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Isaiah 1:12

When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts?

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כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…תָבֹ֔אוּtavovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…לֵרָא֖וֹתleraotto seeרָאָהpreposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct — “to see”, the to-form of the verbH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…פָּנָ֑יpanaya- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…מִיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.בִקֵּ֥שׁviqeshbeseechבָּקַשׁverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “beseech”, a completed actionH1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive afterask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).זֹ֛אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.מִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmiyedkhemfrom handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “from hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […רְמֹ֥סremostreadרָמַסverb, qal, infinitive construct — “tread”, the to-form of the verbH7429to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively)oppressor, stamp upon, trample (under feet), tread (down, upon).חֲצֵרָֽיchatseraycourtחָצֵרnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “court”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample My courts?

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American Standard Version (1901)

When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample my courts?

Young’s Literal Translation

When ye come in to appear before Me, Who hath required this of your hand, To trample My courts?

World English Bible

When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts?

Darby Translation

When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this from your hand — to tread my courts?

Douay-Rheims

When you came to appear before me, who required these things at your hands, that you should walk in my courts?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand, to trample My courts?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

neither shall ye come with these to appear before me; for who has required these things at your hands? Ye shall no more tread my court.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

οὐδʼ ἂν ἔρχησθε ὀφθῆναί μοι· τίς γὰρ ἐξεζήτησε ταῦτα ἐκ τῶν χειρῶν ὑμῶν; πατεῖν τὴν αὐλήν μου οὐ προσθήσεθε.