Isaiah 8:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son; | “Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced in Rezin and the son of Remaliah, | Forasmuch as this people have refused the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| because | יַ֗עַן | YA-'an | H3282 | becauseיַעַן (ya.an) conj 1) because, therefore, because that, on account of prep 2) because of, on account of 3) why (with interrogative pron) |
| for | כִּ֤י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| it has rejected | מָאַס֙ | ma-'AS | H3988A | to rejectמָאַס (ma.as) 1) to reject, despise, refuse 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to reject, refuse 1a2) to despise 1b) (Niphal) to be rejected |
| the people | הָעָ֣ם | ha-'AM | H5971A | peopleעַם (am) : people/nation 1) nation, people 1a) people, nation 1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men |
| the this | הַזֶּ֔ה | ha-ZEH | H2088 | thatדִּי (di) part of relation 1) who, which, that mark of genitive 2) that of, which belongs to, that conj 3) that, because |
| [the] waters of | מֵ֣י | mei | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| the Shiloah | הַשִּׁלֹ֔חַ | ha-shi-LO-ach | H7975B | Shiloahשִׁלֹחַ (shi.lo.ach) Shiloah or Siloah = "sent" a fountain just southeast of Jerusalem Another name of she.lach (שֶׁ֫לַח "Shelah" H7975A) |
| which go | הַהֹלְכִ֖ים | ha-ho-le-KHIM | H1980I | to goהוּךְ (hukh) (P'al) to go, come, walk, be brought Aramaic of ha.lakh (הָלַךְ ": walk" H1980) |
| to gentleness | לְאַ֑ט | le-'AT | H0328B | softlyאַט (at) 1) gentleness, softness 1a) gently 1b) flowing 1c) softly |
| and rejoicing | וּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂ | u-me-SOS | H4885 | rejoicingמָשׂוֹשׂ (ma.s.vo.s) exultation, joy, rejoicing |
| Rezin | רְצִ֖ין | re-TZIN | H7526G | Rezinרְצִין (re.tsin) A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.37 § Rezin = "firm" 1) king of Damascus during the reigns of kings Jotham and Ahaz of Judah 2) the progenitor of a family of temple slaves who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel |
| and [the] son of | וּבֶן־ | u-ven- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Remaliah | רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃ | re-mal-YA-hu | H7425 | Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֜הוּ (re.mal.ya.hu) A man of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.15.25; father of: Pekah (H6492) § Remaliah = "protected by Jehovah" father of king Pekah of the northern kingdom of Israel |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.