King James Version

Isaiah 61:5

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

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וְעָמְד֣וּveamedvand standעָמַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and stand”, a completed action in a sequenceH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…זָרִ֔יםzarimstrangeזוּרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).וְרָע֖וּveravand companionרָעָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and companion”, a completed action in a sequenceH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.צֹאנְכֶ֑םtsonkhemflockצֹאןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “flock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).וּבְנֵ֣יuveneand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […נֵכָ֔רnekharalienנֵכָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “alien”, the ordinary formH5236foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendomalien, strange ([phrase] -er).אִכָּרֵיכֶ֖םikareykhemhusbandmanאִכָּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “husbandman”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH406a farmerhusbandman, ploughman.וְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽםvekhoremeykhemand vine dresserכֹּרֵםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and vine dresser”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3755a vinedresservine dresser (as one or two words).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and aliens shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners shall be your plowmen and your vine-dressers.

Young’s Literal Translation

And strangers have stood and fed your flock, Sons of a foreigner [are] your husbandmen, And your vine-dressers.

World English Bible

Strangers will stand and feed your flocks. Foreigners will work your fields and your vineyards.

Darby Translation

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your ploughmen and your vinedressers.

Douay-Rheims

And strangers shall stand and shall feed your flocks: and the sons of strangers shall be your husbandmen, and the dressers of your vines.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and aliens shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And strangers shall come and feed thy flocks, and aliens shall be thy ploughmen and vine-dressers.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἥξουσιν ἀλλογενεῖς ποιμαίνοντες τὰ πρόβατά σου, καὶ ἀλλόφυλοι ἀροτῆρες, καὶ ἀμπελουργοί.