Isaiah 28:27

“For black cumin is not threshed with a threshing sledge, nor is a wheel of a cart rolled over cumin; but black cumin is beaten out with a stick, and cumin with a rod.”

Isaiah 28:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 28:27, word by word

black cuminקֶצַחketsach

black cumin

Black cumin: a small dark seed used as a spice.

Where else “ketsach” appears
threshedיוּדַשׁyudash

thresh, trample

Thresh: tread the grain to separate it from the straw; also to trample.

Where else “yudash” appears
with a threshing sledgeחָרוּץcharuts

threshing sledge

A spiked board to separate grain.

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nor is a wheelאוֹפַןofan

wheel

Wheel.

Where else “ofan” appears
of a cartעֲגָלָהagala

cart, wagon

Cart, wagon drawn by oxen.

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rolledיוּסָּבyusav

turn

To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.

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over cuminכַּמֹּןkamon

cumin

Cumin: an aromatic seed used as a spice.

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is beaten outיֵחָבֶטyechavet

beat out

Beat out: strike the branches so the fruit falls; also to thresh.

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with a stickמַּטֶּהmate

staff

A straight stick used for support, as a weapon or as a sign of authority.

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with a rodשָּׁבֶטshavet

rod

A stick for guiding or correcting; the king's sign of power.

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The context

26And he instructs him in the proper way; his Elohim teaches him.

27 · This verse (above)

28Bread grain is crushed, but he does not keep threshing it forever; and though he drives the wheel of his cart and his horses, he does not crush it.

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