Isaiah 48:21
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. | They did not thirst when He led them through the deserts; He made water flow for them from the rock; He split the rock, and water gushed out. | And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and not | וְלֹ֣א | ve-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) |
| they were thirsty | צָמְא֗וּ | tza-me-'U | H6770 | to thirstצָמֵא (tsa.me) (Qal) to be thirsty |
| [when] in [the] waste places | בָּחֳרָבוֹת֙ | bo-cho-ra-VOT | H2723 | desolationחׇרְבָּה (chor.bah) a place laid waste, ruin, waste, desolation |
| he led them | הֽוֹלִיכָ֔ם | ho-li-KHAM | H1980J | to go: wentהָלַךְ (ha.lakh) : went/go[away] 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk |
| water | מַ֥יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| from a rock | מִצּ֖וּר | mi-TZUR | H6697H | mountainטוּר (tur) mountain Aramaic of tsur (צוּר "rock" H6697H) |
| he caused to flow | הִזִּ֣יל | hi-ZIL | H5140 | to flowנָזַל (na.zal) 1) to flow, distil, flow forth or down, trickle, drop 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flow 1a1a) streams, floods (participle) 1a2) to distil 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to flow |
| and he split open | וַיִּ֨בְקַע־ | vai-YIV-ka'- | H1234 | to break up/openבָּקַע (ba.qa) 1) to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cleave, cleave open 1a2) to break through, break into 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleft, be rent open, be split open 1b2) to be broken into 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open 1c2) to break through, break down 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be ripped open, be torn open 1d2) to be rent 1d3) to be broken into 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to break into 1e2) to break through 1f) (Hophal) to be broken into 1g) (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder |
| a rock | צ֔וּר | Tzur | H6697H | mountainטוּר (tur) mountain Aramaic of tsur (צוּר "rock" H6697H) |
| and they flowed out | וַיָּזֻ֖בוּ | vai-ya-ZU-vu | H2100G | to flow: flowingזוּב (zuv) : flowing 1) to flow, gush, issue, discharge 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to flow, gush 1a2) to die, pine away (fig.) 1a3) to flow (of issue from woman), have an issue, flux 1a4) flowing (participle) |
| waters | מָֽיִם׃ | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.