Isaiah 46:1

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Isaiah 46:1, word by word

Belבֵּלbel

Bel

Bel: the chief god of Babylon.

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bendsכָּרַעkara

crouch

To bend the body or knees toward the ground, in prayer or before someone.

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Neboנְבוֹnevo

Nebo

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stoopsקֹרֵסkores

stoop, crouch

To stoop, to bow down.

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their idolsעֲצַבֵּיatsabe

idol

Idol: an image made by human hands that is worshiped. The word comes from "shape", and it sounds like the word for "pain".

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areהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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for the animalsחַיָּהchaya

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

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and for the livestockבְּהֵמָהbehema

livestock

A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.

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the things you carriedנְשֻׂאֹתֵיnesuote

load, what is carried

What is carried, a load.

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are loadedעֲמוּסוֹתamusot

load

To lay a load on someone or on an animal.

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a loadמַשָּׂאmasa

burden

A load carried on the back; also, the act of carrying it.

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for the weary beastעֲיֵפָהayefa

weary, exhausted

Weary, exhausted, faint; also thirsty, dry.

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Translation note

Bel and Nebo were principal gods of Babylon.

The context