנִ֖ים | u-ze-ke-NIM | H2205H | old: elderזָקֵן (za.qen) : elder/leader 1) old 1a) old (of humans) 1b) elder (of those having authority) |
| naked | עָר֣וֹם | a-ROM | H6174 | nakedעָרוֹם (a.rom) naked, bare |
| and barefoot | וְיָחֵ֑ף | ve-ya-CHEF | H3182 | barefootיָחֵף (ya.cheph) 1) barefoot 1a) bareness, being unshod (subst) |
| and [ones] uncovered of | וַחֲשׂוּפַ֥י | va-cha-su-FAI | H2834 | to stripחָשַׂף (cha.saph) 1) to strip, strip off, lay bare, make bare, draw out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to strip off 1a2) to strip, lay bare 1a3) to draw (water), skim, take from the surface |
| buttock | שֵׁ֖ת | shet | H8357 | buttockשֵׁת (she.tah) seat (of body), buttocks |
| [the] nakedness of | עֶרְוַ֥ת | 'er-VAT | H6172 | nakednessעֶרְוָה (er.vah) 1) nakedness, nudity, shame, pudenda 1a) pudenda (implying shameful exposure) 1b) nakedness of a thing, indecency, improper behaviour 1c) exposed, undefended (fig.) Aramaic equivalent: ar.vah (עַרְוָה "dishonor" H6173) |
| Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | mitz-RA-yim | H4714G | Egyptמָצוֹר (ma.tsor) "Matsor", a name for Egypt Another spelling of mits.ra.yim (מִצְרַ֫יִם "Egypt" H4714G) This name means siege, entrenchment |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.