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Isaiah 28:25

When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?

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הֲלוֹא֙halono , -r,לֹאparticle, interrogative, particle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…שִׁוָּ֣הshivahbe likeשָׁוָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be like”, a completed actionH7737properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)avail, behave, bring forth, compare, countervail, (be, make) equal, lay, be (make, a-) like, make plain, profit, reckon.פָנֶ֔יהָfaneyhaa- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…וְהֵפִ֥יץvehefitsand disperseפּוּץconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and disperse”, a completed action in a sequenceH6327to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.קֶ֖צַחqetsachfitchesקֶצַחnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fitches”, the ordinary formH7100fennelflower (from its pungency)fitches.וְכַמֹּ֣ןvekhamonand cumminכַּמֹּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and cummin”, the ordinary formH3646'cummin' (from its use as a condiment)cummin.יִזְרֹ֑קyizroqsprinkleזָרַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “sprinkle”, an unfinished actionH2236to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles)be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew.וְשָׂ֨םvesamand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and put”, a completed action in a sequenceH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…חִטָּ֤הchitahwheatחִטָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “wheat”, the ordinary formH2406wheat, whether the grain or the plantwheat(-en).שׂוֹרָה֙sorahprincipalשׂוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “principal”, the ordinary formH7795properly, a ring, i.e. (by analogy) a row (adverbially)principal.וּשְׂעֹרָ֣הuseorahand barleyשְׂעֹרָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and barley”, the ordinary formH8184barley (as villose)barley.נִסְמָ֔ןnismanappointedסָמַןverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “appointed”, a verb used as a describing wordH5567to designateappointed.וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶתvekhusemetand fitchesכֻּסֶּמֶתconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and fitches”, the ordinary formH3698spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn)fitches, rie.גְּבֻלָתֽוֹgevulatvoborderגְּבוּלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “border”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1367a boundary, regionborder, bound, coast, landmark. place.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the black cummin, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows and the barley in the appointed place and the spelt in the border thereof?

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American Standard Version (1901)

When he hath levelled the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and put in the wheat in rows, and the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in the border thereof?

Young’s Literal Translation

Hath he not, if he have made level its face, Then scattered fitches, and cummin sprinkle, And hath placed the principal wheat, And the appointed barley, And the rie [in] its own border?

World English Bible

When he has leveled its surface, doesn’t he plant the dill, and scatter the cumin seed, and put in the wheat in rows, the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in its place?

Darby Translation

Doth he not, when he hath levelled the face thereof, cast abroad dill, and scatter cummin, and set the wheat in rows, and the barley in an appointed place, and the rye in its border?

Douay-Rheims

Will he not, when he hath made plain the surface thereof, sow gith, and scatter cummin, and put wheat in order, and barley, and millet, and vetches in their bounds?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Does he not, when he has levelled the surface thereof, then sow the small black poppy, or cumin, and afterward sow wheat, and barley, and millet, and bread-corn in thy borders?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Οὐχ ὅταν ὁμαλίσῃ τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς, τότε σπείρει μικρὸν μελάνθιον ἢ κύμινον, καὶ πάλιν σπείρει πυρὸν, καὶ κριθὴν, καὶ κέγχρον καὶ ζέαν ἐν τοῖς ὁρίοις σου;