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Isaiah 40:16

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

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וּלְבָנ֕וֹןulevanonand Lebanonלְבָנוֹןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Lebanon”H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in PalestineLebanon.אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).דֵּ֖יdeenoughדַּיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “enough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1767enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrasesable, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.בָּעֵ֑רbaerbe brutishבָּעַרverb, piel, infinitive construct — “be brutish”, the to-form of the verbH1197to kindle, i.e. consume (by fire or by eating); to be(-come) brutishbe brutish, bring (put, take) away, burn, (cause to) eat (up), feed, heat, kindle, set (on fire), waste.וְחַיָּת֔וֹvechayatvoand lifeחַיconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.אֵ֥יןeynelseאַיִןparticle, negative — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).דֵּ֖יdeenoughדַּיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “enough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1767enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrasesable, according to, after (ability), among, as (oft as), (more than) enough, from, in, since, (much as is) sufficient(-ly), too much, very, when.עוֹלָֽהolahascentעֹלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “ascent”, the ordinary formH5930a step or (collectively, stairs, as ascending); usually a holocaust (as going up in smoke)ascent, burnt offering (sacrifice), go up to. See also H5766 (עֶוֶל).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for burnt-offerings.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, Nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt-offering.

World English Bible

Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor its animals sufficient for a burnt offering.

Darby Translation

And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt-offering.

Douay-Rheims

And Libanus shall not be enough to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Lebanon is not sufficient fuel, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for burnt-offerings.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Libanus is not enough to burn, nor all beasts enough for a whole-burnt offering:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ δὲ Λίβανος οὐχ ἱκανὸς εἰς καῦσιν, καὶ πάντα τὰ τετράποδα οὐχ ἱκανὰ εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν,