King James Version

Isaiah 22:9

Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

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וְאֵ֨תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).בְּקִיעֵ֧יbeqiebreachבְּקִיעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “breach”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1233a fissurebreach, cleft.עִירircityעִירnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “city”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.דָּוִ֛דdavidDavidדָּוִדnoun, proper name — “David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.רְאִיתֶ֖םreitemseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…רָ֑בּוּrabvincreaseרָבָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “increase”, a completed actionH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…וַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּvatqabtsvand assembleקָבַץconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and assemble”, the next action in the storyH6908to grasp, i.e. collectassemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.אֶתetobject 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).מֵ֥יmewaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “water”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).הַבְּרֵכָ֖הhabrekhahthe poolבְּרֵכָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the pool”, the ordinary formH1295a reservoir (at which camels kneel as a resting-place)(fish-) pool.הַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽהhatachtonahthe lowerתַּחְתּוֹןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “the lower”, the ordinary formH8481bottommostlower(-est), nether(-most).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool;

Young’s Literal Translation

And the breaches of the city of David ye have seen, For they have become many, And ye gather the waters of the lower pool,

World English Bible

You saw the breaches of David’s city, that they were many; and you gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

Darby Translation

and ye have seen the breaches of the city of David, that they are many; and ye have gathered together the waters of the lower pool;

Douay-Rheims

And you shall see the breaches of the city of David, that they are many: and you have gathered together the waters of the lower pool,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And ye saw the breaches of the city of David, that they were many; and ye gathered together the waters of the lower pool.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they shall uncover the secret places of the houses of the citadel of David: and they saw that they were many, and that one had turned the water of the old pool into the city;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνακαλύψουσι τὰ κρυπτὰ τῶν οἴκων τῆς ἄκρας Δαυείδ· καὶ εἴδοσαν, ὅτι πλείους εἰσί, καὶ ὅτι ἀπέστρεψε τὸ ὕδωρ τῆς ἀρχαίας κολυμβήθρας εἰς τὴν πόλιν,