King James Version

Isaiah 26:19

Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead.

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יִֽחְי֣וּyichyvliveחָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “live”, an unfinished actionH2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revivekeep (leave, make) alive, [idiom] certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, ([idiom] God) save (alive, life, lives), [idiom] surely, be whole.מֵתֶ֔יךָmeteykhadieמוּתverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “die”, a verb used as a describing wordH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…נְבֵלָתִ֖יnevelaticarcaseנְבֵלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “carcase”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5038a flabby thing, i.e. a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol(dead) body, (dead) carcase, dead of itself, which died, (beast) that (which) dieth of itself.יְקוּמ֑וּןyequmunriseקוּםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “rise”, an unfinished actionH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…הָקִ֨יצוּhaqitsvariseקוּץverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “arise”, a commandH6974to awake (literally or figuratively)arise, (be) (a-) wake, watch.וְרַנְּנ֜וּverannvand shoutרָנַןconjunction, verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and shout”, a commandH7442properly, to creak (or emit a stridulous sound), i.e. to shout (usually for joy)aloud for joy, cry out, be joyful (greatly, make to) rejoice, (cause to) shout (for joy), (cause to) sing (aloud, for joy, out), triumph.שֹׁכְנֵ֣יshokheneabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, participle, construct — “abide”, a verb used as a describing wordH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).עָפָ֗רafardustעָפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…טַ֤לtaldewטַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “dew”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.אוֹרֹת֙orotherbאוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “herb”, the ordinary formH219luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright)herb, light.טַלֶּ֔ךָtalekhadewטַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “dew”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.וָאָ֖רֶץvaaretsand earthאֶרֶץconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.רְפָאִ֥יםrefaimdeadרָפָאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “dead”, the ordinary formH7496properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)dead, deceased.תַּפִּֽילtapilfallנָפַלverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise — awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust — for Thy dew is as the dew of light, and the earth shall bring to life the shades.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy dead shall live; my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Thy dead live — My dead body they rise. Awake and sing, ye dwellers in the dust, For the dew of herbs [is] thy dew, And the land of Rephaim thou causest to fall.

World English Bible

Your dead shall live. Their dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast out the departed spirits.

Darby Translation

Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.

Douay-Rheims

Thy dead men shall live, my slain shall rise again: awake, and give praise, ye that dwell in the dust: for thy dew is the dew of the light: and the land of the giants thou shalt pull down into ruin.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise — awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust — for Thy dew is as the dew of light, and the earth shall bring to life the shades.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The dead shall rise, and they that are in the tombs shall be raised, and they that are in the earth shall rejoice: for the dew from thee is healing to them: but the land of the ungodly shall perish.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀναστήσονται οἱ νεκροὶ, καὶ ἐγερθήσονται οἱ ἐν τοῖς μνημείοις, καὶ εὐφρανθήσονται οἱ ἐν τῇ γῇ· ἡ γὰρ δρόσος ἡ παρὰ σοῦ ἴαμα αὐτοῖς ἐστιν, ἡ δὲ γῆ τῶν ἀσεβῶν πεσεῖται.