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Isaiah 24:2

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

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וְהָיָ֤הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to 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.כָעָם֙khaamas peopleעַםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.כַּכֹּהֵ֔ןkakohenas priestכֹּהֵןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.כַּעֶ֨בֶד֙kaevedas servantעֶבֶדpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as servant”, the ordinary formH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.כַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוkadonayvas lordאָדוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH113sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)lord, master, owner. Compare also names beginning with 'Adoni-'.כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖הkashifchahas maidשִׁפְחָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “as maid”, the ordinary formH8198a female slave (as a member of the household)(bond-, hand-) maid(-en, -servant), wench, bondwoman, womanservant.כַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּkagvirtahas mistressגְּבֶרֶתpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as mistress”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1404mistresslady, mistress.כַּקּוֹנֶה֙kaqonehas purchaseקָנָהpreposition, with the article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “as purchase”, a verb used as a describing wordH7069to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell); by implication to ownattain, buy(-er), teach to keep cattle, get, provoke to jealousy, possess(-or), purchase, recover, redeem, [idiom] surely, [idiom] verily.כַּמּוֹכֵ֔רkamokheras sellמָכַרpreposition, with the article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “as sell”, a verb used as a describing wordH4376to sell, literally (as merchandise, a daughter in marriage, into slavery), or figuratively (to surrender)[idiom] at all, sell (away, -er, self).כַּמַּלְוֶה֙kamalvehas borrowלָוָהpreposition, with the article, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “as borrow”, a verb used as a describing wordH3867properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lendabide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).כַּלֹּוֶ֔הkalovehas borrowלָוָהpreposition, with the article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “as borrow”, a verb used as a describing wordH3867properly, to twine, i.e. (by implication) to unite, to remain; also to borrow (as a form of obligation) or (caus.) to lendabide with, borrow(-er), cleave, join (self), lend(-er).כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הkanoshehas lendנָשָׁהpreposition, with the article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “as lend”, a verb used as a describing wordH5383to lend or (by reciprocity) borrow on security or interestcreditor, exact, extortioner, lend, usurer, lend on (taker on) usury.כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רkaasheras becauseאֲשֶׁרpreposition, particle, relative — “as because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…נֹשֶׁ֥אnosheexactנָשָׁאverb, qal, participle, absolute — “exact”, a verb used as a describing wordH5378to lend on interest; by implication, to dun fordebt[idiom] debt, exact, giver of usury.בֽוֹvvoinבֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest to him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it hath been — as a people so a priest, As the servant so his master, As the maid-servant so her mistress, As the buyer so the seller, As the lender so the borrower, As the usurer so he who is lifting [it] on himself.

World English Bible

It will be as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with the giver of interest.

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest: and as with the servant, so with his master: as with the handmaid, so with her mistress: as with the buyer, so with the seller: as with the lender, so with the borrower: as with him that calleth for his money, so with him that oweth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the people shall be as the priest, and the servant as the lord, and the maid as the mistress; the buyer shall be as the seller, the lender as the borrower, and the debtor as his creditor.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται ὁ λαὸς ὡς ἱερεύς, καὶ ὁ παῖς ὡς ὁ κύριος, καὶ ἡ θεράπαινα ὡς ἡ κυρία· ἔσται ὁ ἀγοράζων ὡς ὁ πωλῶν, ὁ δανείζων ὡς ὁ δανειζόμενος, καὶ ὁ ὀφείλων ὡς ᾧ ὀφείλει.