Isaiah 28:25
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place? | When he has leveled its surface, does he not sow caraway and scatter cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, and rye within its border. | When he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in the border thereof? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ not | הֲלוֹא֙ | ha-lO' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| if | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518A | ifאִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather |
| he has leveled | שִׁוָּ֣ה | shi-VAH | H7737A | be likeשָׁוָה (sha.vah) 1) to agree with, be or become like, level, resemble 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be like 1a2) equivalent (participle) 1a3) to set, place 1a4) setting (participle) 1b) (Piel) to level, smooth, still 1c) (Hiphil) to make like 1d) (Nithpael) to be alike Aramaic equivalent: she.vah (שְׁוָה "be like" H7739A) |
| surface its | פָנֶ֔יהָ | fa-NEI-ha | H6440J | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| and does he scatter | וְהֵפִ֥יץ | ve-he-FITZ | H6327A | to scatterפּוּץ (puts) 1) to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered 1a) (Qal) to be dispersed, be scattered 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be scattered 1b2) to be spread abroad 1c) (Hiphil) to scatter 1d) Hithpael) scatter |
| black cumin | קֶ֖צַח | KE-tzach | H7100 | dillקֶ֫צַח (qe.tsach) 1) black cummin 1a) a plant with small black acrid seeds used as a condiment |
| and cumin | וְכַמֹּ֣ן | ve-kha-MON | H3646 | cumminכַּמֹּן (kam.mon) 1) cummin, cumin 1a) a seed used as a condiment |
| does he sprinkle? | יִזְרֹ֑ק | yiz-ROK | H2236 | to scatterזָרַק (za.raq) 1) to scatter, sprinkle, toss, throw, scatter abundantly, strew 1a) (Qal) to scatter, sprinkle, toss 1b) (Pual) to be sprinkled |
| and does he put? | וְשָׂ֨ם | ve-SAM | H7760H | No entry |
| wheat | חִטָּ֤ה | chi-TAH | H2406 | wheatחִטָּה (chit.tah) 1) wheat 1a) wheat (plant) 1b) wheat flour Aramaic equivalent: chin.tah (חִנְטָה "wheat" H2591) |
| a row | שׂוֹרָה֙ | so-RAH | H7795 | rowשׂוֹרָה (s.vo.rah) 1) row 1a) meaning uncertain |
| and barley | וּשְׂעֹרָ֣ה | u-se-'o-RAH | H8184 | barleyשְׂעֹרָה (se.o.rah) 1) barley 1a) barley (of the plant) 1b) barley (of the meal or grain) |
| an appointed [place] | נִסְמָ֔ן | nis-MAN | H5567 | to appointסָמַן (sa.man) 1) to mark off 1a) (Niphal) appointed, determined (participle) |
| and spelt | וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶת | ve-khu-SE-met | H3698 | ryeכֻּסֶּ֫מֶת (kus.se.met) spelt-a wheat-like crop planted and harvested in the fall or spring |
| territory its | גְּבֻלָתֽוֹ׃ | ge-vu-la-TO | H1367 | borderגְּבוּלָה (ge.vu.lah) border, boundary |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.