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Isaiah 22:23

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.

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וּתְקַעְתִּ֥יוuteqativand blowתָּקַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and blow”, a completed action in a sequenceH8628to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)blow (a trumpet), cast, clap, fasten, pitch (tent), smite, sound, strike, [idiom] suretiship, thrust.יָתֵ֖דyatednailיָתֵדnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “nail”, the ordinary formH3489a pegnail, paddle, pin, stake.בְּמָק֣וֹםbemaqomin countryמָקוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in country”, the ordinary formH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).נֶאֱמָ֑ןneemanbelieveאָמַןverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “believe”, a verb used as a describing wordH539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.וְהָיָ֛הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to 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.לְכִסֵּ֥אlekhiseto throneכִּסֵּאpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to throne”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3678properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)seat, stool, throne.כָב֖וֹדkhavodgloriousכָּבוֹדnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “glorious”, the ordinary formH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).לְבֵ֥יתleveytto familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…אָבִֽיוavivfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of honour to his father's house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father’s house.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I have fixed him a nail in a stedfast place, And he hath been for a throne of honour To the house of his father.

World English Bible

I will fasten him like a nail in a sure place. He will be for a throne of glory to his father’s house.

Darby Translation

And I will fasten him [as] a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of glory to his father's house:

Douay-Rheims

And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place, and he shall be for a throne of glory to the house of his father.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will fasten him as a peg in a sure place; and he shall be for a throne of honour to his father's house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will make him a ruler in a sure place, and he shall be for a glorious throne of his father's house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ στήλω αὐτὸν ἄρχοντα ἐν τόπῳ πιστῷ, καὶ ἔσται εἰς θρόνον δόξης τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ.