Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 66:3 Interlinear
“He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man he that sacrificeth a lamb as if he cut off a dog's he that offereth an oblation blood as if he offered swine's he that burneth incense as if he blessed an idol Yea they have chosen their own ways in their abominations and their soul delighteth”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שׁוֹחֵ֨ט | H7819 | He that killeth | to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) |
| 2 | הַשּׁ֜וֹר | H7794 | an ox | a bullock (as a traveller) |
| 3 | מַכֵּה | H5221 | is as if he slew | to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively) |
| 4 | אִ֗ישׁ | H376 | a man | a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation) |
| 5 | זוֹבֵ֤חַ | H2076 | he that sacrificeth | to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) |
| 6 | הַשֶּׂה֙ | H7716 | a lamb | a member of a flock, i.e., a sheep or goat |
| 7 | עֹ֣רֵֽף | H6202 | as if he cut off | to break the neck; hence (figuratively) to destroy |
| 8 | כֶּ֔לֶב | H3611 | a dog's | a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute |
| 9 | מַעֲלֵ֤ה | H5927 | he that offereth | to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative |
| 10 | מִנְחָה֙ | H4503 | an oblation | a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) |
| 11 | דַּם | H1818 | blood | blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshe |
| 12 | חֲזִ֔יר | H2386 | as if he offered swine's | a hog (perhaps as penned) |
| 13 | מַזְכִּ֥יר | H2142 | he that burneth | properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male |
| 14 | לְבֹנָ֖ה | H3828 | incense | frankincense (from its whiteness or perhaps that of its smoke) |
| 15 | מְבָ֣רֵֽךְ | H1288 | as if he blessed | to kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as |
| 16 | אָ֑וֶן | H205 | an idol | strictly nothingness; also trouble, vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol |
| 17 | גַּם | H1571 | properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and | |
| 18 | הֵ֗מָּה | H1992 | they (only used when emphatic) | |
| 19 | בָּֽחֲרוּ֙ | H977 | Yea they have chosen | properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select |
| 20 | בְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔ם | H1870 | their own ways | a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb |
| 21 | וּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם | H8251 | in their abominations | disgusting, i.e., filthy; especially idolatrous or (concretely) an idol |
| 22 | נַפְשָׁ֥ם | H5315 | and their soul | properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment |
| 23 | חָפֵֽצָה׃ | H2654 | delighteth | properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire |
Verse Context
Isaiah 66:2 For all those things hath mine hand made ...
Isaiah 66:3 (current)He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man he that sacrificeth a lamb as if he cut off a dog's he that offereth an oblation blood as if he offered swine's he that burneth incense as if he blessed an idol Yea they have chosen their own ways in their abominations and their soul delighteth
Isaiah 66:4 I also will choose their delusions their fears and will bring...