King James Version

Isaiah 27:3

I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.

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אֲנִ֤יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.יְהוָה֙yehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).נֹֽצְרָ֔הּnotserahbesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “besieged”, a verb used as a describing wordH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).לִרְגָעִ֖יםlirgaimto spaceרֶגַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to space”, the ordinary formH7281a wink (of the eyes), i.e. a very short space of timeinstant, moment, space, suddenly.אַשְׁקֶ֑נָּהashqenahcause to drinkשָׁקָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “cause to drink”, an unfinished actionH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).פֶּ֚ןpenthat...notפֵּןconjunction — “that...not”H6435properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest(lest) (peradventure), that...not.יִפְקֹ֣דyifqodchargeפָּקַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “charge”, an unfinished actionH6485to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overs…עָלֶ֔יהָaleyhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…לַ֥יְלָהlaylahnightלַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “night”, the ordinary formH3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity(mid-)night (season).וָי֖וֹםvayomand as long asיוֹםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and 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…אֶצֳּרֶֽנָּהetsorenahbesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “besieged”, an unfinished actionH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I the LORD do guard it, I water it every moment; lest Mine anger visit it, I guard it night and day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I Jehovah am its keeper; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.

Young’s Literal Translation

I, Jehovah, am its keeper, every moment I water it, Lest any lay a charge against it, Night and day I keep it!

World English Bible

I, Yahweh, am its keeper. I will water it every moment. Lest anyone damage it, I will keep it night and day.

Darby Translation

I Jehovah keep it, I will water it every moment; lest any harm it, I will keep it night and day.

Douay-Rheims

I am the Lord that keep it, I will suddenly give it drink: lest any hurt come to it, I keep it night and day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I the LORD do guard it, I water it every moment; lest Mine anger visit it, I guard it night and day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I am a strong city, a city in a siege: in vain shall I water it; for it shall be taken by night, and by day the wall shall fall.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ πόλις ὀχυρά, πόλις πολιορκουμένη, μάτην ποτιῶ αὐτήν· ἁλώσεται γὰρ νυκτὸς, ἡμέρας δὲ πεσεῖται τεῖχος.