Isaiah 46:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship. | They pour out their bags of gold and weigh out silver on scales; they hire a goldsmith to fashion it into a god, so they can bow down and worship. | Such as lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, they hire a goldsmith, and he maketh it a god; they fall down, yea, they worship. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| those [who] pour out | הַזָּלִ֤ים | ha-za-LIM | H2107 | to lavish/despiseזוּל (zul) 1) (Qal) to pour out, lavish 2) (Hiphil) despise |
| gold | זָהָב֙ | za-HAV | H2091 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| from a bag | מִכִּ֔יס | mi-KIS | H3599 | purseכִּיס (kis) 1) bag, purse 1a) for weights, money |
| and silver | וְכֶ֖סֶף | ve-KHE-sef | H3701G | silver: moneyכֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents |
| on the scale[s] | בַּקָּנֶ֣ה | ba-ka-NEH | H7070K | branchקָנֶה (qa.neh) : branch 1) reed, stalk, bone, balances 1a) stalk 1b) water-plant, reed 1c) calamus (aromatic reed) 1d) derived meanings 1d1) measuring-rod 1d2) reed (as unit of measure-6 cubits) 1d3) beam (of scales-for scales themselves) 1d4) shaft (of lampstand) 1d5) branches (of lampstand) 1d6) shoulder-joint |
| they weigh out | יִשְׁקֹ֑לוּ | yish-KO-lu | H8254 | to weighשָׁקַל (sha.qal) 1) to weigh, weigh out, pay out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to weigh 1a2) to weigh out (a price) 1a3) of grief (fig) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be weighed 1b2) to be weighed out Aramaic equivalent: te.qal (תְּקַל "to weigh" H8625A) |
| they hire | יִשְׂכְּר֤וּ | yis-ke-RU | H7936B | to hireסָכַר (sa.khar) 1) to hire 1a) (Qal) to hire |
| a metalsmith | צוֹרֵף֙ | tzo-REF | H6884 | to refineצָרַף (tsa.raph) 1) to smelt, refine, test 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to smelt, refine 1a2) to test 1a3) to test (and prove true) 1a4) smelter, refiner, goldsmith (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be refined 1c) (Piel) to be a refiner 1c1) refiner (participle) |
| and he makes it | וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ | ve-ya-'a-SE-hu | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| a god | אֵ֔ל | 'El | H0410K | godאֵל (el) : god 1) god, god-like one, mighty one 1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes 1b) angels 1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations) 1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah 2) mighty things in nature 3) strength, power Also means: ": power" (el אֵל H0410L) |
| they prostrate themselves | יִסְגְּד֖וּ | yis-ge-DU | H5456 | to prostrateסָגַד (sa.gad) (Qal) to prostrate oneself (in worship) Aramaic equivalent: se.gid (סְגִ֑ד "to do homage" H5457) |
| also | אַף־ | 'af- | H0637 | alsoאַף (aph) conj (denoting addition, esp of something greater) 1) also, yea, though, so much the more adv 2) furthermore, indeed Aramaic equivalent: aph (אַף "also" H0638) |
| they bow down | יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃ | YISH-ta-cha-VU | H7812 | to bowשָׁחָה (sha.chah) 1) to bow down 1a) (Qal) to bow down 1b)(Hiphil) to depress (fig) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to bow down, prostrate oneself 1c1a) before superior in homage 1c1b) before God in worship 1c1c) before false gods 1c1d) before angel |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.