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Isaiah 28:9

Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

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אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִי֙miwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יוֹרֶ֣הyorehshootיָרָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shoot”, an unfinished actionH3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.דֵעָ֔הdeahknowledgeדֵּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “knowledge”, the ordinary formH1844knowledgeknowledge.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מִ֖יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יָבִ֣יןyavinunderstandבִּיןverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…שְׁמוּעָ֑הshemuahbruitשְׁמוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bruit”, the ordinary formH8052something heard, i.e. an announcementbruit, doctrine, fame, mentioned, news, report, rumor, tidings.גְּמוּלֵי֙gemulerequiteגָּמַלverb, qal, passive participle, construct — “requite”, a verb used as a describing wordH1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to weanbestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.מֵֽחָלָ֔בmechalavfrom milkחָלָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from milk”, the ordinary formH2461milk (as the richness of kine)[phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.עַתִּיקֵ֖יatiqeancientעַתִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct — “ancient”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6267removed, i.e. weaned; also antiqueancient, drawn.מִשָּׁדָֽיִםmishadayimfrom breastשַׁדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, dual, absolute — “from breast”, the ordinary formH7699the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)breast, pap, teat.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Whom shall one teach knowledge? And whom shall one make to understand the message? Them that are weaned from the milk, them that are drawn from the breasts?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whom will he teach knowledge? and whom will he make to understand the message? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

Young’s Literal Translation

By whom doth He teach knowledge? And by whom doth He cause to understand the report? The weaned from milk, the removed from breasts,

World English Bible

Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts?

Darby Translation

Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the report? Them that are weaned from the milk, withdrawn from the breasts?

Douay-Rheims

Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand the hearing? them that are weaned from the milk, that are drawn away from the breasts.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whom shall one teach knowledge? And whom shall one make to understand the message? Them that are weaned from the milk, them that are drawn from the breasts?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

To whom have we reported evils? and to whom have we reported a message? even to those that are weaned from the milk, who are drawn from the breast.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίνι ἀνηγγείλαμεν κακά, καὶ τίνι ἀνηγγείλαμεν ἀγγελίαν; οἱ ἀπογεγαλακτισμένοι ἀπὸ γάλακτος, οἱ ἀπεσπασμένοι ἀπὸ μαστοῦ.