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Isaiah 22:7

And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

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וַיְהִ֥יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to 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.מִבְחַרmivcharchoiceמִבְחָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “choice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4005select, i.e. bestchoice(-st), chosen.עֲמָקַ֖יִךְamaqayikhvaleעֵמֶקnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “vale”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6010a vale (i.e. broad depression)dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also H1025 (בֵּית הָעֵמֶק).מָ֣לְאוּmalevbe at an endמָלֵאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be at an end”, a completed actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…רָ֑כֶבrakhevmillstoneרֶכֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “millstone”, the ordinary formH7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstonechariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.וְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםvehaparashimand the horsemanפָּרָשׁconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and the 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.שֹׁ֖תshotapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “apply”, the verb used for emphasisH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.שָׁ֥תוּshatvapplyשִׁיתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “apply”, a completed actionH7896to place (in a very wide application)apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, [idiom] look, make, mark, put (on), [phrase] regard, set, shew, be stayed, [idiom] take.הַשָּֽׁעְרָהhashaerahthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute, directional ending — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it came to pass, when thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it came to pass, that thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, The choice of thy valleys have been full of chariots, And the horsemen place themselves diligently at the gate.

World English Bible

Your choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate.

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass [that] thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

Douay-Rheims

And thy choice valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horseman shall place themselves in the gate.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it came to pass, when thy choicest valleys were full of chariots, and the horsemen set themselves in array at the gate,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it shall be that thy choice valleys shall be filled with chariots, and horsemen shall block up thy gates.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσονται αἱ ἐκλεκταὶ φάραγγές σου, πλησθήσονται ἁρμάτων, οἱ δὲ ἱππεῖς ἐμφράξουσι τὰς πύλας σου,