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Isaiah 6:13

But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

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וְע֥וֹדveodand againעוֹדconjunction, adverb — “and again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).בָּהּ֙bahinבָּהּ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inעֲשִׂ֣רִיָּ֔הasiriyahtenthעֲשִׂירִיadjective, ordinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “tenth”, the ordinary formH6224tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) parttenth (part).וְשָׁ֖בָהveshavahand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and again”, a completed action in a sequenceH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…וְהָיְתָ֣הvehayetahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְבָעֵ֑רlevaerto be brutishבָּעַרpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to 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.כָּאֵלָ֣הkaelahas oakאֵלָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “as oak”, the ordinary formH424an oak or other strong treeelm, oak, teil-tree.וְכָאַלּ֗וֹןvekhaalonand as oakאַלּוֹןconjunction, preposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as oak”, the ordinary formH437{an oak or other strong tree}oak.אֲשֶׁ֤רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בְּשַׁלֶּ֨כֶת֙beshalekhetin when castשַׁלֶּכֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in when cast”, the ordinary formH7995a felling (of trees)when cast.מַצֶּ֣בֶתmatsevetpillarמַצֶּבֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “pillar”, the ordinary formH4678something stationary, i.e. a monumental stone; also the stock of atreepillar, substance.בָּ֔םbaminבָּ֔םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inזֶ֥רַעzeraseedזֶרַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “seed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.קֹ֖דֶשׁqodeshconsecratedקֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “consecrated”, the ordinary formH6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctityconsecrated (thing), dedicated (thing), hallowed (thing), holiness, ([idiom] most) holy ([idiom] day, portion, thing), saint, sanctuary.מַצַּבְתָּֽהּmatsavtahpillarמַצֶּבֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “pillar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4678something stationary, i.e. a monumental stone; also the stock of atreepillar, substance.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And if there be yet a tenth in it, it shall again be eaten up; as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remaineth, when they cast their leaves, so the holy seed shall be the stock thereof.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if there be yet a tenth in it, it also shall in turn be eaten up: as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remaineth, when they are felled; so the holy seed is the stock thereof.

Young’s Literal Translation

And yet in it a tenth, and it hath turned, And hath been for a burning, As a teil-tree, and as an oak, that in falling, Have substance in them, The holy seed [is] its substance!'

World English Bible

If there is a tenth left in it, that also will in turn be consumed, as a terebinth, and as an oak whose stump remains when they are cut down, so the holy seed is its stump.”

Darby Translation

But a tenth part shall still be therein, and it shall return and be eaten; as the terebinth and as the oak whose trunk [remaineth] after the felling: the holy seed shall be the trunk thereof.

Douay-Rheims

And there shall be still a tithing therein, and she shall turn, and shall be made a show as a turpentine tree, and as an oak that spreadeth its branches: that which shall stand therein, shall be a holy seed.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And if there be yet a tenth in it, it shall again be eaten up; as a terebinth, and as an oak, whose stock remaineth, when they cast their leaves, so the holy seed shall be the stock thereof.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And yet there shall be a tenth upon it, and again it shall be for a spoil, as a turpentine tree, and as an acorn when it falls out of its husk.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἔτι ἐπʼ αὐτῆς ἐστι τὸ ἐπιδέκατον, καὶ πάλιν ἔσται εἰς προνομὴν ὡς τερέβινθος, καὶ ὡς βάλανος ὅταν ἐκπέσῃ ἐκ τῆς θήκης αὐτῆς.