King James Version

Isaiah 2:15

And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall,

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וְעַ֖לvealand 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,…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).מִגְדָּ֣לmigdalcastleמִגְדָּלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “castle”, the ordinary formH4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowerscastle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.גָּבֹ֑הַgavohahaughtyגָּבֹהַּadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “haughty”, the ordinary formH1364elevated (or elated), powerful, arroganthaughty, height, high(-er), lofty, proud, [idiom] exceeding proudly.וְעַ֖לvealand 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,…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).חוֹמָ֥הchomahwallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wall”, the ordinary formH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.בְצוּרָֽהvetsurahgatherבָּצַרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “gather”, the ordinary formH1219to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)cut off, (de-) fenced, fortify, (grape) gather(-er), mighty things, restrain, strong, wall (up), withhold.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall,

Young’s Literal Translation

And for every high tower, And for every fenced wall,

World English Bible

for every lofty tower, for every fortified wall,

Darby Translation

and upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wall;

Douay-Rheims

And upon every high tower, and every fenced wall.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And upon every lofty tower, and upon every fortified wall;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and upon every high tower, and upon every high wall,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἐπὶ πάντα πύργον ὑψηλὸν, καὶ ἐπὶ πᾶν τεῖχος ὑψηλόν,