King James Version

Isaiah 15:8

For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…הִקִּ֥יפָהhiqifahcompassנָקַףverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “compass”, a completed actionH5362to strike with more or less violence (beat, fell, corrode); by implication (of attack) to knock together, i.e. surround or circulatecompass (about, -ing), cut down, destroy, go round (about), inclose, round.הַזְּעָקָ֖הhazaqahthe cryזַעַקdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cry”, the ordinary formH2201a shriek or outcrycry(-ing).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).גְּב֣וּלgevulborderגְּבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1366properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosedborder, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.מוֹאָ֑בmoavMoabמוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Moab”H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendantsMoab.עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.אֶגְלַ֨יִם֙eglayimEglaimאֶגְלַיִםnoun, proper name — “Eglaim”H97Eglajim, a place in MoabEglaim.יִלְלָתָ֔הּyillataha howlingיְלָלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “a howling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3215{a howl}a howling.וּבְאֵ֥רuveerand Beer-elimבְּאֵר אֵלִיםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Beer-elim”H879Beer-Elim, a place in the DesertBeer-elim.אֵילִ֖יםeylimBeer-elimבְּאֵר אֵלִיםnoun, proper name — “Beer-elim”H879Beer-Elim, a place in the DesertBeer-elim.יִלְלָתָֽהּyillataha howlingיְלָלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “a howling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3215{a howl}a howling.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the wailing thereof unto Eglaim, and the wailing thereof unto Beer-elim.

Young’s Literal Translation

For gone round hath the cry the border of Moab, Unto Eglaim [is] its howling, And to Beer-Elim [is] its howling.

World English Bible

For the cry has gone around the borders of Moab, its wailing to Eglaim, and its wailing to Beer Elim.

Darby Translation

For the cry goeth round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.

Douay-Rheims

For the cry is gone round about the border of Moab: the howling thereof unto Gallim, and unto the well of Elim the cry thereof.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beer-elim.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For the cry has reached the border of the region of Moab, even of Agalim; and her howling has gone as far as the well of Ælim.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Συνῆψε γὰρ ἡ βοὴ τὸ ὅριον τῆς Μωαβίτιδος τῆς Ἀγαλεὶμ, καὶ ὀλολυγμὸς αὐτῆς ἕως τοῦ φρέατος τοῦ Αἰλείμ.