Isaiah 31:8 Hebrew Word Analysis

0fallוְנָפַ֤לh5307
1Then shall the Assyrianאַשּׁוּר֙h804
12and the swordחֶ֔רֶבh2719
3לֹאh3808
4not of a mighty manאִ֔ישׁh376
12and the swordחֶ֔רֶבh2719
6לֹֽאh3808
7not of a mean manאָדָ֖םh120
8shall devourתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּh398
9him but he shall fleeוְנָ֥סh5127
10לוֹ֙h0
11fromמִפְּנֵיh6440
12and the swordחֶ֔רֶבh2719
13and his young menוּבַחוּרָ֖יוh970
14shall be discomfitedלָמַ֥סh4522
15יִהְיֽוּ׃h1961

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to taskwork.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then the Assyrian will come down by the sword, but not of man; the sword, not of men, will be the cause of his destruction: and he will go in flight from the sword, and his young men will be put to forced work.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And Asshur shall fall by the sword, not of a great man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become tributary;

World English Bible (WEB)

The Assyrian shall fall by the sword, not of man; and the sword, not of men, shall devour him; and he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall become subject to forced labor.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And fallen hath Asshur by sword, not of the high, Yea, a sword -- not of the low, doth consume him, And he hath fled for himself from the face of a sword, And his young men become tributary.