King James Version

Isaiah 33:23

Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

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נִטְּשׁ֖וּnitshvlet fallנָטַשׁverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “let fall”, a completed actionH5203properly, to pound, i.e. smite; by implication (as if beating out, and thus expanding) to disperse; also, to thrust off, down, out or upon (inclusively, reject, let alone, permit, remit, etc.)cast off, drawn, let fall, forsake, join (battle), leave (off), lie still, loose, spread (self) abroad, stretch out, suffer.חֲבָלָ֑יִךְchavalayikhcompanyחֶבֶלnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruinband, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.יְחַזְּק֤וּyechazqvbe constantחָזַקverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be constant”, an unfinished actionH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…כֵןkhenbaseכֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “base”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3653a stand, i.e. pedestal or stationbase, estate, foot, office, place, well.תָּרְנָם֙tarenammastתֹּרֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “mast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8650a pole (as a mast or flagstaff)beacon, mast.בַּלballestבַּלparticle, negative — “lest”H1077properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually (adverb) not at all; also lestlest, neither, no, none (that...), not (any), nothing.פָּ֣רְשׂוּparesvbreakפָּרַשׂverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “break”, a completed actionH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).נֵ֔סnessailנֵסnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sail”, the ordinary formH5251a flag; also a sail; by implication, a flagstaff; generally a signal; figuratively, a tokenbanner, pole, sail, (en-) sign, standard.אָ֣זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.חֻלַּ֤קchulaqseparate selfחָלַקverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “separate self”, a completed actionH2505to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separatedeal, distribute, divide, flatter, give, (have, im-) part(-ner), take away a portion, receive, separate self, (be) smooth(-er).עַֽדadpreyעַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “prey”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5706bootyprey.שָׁלָל֙shalalpreyשָׁלָלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “prey”, the ordinary formH7998bootyprey, spoil.מַרְבֶּ֔הmarbehgreatמַרְבֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “great”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4766properly, increasing; as noun, greatness, or (adverbially) greatlygreat, increase.פִּסְחִ֖יםpischimlameפִּסֵּחַadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “lame”, the ordinary formH6455lamelame.בָּ֥זְזוּbazezvcatchבָּזַזverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “catch”, a completed actionH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.בַֽזvazbootyבַּזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “booty”, the ordinary formH957plunderbooty, prey, spoil(-ed).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy tacklings are loosed; they do not hold the stand of their mast, they do not spread the sail; then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.

Young’s Literal Translation

Left have been thy ropes, They strengthen not rightly their mast, They have not spread out a sail, Then apportioned hath been a prey of much spoil, The lame have taken spoil.

World English Bible

Your rigging is untied. They couldn’t strengthen the foot of their mast. They couldn’t spread the sail. Then the prey of a great plunder was divided. The lame took the prey.

Darby Translation

Thy tacklings are loosed; they strengthen not the socket of their mast, they cannot spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

Douay-Rheims

Thy tacklings are loosed, and they shall be of no strength: thy mast shall be in such condition, that thou shalt not be able to spread the flag. Then shall the spoils of much prey be divided: the lame shall take the spoil.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy tacklings are loosed; they do not hold the stand of their mast, they do not spread the sail; then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy cords are broken, for they had no strength: thy mast has given way, it shall not spread the sails, it shall not bear a signal, until it be given up for plunder; therefore shall many lame men take spoil.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐῤῥάγησαν τὰ σχοινία σου, ὅτι οὐκ ἐνίσχυσαν· ὁ ἱστός σου ἔκλινεν, οὐ χαλάσει τὰ ἱστία, οὐκ ἀρεῖ σημεῖον, ἕως οὗ παραδοθῇ εἰς προνομήν· τοίνυν πολλοὶ χωλοὶ προνομὴν ποιήσουσι,