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Isaiah 19:15

In Isaiah 19 of Isaiah.

Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.

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וְלֹֽאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִהְיֶ֥הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to 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.לְמִצְרַ֖יִםlemitsrayimto Egyptמִצְרַיִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Egypt”H4714Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower EgyptEgypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.מַֽעֲשֶׂ֑הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “business”, the ordinary formH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.אֲשֶׁ֧רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יַעֲשֶׂ֛הyaasehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…רֹ֥אשׁroshheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “head”, the ordinary formH7218the 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.וְזָנָ֖בvezanavand tailזָנָבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and tail”, the ordinary formH2180the tail (literally or figuratively)tail.כִּפָּ֥הkipahbranchכִּפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “branch”, the ordinary formH3712a leaf of a palmtreebranch.וְאַגְמֽוֹןveagmonand bulrushאַגְמוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and bulrush”, the ordinary formH100a bulrush (as growing there); collectively a rope of bulrushesbulrush, caldron, hook, rush.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

Young’s Literal Translation

And there is no work to Egypt, That head or tail, branch or reed, may do.

World English Bible

Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which head or tail, palm branch or rush, may do.

Darby Translation

Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

Douay-Rheims

And there shall be no work for Egypt, to make head or tail, him that bendeth down, or that holdeth back.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And there shall be no work to the Egyptians, which shall make head or tail, or beginning or end.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ οὐκ ἔσται τοῖς Αἰγυπτίοις ἔργον ὃ ποιήσει κεφαλὴν καὶ οὐρὰν, καὶ ἀρχὴν καὶ τέλος.

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