Isaiah 28:13 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וְהָיָ֨הh1961
1לָהֶ֜םh1992
2But the wordדְּבַרh1697
3of the LORDיְהוָ֗הh3068
7preceptלָצָו֙h6673
7preceptלָצָו֙h6673
7preceptלָצָו֙h6673
7preceptלָצָו֙h6673
11lineלָקָ֔וh6957
11lineלָקָ֔וh6957
11lineלָקָ֔וh6957
11lineלָקָ֔וh6957
14and there a littleזְעֵ֣ירh2191
13שָׁ֖םh8033
14and there a littleזְעֵ֣ירh2191
15שָׁ֑םh8033
16לְמַ֨עַןh4616
17יֵלְכ֜וּh1980
18and fallוְכָשְׁל֤וּh3782
19backwardאָחוֹר֙h268
20and be brokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּh7665
21and snaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּh3369
22and takenוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃h3920

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Therefore shall the word of Jehovah be unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For this cause the word of the Lord will be to them rule after rule, line after line, here a little, there a little; so that they may go on their way, and falling back may be broken, and taken in the net.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the word of Jehovah was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little: that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore shall the word of Yahweh be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And to whom a word of Jehovah hath been, Rule on rule, rule on rule, line on line, line on line, A little here, a little there, So that they go and have stumbled backward, And been broken, and snared, and captured.