King James Version

Isaiah 15:2

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.

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עָלָ֨הalahascend upעָלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…הַבַּ֧יִתhabayitthe Bajithבַּיִתdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Bajith”, the ordinary formH1006Bajith, a place in PalestineBajith.וְדִיבֹ֛ןvedivonand Dibon. added, Dibon-gadדִּיבוֹןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Dibon. added, Dibon-gad”H1769Dibon, the name of three places in PalestineDibon. (Also, with H1410 (גָּד) added, Dibon-gad.)הַבָּמ֖וֹתhabamotthe heightבָּמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the height”, the ordinary formH1116an elevationheight, high place, wave.לְבֶ֑כִיlevekhito weepingבְּכִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to weeping”, the ordinary formH1065a weeping; by analogy, a drippingoverflowing, [idiom] sore, (continual) weeping, wept.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…נְב֞וֹnevvoNeboנְבוֹnoun, proper name — “Nebo”H5015Nebo, the name of a Babylonian deity, also of a mountain in Moab, and of a place in PalestineNebo.וְעַ֤לvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מֵֽידְבָא֙meydvaMedebaמֵידְבָאnoun, proper name — “Medeba”H4311Medeba, a place in PalestineMedeba.מוֹאָ֣בmoavMoabמוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Moab”H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendantsMoab.יְיֵלִ֔ילyeyelilhowlיָלַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “howl”, an unfinished actionH3213to howl (with a wailing tone) or yell (with a boisterous one)(make to) howl, be howling.בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).רֹאשָׁ֣יוroshayvheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.קָרְחָ֔הqarechahbaldקׇרְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bald”, the ordinary formH7144baldnessbald(-ness), [idiom] utterly.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).זָקָ֖ןzaqanbeardזָקָןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “beard”, the ordinary formH2206the beard (as indicating age)beard.גְּרוּעָֽהgeruahabateגָּרַעverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “abate”, a verb used as a describing wordH1639to scrape off; by implication, to shave, remove, lessen, withholdabate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He is gone up to Baith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep; upon Nebo, and upon Medeba, Moab howleth; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is shaven.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They are gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep: Moab waileth over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath gone up to Bajith and Dibon, The high places — to weep, On Nebo and on Medeba Moab howleth, On all its heads [is] baldness, every beard cut off.

World English Bible

They have gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep. Moab wails over Nebo and over Medeba. Baldness is on all of their heads. Every beard is cut off.

Darby Translation

He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep; Moab howleth over Nebo, and over Medeba; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is cut off.

Douay-Rheims

The house is gone up, and Dibon to the high places to mourn over Nabo, and over Medaba, Moab hath howled: ton all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard shall be shaven.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He is gone up to Baith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep; upon Nebo, and upon Medeba, Moab howleth; on all their heads is baldness, every beard is shaven.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Grieve for yourselves; for even Debon, where your altar is, shall be destroyed: thither shall ye go up to weep, over Nabau of the land of Moab: howl ye: baldness shall be on every head, and all arms shall be wounded.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Λυπεῖσθε ἐφʼ ἑαυτοὺς, ἀπολεῖται γὰρ καὶ Δηβὼν, οὗ ὁ βωμὸς ὑμῶν· ἐκεῖ ἀναβήσεσθε κλαίειν, ἐπὶ Ναβαῦ τῆς Μωαβίτιδος· ὀλολύξατε, ἐπὶ πάσης κεφαλῆς φαλάκρωμα, πάντες βραχίονες κατατετμημένοι.