Isaiah 47:2
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. | Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. | Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| take | קְחִ֥י | ke-CHI | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| a hand-mill | רֵחַ֖יִם | re-CHA-yim | H7347 | millstoneרֵחֶה (re.cheh) 1) handmills 1a) a pair of millstones for grinding |
| and grind | וְטַ֣חֲנִי | ve-TA-cha-ni | H2912 | to grindטָחַן (ta.chan) (Qal) to grind, crush |
| flour | קָ֑מַח | KA-mach | H7058 | flourקֶ֫מַח (qe.mach) flour, meal, meal flour |
| uncover | גַּלִּ֨י | ga-LI | H1540I | Heglamהֶגְלָם (ga.lah) A man of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7; son of: Ehud (H0164); brother of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284); also called Heglam (KJV: "removed"; NIV: "deported") at 1Ch.8.7; Another name of ge.ra (גֵּרָא "Gera" H1617J) to reveal oneself |
| veil your | צַמָּתֵ֧ךְ | tza-ma-TEKH | H6777 | veilצַמָּה (tsam.mah) veil, woman's veil |
| strip off | חֶשְׂפִּי־ | ches-pi- | 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 |
| a skirt | שֹׁ֛בֶל | Shoel | H7640 | skirtשֹׁ֫בֶל (sho.vel) flowing skirt, train |
| uncover | גַּלִּי־ | ga-li- | H1540I | Heglamהֶגְלָם (ga.lah) A man of the tribe of Benjamin living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.7; son of: Ehud (H0164); brother of: Naaman (H5283J), Ahijah (H0281K), Uzza (H5798H) and Ahihud (H0284); also called Heglam (KJV: "removed"; NIV: "deported") at 1Ch.8.7; Another name of ge.ra (גֵּרָא "Gera" H1617J) to reveal oneself |
| a leg | שׁ֖וֹק | Shok | H7785 | legשׁוֹק (shoq) 1) leg, thigh 1a) of man; specifically the lower leg (calf) as opposed to the thigh 1b) of sacrificial animal; specifically the thigh, upper leg, hind leg, as the portion eaten Aramaic equivalent: shaq (שָׁק "leg" H8243) |
| pass through | עִבְרִ֥י | 'iv-RI | H5674A | to passעָבַר (a.var) 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish … |
| rivers | נְהָרֽוֹת׃ | ne-ha-ROT | H5104H | riverנְהַר (ne.har) river Aramaic of na.har (נָהָר "river" H5104H) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.