And heוְהוּאhas castהִפִּילthe lotגּוֹרָלfor them,לָהֶןand his handוְיָדוֹhas divided itחִלְּקַתָּהfor themלָהֶםwith the line;בַּקָּוforeverעַד עוֹלָםthey will possess it;יִירָשׁוּהָfrom generationלְדוֹרto generationוָדוֹרthey will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּin it.בָהּ
Isaiah 34:17
Study it in the app“And he has cast the lot for them, and his hand has divided it for them with the line; forever they will possess it; from generation to generation they will dwell in it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 34:17, word by word
- has castהִפִּילhipil
cast lots
To make fall; throw lots.
Where else “hipil” appears- the lotגּוֹרָלgoral
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appears- and his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- has divided itחִלְּקַתָּchilkata
divide
To give each one their part.
Where else “chilkata” appears- with the lineקָּוkav
measuring line
A stretched cord used to measure and mark out exactly.
Where else “kav” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- they will possess itיִירָשׁוּyirashu
possess
To occupy a land and make it one's own.
Where else “yirashu” appears- from generationדוֹרdor
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dor” appears- they will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּyishknu
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “yishknu” appears
The context
16Seek from the book of YHWH and read: not one of these is missing; none lacks its mate; for my mouth, it has commanded, and his spirit, he has gathered them.
17 · This verse (above)