King James Version

Isaiah 22:8

And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

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וַיְגַ֕לvaygaland exileגָּלָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and exile”, the next action in the storyH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.אֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מָסַ֣ךְmasakhcoveringמָסָךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “covering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4539a cover, i.e. veilcovering, curtain, hanging.יְהוּדָ֑הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.וַתַּבֵּט֙vatabetand lookנָבַטconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and look”, the next action in the storyH5027to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care(cause to) behold, consider, look (down), regard, have respect, see.בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomin as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַה֔וּאhahuthe as for herהוּאdefinite article, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “the as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).נֶ֖שֶׁקnesheqarmed menנֶשֶׁקnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “armed men”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5402military equipment, i.e. (collectively) arms (offensive or defensive), or (concretely) an arsenalarmed men, armour(-y), battle, harness, weapon.בֵּ֥יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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,…הַיָּֽעַרhayaarthe combיַעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the comb”, the ordinary formH3293a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)(honey-) comb, forest, wood.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the covering of Judah was laid bare, that thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he took away the covering of Judah; and thou didst look in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

Young’s Literal Translation

And one removeth the covering of Judah, And thou lookest in that day Unto the armour of the house of the forest,

World English Bible

He took away the covering of Judah; and you looked in that day to the armor in the house of the forest.

Darby Translation

And he uncovereth the covering of Judah: and thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest;

Douay-Rheims

And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the covering of Judah was laid bare, that thou didst look in that day to the armour in the house of the forest.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they shall uncover the gates of Juda, and they shall look in that day on the choice houses of the city.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἀνακαλύψουσι τὰς πύλας Ἰούδα· καὶ ἐμβλέψονται τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ εἰς τοὺς ἐκλεκτοὺς οἴκους τῆς πόλεως·