King James Version

Isaiah 11:5

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

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וְהָ֥יָהvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.צֶ֖דֶקtsedeqrightצֶדֶקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “right”, the ordinary formH6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity[idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).אֵז֣וֹרezorgirdleאֵזוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “girdle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH232something girt; a belt, also a bandgirdle.מָתְנָ֑יוmatenayvloinsמֹתֶןnoun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “loins”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4975properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins[phrase] greyhound, loins, side.וְהָאֱמוּנָ֖הvehaemunahand the faithאֱמוּנָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the faith”, the ordinary formH530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelityfaith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.אֵז֥וֹרezorgirdleאֵזוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “girdle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH232something girt; a belt, also a bandgirdle.חֲלָצָֽיוchalatsayvloinsחָלָץnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “loins”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2504the loins (as the seat of vigor)loins, reins.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.

Young’s Literal Translation

And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness — the girdle of his reins.

World English Bible

Righteousness will be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his waist.

Darby Translation

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.

Douay-Rheims

And justice shall be the girdle of his loins: and faith the girdle of his reins.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall have his loins girt with righteousness, and his sides clothed with truth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται δικαιοσύνῃ ἐζωσμένος τὴν ὀσφὺν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀληθείᾳ εἱλημένος τὰς πλευράς.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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