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Isaiah 35:6

Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

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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.יְדַלֵּ֤גyedalegleapדָּלַגverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “leap”, an unfinished actionH1801to springleap.כָּֽאַיָּל֙kaayalas hartאַיָּלpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as hart”, the ordinary formH354a stag or male deerhart.פִּסֵּ֔חַpisechalameפִּסֵּחַadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “lame”, the ordinary formH6455lamelame.וְתָרֹ֖ןvetaronand shoutרָנַןconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and shout”, an unfinished actionH7442properly, 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.לְשׁ֣וֹןleshontongueלָשׁוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “tongue”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)[phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge.אִלֵּ֑םilemdumbאִלֵּםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “dumb”, the ordinary formH483speechlessdumb (man).כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…נִבְקְע֤וּnivqevbreak forthבָּקַעverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “break forth”, a completed actionH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.בַמִּדְבָּר֙vamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.מַ֔יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).וּנְחָלִ֖יםunechalimand brookנַחַלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and brook”, the ordinary formH5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)brook, flood, river, stream, valley.בָּעֲרָבָֽהbaaravahin desertעֲרָבָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH6160a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red SeaArabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. See also H1026 (בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

Young’s Literal Translation

Then leap as a hart doth the lame, And sing doth the tongue of the dumb, For broken up in a wilderness have been waters, And streams in a desert.

World English Bible

Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

Darby Translation

then shall the lame [man] leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and torrents in the desert.

Douay-Rheims

Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall be free: for waters are broken out in the desert, and streams in the wilderness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the stammerers shall speak plainly; for water has burst forth in the desert, and a channel of water in a thirsty land.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε ἁλεῖται ὡς ἔλαφος ὁ χωλὸς, τρανὴ δὲ ἔσται γλῶσσα μογιλάλων, ὅτι ἐῤῥάγη ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ὕδωρ, καὶ φάραγξ ἐν γῇ διψώσῃ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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