King James Version

Isaiah 5:2

And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

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וַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּvayazqehvand fence aboutעָזַקconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fence about”, the next action in the storyH5823to grub overfence about.וַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּvaysaqlehvand stoneסָקַלconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and stone”, the next action in the storyH5619properly, to be weighty; but used only in the sense of lapidation or its contrary (as if a delapidation)(cast, gather out, throw) stone(-s), [idiom] surely.וַיִּטָּעֵ֨הוּ֙vayitaehvand plantנָטַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and plant”, the next action in the storyH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).שֹׂרֵ֔קsoreqa vine stock (properly, one yielding purp…שֹׂרֵקnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a vine stock (properly, one yielding purp…”, the ordinary formH8321a vine stock (properly, one yielding purple grapes, the richest variety)choice(-st, noble) wine. Compare H8291 (שָׂרוּק).וַיִּ֤בֶןvayivenand buildבָּנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and build”, the next action in the storyH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.מִגְדָּל֙migdalcastleמִגְדָּלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “castle”, the ordinary formH4026a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowerscastle, flower, tower. Compare the names following.בְּתוֹכ֔וֹbetokhvoin amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).וְגַםvegamand alsoגַּםconjunction, particle, affirmation — “and also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.יֶ֖קֶבyeqevwineיֶקֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wine”, the ordinary formH3342a trough (as dug out); specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the juice drains; or the upper, in which the grapes are crushed)fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press).חָצֵ֣בchatsevcutחָצַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cut”, a completed actionH2672to cut or carve (wood, stone or other material); by implication, to hew, split, square, quarry, engravecut, dig, divide, grave, hew (out, -er), made, mason.בּ֑וֹbvoinבּ֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inוַיְקַ֛וvayqavand gatherקָוָהconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and gather”, the next action in the storyH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto doעָשָׂהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to do”, the to-form of the verbH6213to 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…עֲנָבִ֖יםanavimgrapeעֵנָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “grape”, the ordinary formH6025a grape(ripe) grape, wine.וַיַּ֥עַשׂvayaasand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and do”, the next action in the storyH6213to 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…בְּאֻשִֽׁיםbeushimwild grapesבְּאֻשִׁיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “wild grapes”, the ordinary formH891poison-berrieswild grapes.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he digged it, and cleared it of stones, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed out a vat therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and he digged it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed out a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he fenceth it, and casteth out its stones, And planteth it [with] a choice vine, And buildeth a tower in its midst, And also a wine press hath hewn out in it, And he waiteth for the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones!

World English Bible

He dug it up, gathered out its stones, planted it with the choicest vine, built a tower in the middle of it, and also cut out a wine press in it. He looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.

Darby Translation

And he dug it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine; and he built a tower in the midst of it, and also hewed out a winepress therein; and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, but it brought forth wild grapes.

Douay-Rheims

And he fenced it in, and picked the stones out of it, and planted it with the choicest vines, and built a tower in the midst thereof, and set up a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it broutht forth wild grapes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I made a hedge round it, and dug a trench, and planted a choice vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and dug a place for the wine-vat in it: and I waited for it to bring forth grapes, and it brought forth thorns.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ φραγμὸν περιέθηκα, καὶ ἐχαράκωσα, καὶ ἐφύτευσα ἄμπελον σωρὴκ, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησα πύργον ἐν μέσῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ προλήνιον ὤρυξα ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἔμεινα τοῦ ποιῆσαι σταφυλὴν, καὶ ἐποίησεν ἀκάνθας.