Hebrew Interlinear

Isaiah 55:2 Interlinear

Wherefore do ye spend money not for that which is not bread and your labour not for that which satisfieth diligently diligently unto me and eat ye that which is good delight itself in fatness and let your soul

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1לָ֤מָּהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
2תִשְׁקְלוּH8254Wherefore do ye spendto suspend or poise (especially in trade)
3כֶ֙סֶף֙H3701moneysilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
4בְּל֣וֹאH3808notnot (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
5לֶ֔חֶםH3899for that which is not breadfood (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)
6וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םH3018and your labourtoil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)
7בְּל֣וֹאH3808notnot (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
8לְשָׂבְעָ֑הH7654for that which satisfiethsatiety
9שָׁמ֤וֹעַH8085diligentlyto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
10שָׁמ֤וֹעַH8085diligentlyto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
11אֵלַי֙H413near, with or among; often in general, to
12וְאִכְלוּH398unto me and eatto eat (literally or figuratively)
13ט֔וֹבH2896ye that which is goodgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
14וְתִתְעַנַּ֥גH6026delightto be soft or pliable, i.e., (figuratively) effeminate or luxurious
15בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןH1880itself in fatnessthe fat; abstractly fatness, i.e., (figuratively) abundance; specifically the (fatty) ashes of sacrifices
16נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃H5315and let your soulproperly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment

Verse Context

Isaiah 55:1Ho every one that thirsteth ye to the waters ...
Isaiah 55:2 (current) Wherefore do ye spend money not for that which is not bread and your labour not for that which satisfieth diligently diligently unto me and eat ye that which is good delight itself in fatness and let your soul
Isaiah 55:3Incline your ear unto me hear shall live...

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