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Isaiah 2:20

In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

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בַּיּ֤וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַהוּא֙hahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.יַשְׁלִ֣יךְyashlikhethrowשָׁלַךְverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “throw”, an unfinished actionH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.הָאָדָ֔םhaadamthe personאָדָםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.אֵ֚תetobject 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).אֱלִילֵ֣יelileidolאֱלִילnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH457good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idolidol, no value, thing of nought.כַסְפּ֔וֹkhaspvomoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “money”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).וְאֵ֖תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).אֱלִילֵ֣יelileidolאֱלִילnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH457good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idolidol, no value, thing of nought.זְהָב֑וֹzehavvogoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “gold”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, 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,…עָֽשׂוּasvdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “do”, a completed 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…לוֹ֙lvotoלוֹ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֔תlehishtachaotto crouchשָׁחָהpreposition, verb, hithpael, infinitive construct — “to crouch”, the to-form of the verbH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.לַחְפֹּ֥רlachporto a burrower, iחֲפֹרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to a burrower, i”, the to-form of the verbH2661a burrower, i.e. probably a rat[phrase] mole.פֵּר֖וֹתperota hole (as broken, iפֵּרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “a hole (as broken, i”, the ordinary formH6512a hole (as broken, i.e. dug)[phrase] mole. Compare H2661 (חֲפֹר).וְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽיםvelaatalefimand to batעֲטַלֵּףconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and to bat”, the ordinary formH5847a batbat.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

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American Standard Version (1901)

In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver, and their idols of gold, which have been made for them to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

Young’s Literal Translation

In that day doth man cast his idols of silver, And his idols of gold, That they have made for him to worship, To moles, and to bats,

World English Bible

In that day, men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which have been made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats,

Darby Translation

In that day men shall cast away their idols of silver and their idols of gold, which they made [each] for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

Douay-Rheims

In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which he had made for himself to adore, moles and bats.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In that day a man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made for themselves to worship, to the moles and to the bats;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For in that day a man shall cast forth his silver and gold abominations, which they made in order to worship vanities and bats;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τῇ γὰρ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐκβαλεῖ ἄνθρωπος τὰ βδελύγματα αὐτοῦ τὰ ἀργυρᾶ καὶ τὰ χρυσᾶ, ἃ ἐποίησαν προσκυνεῖν τοῖς ματαίοις καὶ ταῖς νυκτερίσι,