Isaiah 38:21
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs, and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover. | Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.” | Now Isaiah had said, Let them take a cake of figs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and he said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | vai-YO-mer | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| Isaiah | יְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּ | ye-sha'-YA-hu | H3470A | Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּ (ye.sha.yah) A prophet living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.19.2; son of: Amoz (H0531); father of: Shear-jashub (H7610), Maher-shalal-hash-baz (H4122) Also named: Hēsaias (Ἡσαΐας "Isaiah" G2268) § Isaiah or Jesaiah or Jeshaiah = "Jehovah has saved" 1) the major prophet, son of Amoz, who prophesied concerning Judah and Jerusalem during the days of kings Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah of Judah; author of the prophetic book by his name; tradition has it that he was sawn asunder in the trunk of a carob tree by king Manasseh and that this is the incident referred to in Heb 11:37 … |
| let them take | יִשְׂא֖וּ | yis-'U | H5375G | to exaltמִתְנַשֵּׂא (mit.nas.se) (Hithpael) one who exalts himself A grammatical form of na.sa (נָשָׂא ": raise" H5375) |
| a cake of | דְּבֶ֣לֶת | de-VE-let | H1690 | fig cakeדְּבֵלָה (de.ve.lah) fig cake, lump of pressed figs |
| figs | תְּאֵנִ֑ים | te-'e-NIM | H8384 | figתְּאֵנָה (te.e.nah) fig, fig tree |
| and let them rub [it] | וְיִמְרְח֥וּ | ve-yim-re-CHU | H4799 | to rubמָרַח (ma.rach) (Qal) to rub |
| on | עַֽל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| the boil | הַשְּׁחִ֖ין | ha-she-CHIN | H7822 | boilשְׁחִין (she.chin) 1) boil, inflamed spot, inflammation, eruption 1a) of man, leprosy, of man and beast |
| so he may live | וְיֶֽחִי׃ | ve-YE-chi | H2421 | to liveחֲיָא (cha.ya) 1) to live 1a) (P'al) to live 1b) (Aphel) to let live, keep alive |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.