King James Version

Isaiah 57:2

He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

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יָב֣וֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…שָׁל֔וֹםshalomhealthשָׁלוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “health”, the ordinary formH7965safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace[idiom] do, familiar, [idiom] fare, favour, [phrase] friend, [idiom] great, (good) health, ([idiom] perfect, such as be at) peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty), salute, welfare, ([idiom] all is, be) well, [idiom] whol…יָנ֖וּחוּyanuchvlet downנוּחַverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “let down”, an unfinished actionH5117to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, intransitive, transitive and causative (to dwell, stay, let fall, place, let alone, withdraw, give comfort, etc.)cease, be confederate, lay, let down, (be) quiet, remain, (cause to, be at, give, have, make to) rest, set down. Compare H3241 (יָנִים).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmishkevotambedמִשְׁכָּבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercoursebed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.הֹלֵ֖ךְholekhewalkהָלַךְverb, qal, participle, absolute — “walk”, a verb used as a describing wordH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…נְכֹחֽוֹnekhochvoplainנָכֹחַadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “plain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5228straightforward, i.e. (figuratively), equitable, correct, or (abstractly), integrityplain, right, uprightness.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He entereth into peace, they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.

Young’s Literal Translation

He entereth into peace, they rest on their beds, [Each] is going straightforward.

World English Bible

He enters into peace. They rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.

Darby Translation

He entereth into peace: they rest in their beds, [each one] that hath walked in his uprightness.

Douay-Rheims

Let peace come, let him rest in his bed that hath walked in his uprightness.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He entereth into peace, they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His burial shall be in peace: he has been removed out of the way.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔσται ἐν εἰρήνῃ ἡ ταφὴ αὐτοῦ, ᾖρται ἐκ τοῦ μέσου.