Isaiah 61:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. | Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your plowmen and vinedressers. | And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vine-dressers. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they will stand | וְעָמְד֣וּ | ve-'a-me-DU | H5975G | to stand: standעָמַד (a.mad) : stand/stop/establish 1) to stand, remain, endure, take one's stand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stand, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, stand forth, take a stand, present oneself, attend upon, be or become servant of 1a2) to stand still, stop (moving or doing), cease 1a3) to tarry, delay, remain, continue, abide, endure, persist, be steadfast 1a4) to make a stand, hold one's ground 1a5) to stand upright, remain standing, stand up, rise, be erect, be upright 1a6) to arise, appear, come on the scene, stand forth, appear, rise up or against … |
| strangers | זָרִ֔ים | za-RIM | H2114A | be a strangerזוּר (zur) 1) to be strange, be a stranger 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to become estranged 1a2) strange, another, stranger, foreigner, an enemy (participle) 1a3) strange woman, prostitute, harlot (meton) 1b) (Niphal) to be estranged 1c) (Hophal) to be a stranger, be one alienated |
| and they will shepherd | וְרָע֖וּ | ve-ra-'U | H7462B | to pastureרָעָה (ra.ah) 1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to tend, pasture 1a1a) to shepherd 1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig) 1a1c) of people as flock (fig) 1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst) 1a2) to feed, graze 1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal) 1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig) 1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess Also means: ro.i (רֹעִי "to shepherd" H7473) |
| flock[s] your | צֹאנְכֶ֑ם | tzon-KHEM | H6629G | flockצֹאן (tson) 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor) |
| and sons of | וּבְנֵ֣י | u-ve-NEI | H1121I | No entry |
| foreignness | נֵכָ֔ר | ne-KHAR | H5236 | foreignנֵכָר (ne.khar) 1) foreign, alien, foreignness, that which is foreign 1a) foreignness, foreign gods 1b) alien, foreigner 1c) foreign (vanities) |
| [will be] farmers your | אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם | 'i-ka-rei-KHEM | H0406 | farmerאִכָּר (ik.kar) 1) plowman, husbandman, farmer 1a) working the land, yet not owning any of it |
| and vinedressers your | וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃ | ve-kho-re-mei-KHEM | H3755 | to tend vineyardsכָּרַם (ko.rem) 1) to tend vines or vineyards, to dress vines or vineyards 1a) (Qal) vinedressers (participle) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.