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Isaiah 7:11

Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

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שְׁאַלshealdemandשָׁאַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “demand”, a commandH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.לְךָ֣lekhatoלְךָ֣preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toא֔וֹתotmarkאוֹתnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “mark”, the ordinary formH226a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.mark, miracle, (en-) sign, token.מֵעִ֖םmeimfrom withעִםpreposition, preposition — “from with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָeloheykhaGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.הַעְמֵ֣קhameqdeepעָמַקverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “deep”, the verb used for emphasisH6009to be (causatively, make) deep (literally or figuratively)(be, have, make, seek) deep(-ly), depth, be profound.שְׁאָ֔לָהshealahgraveשְׁאוֹלverb, qal, infinitive construct — “grave”, the to-form of the verbH7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.א֖וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.הַגְבֵּ֥הַּhagbehabe haughtyגָּבַהּverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “be haughty”, the verb used for emphasisH1361to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughtyexalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.לְמָֽעְלָהlemaelahto aboveמַעַלpreposition, adverb, directional ending — “to above”H4605properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on ([idiom] very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God: ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Ask thee a sign of Jehovah thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

Young’s Literal Translation

'Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God, Make deep the request, or make [it] high upwards.'

World English Bible

“Ask a sign of Yahweh your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.”

Darby Translation

Ask for thee a sign from Jehovah thy God; ask for it in the deep, or in the height above.

Douay-Rheims

Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God either unto the depth of hell, or unto the height above.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God: ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ask for thyself a sign of the Lord thy God, in the depth or in the height.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

αἴτησαι σεαυτῷ σημεῖον παρὰ Κυρίου Θεοῦ σου εἰς βάθος, ἢ εἰς ὕψος.