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Isaiah 22:6

And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men and horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

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וְעֵילָם֙veeylamand Elamעֵילָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Elam”H5867Elam, a son of Shem and his descendants, with their country; also of six IsraelitesElam.נָשָׂ֣אnasalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, a completed actionH5375to 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…אַשְׁפָּ֔הashpahquiverאַשְׁפָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “quiver”, the ordinary formH827a quiver or arrow-casequiver.בְּרֶ֥כֶבberekhevin millstoneרֶכֶבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in millstone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstonechariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.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.פָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםparashimhorsemanפָּרָשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “horseman”, the ordinary formH6571a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalryhorseman.וְקִ֥ירveqirand Kir. Compare H7025קִירconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Kir. Compare H7025”H7024Kir, a place in Assyrian; also one in MoabKir. Compare H7025 (קִיר חֶרֶשׂ).עֵרָ֖הerahemptyעָרָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “empty”, a completed actionH6168to be (causatively, make) bare; hence, to empty, pour out, demolishleave destitute, discover, empty, make naked, pour (out), rase, spread self, uncover.מָגֵֽןmagenbucklerמָגֵןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “buckler”, the ordinary formH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Elam bare the quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Elam hath borne a quiver, In a chariot of men — horsemen, And Kir hath exposed a shield.

World English Bible

Elam carried his quiver, with chariots of men and horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

Darby Translation

— Elam beareth the quiver with chariots of men [and] horsemen; and Kir uncovereth the shield.

Douay-Rheims

And Elam took the quiver, the chariot of the horseman, and the shield was taken down from the wall.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the Elamites took their quivers, and there were men mounted on horses, and there was a gathering for battle.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οἱ δὲ Ἐλαμεῖται ἔλαβον φαρέτρας, καὶ ἀναβάται ἄνθρωποι ἐφʼ ἵππους, καὶ συναγωγὴ παρατάξεως.