King James Version

Isaiah 37:31

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:

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וְיָ֨סְפָ֜הveyasefahand addיָסַףconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and add”, a completed actionH3254to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)add, [idiom] again, [idiom] any more, [idiom] cease, [idiom] come more, [phrase] conceive again, continue, exceed, [idiom] further, [idiom] gather together, get more, give more-over, [idiom] henceforth, increase (more and more), join, [idi…פְּלֵיטַ֧תpeleytatdeliveranceפְּלֵיטָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “deliverance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6413deliverance; concretely, an escaped portiondeliverance, (that is) escape(-d), remnant.בֵּיתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יְהוּדָ֛הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.הַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖הhanisharahthe leaveשָׁאַרdefinite article, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “the leave”, a verb used as a describing wordH7604properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundantleave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.שֹׁ֣רֶשׁshoreshrootשֶׁרֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “root”, the ordinary formH8328a root (literally or figuratively)bottom, deep, heel, root.לְמָ֑טָּהlematahto beneathמַטָּהpreposition, adverb — “to beneath”H4295downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixesbeneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).וְעָשָׂ֥הveasahand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…פְרִ֖יferifruitפְּרִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “fruit”, the ordinary formH6529fruit (literally or figuratively)bough, (first-)fruit(-ful), reward.לְמָֽעְלָהlemaelahto aboveמַעַלpreposition, adverb, directional ending — “to above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it hath continued — the escaped Of the house of Judah that hath been left — To take root beneath, And it hath made fruit upward.

World English Bible

The remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah will again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

Darby Translation

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward;

Douay-Rheims

And that which shall be saved of the house of Juda, and which is left, shall take root downward, and shall bear fruit upward:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that are left in Judea shall take root downward, and bear fruit upward:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσονται οἱ καταλελιμμένοι ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ, φυήσουσι ῥίζαν κάτω, καὶ ποιήσουσι σπέρμα ἄνω·

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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