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Isaiah 23:7

Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

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הֲזֹ֥אתhazotthisזֹאתparticle, interrogative, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.לָכֶ֖םlakhemtoלָכֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “to”toעַלִּיזָ֑הalizahjoyousעַלִּיזadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “joyous”, the ordinary formH5947exultantjoyous, (that) rejoice(-ing)מִֽימֵיmimefrom as long asיוֹםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “from as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a 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…קֶ֤דֶםqedembeforeקֶדֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “before”, the ordinary formH6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)aforetime, ancient (time), before, east (end, part, side, -ward), eternal, [idiom] ever(-lasting), forward, old, past. Compare H6926 (קִדְמָה).קַדְמָתָהּ֙qadmatahaforeקַדְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “afore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6927priority (in time); also used adverbially (before)afore, antiquity, former (old) estate.יֹבִל֣וּהָyoviluhabringיָבַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bring”, an unfinished actionH2986properly, to flow; causatively, to bring (especially with pomp)bring (forth), carry, lead (forth).רַגְלֶ֔יהָragleyhafootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.מֵֽרָח֖וֹקmerachoqfrom of oldרָחוֹקpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “from of old”, the ordinary formH7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)(a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.לָגֽוּרlagurto fearגּוּרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to fear”, the to-form of the verbH1481properly, to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather forhostility (as afraid)abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, [idiom] surely.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Is this your joyous city, whose feet in antiquity, in ancient days, carried her afar off to sojourn?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Is this your joyous city , whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her afar off to sojourn?

Young’s Literal Translation

Is this your exulting one? From the days of old [is] her antiquity, Carry her do her own feet afar off to sojourn.

World English Bible

Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days, whose feet carried her far away to travel?

Darby Translation

Is this your joyous [city], whose antiquity is of ancient days? Her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

Douay-Rheims

Is not this your city, which gloried from of old in her antiquity? her feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Is this your joyous city, whose feet in antiquity, in ancient days, carried her afar off to sojourn?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Was not this your pride from the beginning, before she was given up?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐχ αὕτη ἦν ὑμῶν ἡ ὕβρις ἀπʼ ἀρχῆς, πρινὴ παραδοθῆναι αὐτήν;