King James Version
Isaiah 3:6 in the King James Version says “When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:”
Isaiah 3:6 · KJV
And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them.
And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:
In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: make me not a ruler of the people. swear: Heb. lift up the hand healer: Heb. binder up
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings are against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“shall take hold”
H8610to manipulate, i.e., seize; chiefly to capture, wield, specifically, to overlay; figuratively, to use unwarrantably
“When a man”
H376a 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)
“of his brother”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
“of the house”
H1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
“of his father”
H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and let this ruin”
H4384a stumbling-block, but only figuratively (fall, enticement [idol])
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
“be under thy hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
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