Isaiah 46:2

“They stoop, they bend together; they could not rescue the load, and they themselves have gone into captivity.”

Isaiah 46:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 46:2, word by word

They stoopקָרְסוּkarsu

stoop, crouch

To stoop, to bow down.

Where else “karsu” appears
they bendכָרְעוּcharu

crouch

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

Where else “charu” appears
togetherיַחְדָּוyachdav

together

Together, at the same time.

Where else “yachdav” appears
they could notיָכְלוּyachlu

be able

To have the strength, the permission or the opportunity to do something.

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rescueמַלֵּטmalet

rescue

To bring another out of danger and set him safe.

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the loadמַשָּׂאmasa

burden

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

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and they themselvesנַפְשָׁnafsha

person

Someone as a whole; "my soul" can simply mean me.

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have goneהָלָכָהhalacha

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “halacha” appears
into captivityשְּׁבִיshevi

captive, captivity

Captive, prisoner; captivity.

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The context

1Bel bends, Nebo stoops; their idols are for the animals and for the livestock; the things you carried are loaded, a load for the weary beast.

2 · This verse (above)

3“Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, you who have been loaded on me from the womb, who have been carried from the mother’s womb:

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