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Forכִּיfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיswordsחֲרָבוֹתthey have fled,נָדָדוּfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיthe drawnנְטוּשָׁהsword,חֶרֶבand from beforeוּמִפְּנֵיthe bentדְּרוּכָהbow,קֶשֶׁתand from beforeוּמִפְּנֵיthe weightכֹּבֶדof battle.מִלְחָמָה
Isaiah 21:15
Study it in the app“For from before swords they have fled, from before the drawn sword, and from before the bent bow, and from before the weight of battle.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 21:15, word by word
- from beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- swordsחֲרָבוֹתcharavot
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charavot” appears- they have fledנָדָדוּnadadu
flee
To go far away, or flap wings.
Where else “nadadu” appears- the drawnנְטוּשָׁהnetusha
spread out
For an army to spread out over a place, occupying it.
Where else “netusha” appears- the bentדְּרוּכָהderucha
bend a bow
To bend a bow by bracing it with the foot, to string it and shoot.
Where else “derucha” appears- bowקֶשֶׁתkeshet
bow
A curved wooden weapon with a string, which shoots arrows.
Where else “keshet” appears- the weightכֹּבֶדkoved
weight, heaviness
Weight, a heavy load; also greatness or vehemence.
Where else “koved” appears- of battleמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
The context
14To meet the thirsty bring water, inhabitants of the land of Tema; with his bread meet the wanderer.
15 · This verse (above)
16For thus Adonai said to me: “Within a year, like the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end;