King James Version

Isaiah 22:16

What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock?

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מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.לְּךָ֥lekhatoלְּךָ֥preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toפֹה֙fohereפֹּהadverb — “here”H6311this place (French ici), i.e. here or hencehere, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.וּמִ֣יumiand whoמִיconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.לְךָ֣lekhatoלְךָ֣preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toפֹ֔הfohereפֹּהadverb — “here”H6311this place (French ici), i.e. here or hencehere, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.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…חָצַ֧בְתָּchatsavtacutחָצַבverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cut”, a completed actionH2672to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engravecut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.לְּךָ֛lekhatoלְּךָ֛preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toפֹּ֖הpohereפֹּהadverb — “here”H6311this place (French ici), i.e. here or hencehere, hither, the one (other, this, that) side.קָ֑בֶרqaversepulchreקֶבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sepulchre”, the ordinary formH6913a sepulchreburying place, grave, sepulchre.חֹצְבִ֤יchotsevicutחָצַבverb, qal, participle, construct — “cut”, a verb used as a describing wordH2672to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engravecut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.מָרוֹם֙maromaboveמָרוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “above”, the ordinary formH4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)(far) above, dignity, haughty, height, (most, on) high (one, place), loftily, upward.קִבְר֔וֹqivrvosepulchreקֶבֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “sepulchre”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6913a sepulchreburying place, grave, sepulchre.חֹקְקִ֥יchoqeqiappointחָקַקverb, qal, participle, construct — “appoint”, a verb used as a describing wordH2710properly, to hack, i.e. engrave (Judges 5:14, to be a scribe simply); by implication, to enact (laws being cut in stone or metal tablets in primitive times) or (gen.) prescribeappoint, decree, governor, grave, lawgiver, note, pourtray, print, set.בַסֶּ֖לַעvaselain rockסֶלַעpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in rock”, the ordinary formH5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.מִשְׁכָּ֥ןmishkantabernacleמִשְׁכָּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tabernacle”, the ordinary formH4908a residence (including a shepherd's hut, the lair of animals, figuratively, the grave; also the Temple); specifically, the Tabernacle (properly, its wooden walls)dwelleth, dwelling (place), habitation, tabernacle, tent.לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

What hast thou here, and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out here a sepulchre, thou that hewest thee out a sepulchre on high, and gravest a habitation for thyself in the rock?

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American Standard Version (1901)

What doest thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out here a sepulchre? hewing him out a sepulchre on high, graving a habitation for himself in the rock!

Young’s Literal Translation

What — to thee here? And who — to thee here? That thou hast hewn out to thee here — a sepulchre? Hewing on high his sepulchre, Graving in a rock a dwelling for himself.

World English Bible

‘What are you doing here? Who has you here, that you have dug out a tomb here?’ Cutting himself out a tomb on high, chiseling a habitation for himself in the rock!”

Darby Translation

What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewn thee out a sepulchre here, [as] he that heweth out his sepulchre on high, cutting out in the rock a habitation for himself?

Douay-Rheims

What dost thou here, or as if thou wert somebody here? for thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, thou hast hewed out a monument carefully in a high place, a dwelling for thyself in a rock.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

What hast thou here, and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out here a sepulchre, thou that hewest thee out a sepulchre on high, and gravest a habitation for thyself in the rock?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and what hast thou to do here, that thou hast here hewn thyself a sepulchre, and madest thyself a sepulchre on high, and hast graven for thyself a dwelling in the rock?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

τί σὺ ὧδε καὶ τί σοί ἐστιν ὧδε; ὅτι ἐλατόμησας σεαυτῷ ὧδε μνημεῖον, καὶ ἐποίησας σεαυτῷ ἐν ὑψηλῷ μνημεῖον, καὶ ἔγραψας σεαυτῷ ἐν πέτρᾳ σκηνήν;