King James Version

Isaiah 2:9

And the mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

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וַיִּשַּׁ֥חvayishachand bendשָׁחַחconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bend”, the next action in the storyH7817to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.אָדָ֖םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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.וַיִּשְׁפַּלvayishpaland abaseשָׁפֵלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and abase”, the next action in the storyH8213to depress or sink (expectation figuratively, to humiliate, intransitive or transitive)abase, bring (cast, put) down, debase, humble (self), be (bring, lay, make, put) low(-er).אִ֑ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וְאַלvealand notאַלconjunction, particle, negative — “and not”H408not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothingnay, neither, [phrase] never, no, nor, not, nothing (worth), rather than.תִּשָּׂ֖אtisalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, a wish or indirect commandH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…לָהֶֽםlahemtoלָהֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And man boweth down, and man lowereth himself; and Thou canst not bear with them.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the mean man is bowed down, and the great man is brought low: therefore forgive them not.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the low boweth down, and the high is humbled, And Thou acceptest them not.

World English Bible

Man is brought low, and mankind is humbled; therefore don’t forgive them.

Darby Translation

And the mean man shall be bowed down, and the great man shall be brought low: and do not thou forgive them!

Douay-Rheims

And man hath bowed himself down, and man hath been debased: therefore forgive them not.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And man boweth down, and man lowereth himself; and Thou canst not bear with them.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the mean man bowed down, and the great man was humbled: and I will not pardon them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔκυψεν ἄνθρωπος, καὶ ἐταπεινώθη ἀνήρ, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀνήσω αὐτούς.