Isa. 40:15 in context
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Isaiah 40:15

Behold, the nations are like a drop in a bucket
and are counted as small grains of dust on a scale,
the islands are like dust (thin, narrow) [so small that they can hardly be weighed].
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

הֵן   גּוֹיִם   כְּמַר   מִדְּלִי   וּכְשַׁחַק   מֹאזְנַיִם   נֶחְשָׁבוּ   הֵן   אִיִּים   כַּדַּק   יִטּוֹל  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

εἰ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη ὡς σταγὼν ἀπὸ κάδου καὶ ὡς ῥοπὴ ζυγοῦ ἐλογίσθησαν καὶ ὡς σίελος λογισθήσονται

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H2005
 הֵ֤ן (hen)
 if!
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

 Tj
H1471a
 גּוֹיִם֙ (gvójim)
 nation
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H9004
H4752
 כְּ (ke)
מַ֣ר (mar)
 like
drop
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H9006
H1805
 מִ (mi)
דְּלִ֔י (deli)
 from
bucket
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 R
Ncbsa
H9002
H9004
H7834
 וּ (o)
כְ (khe)
שַׁ֥חַק (shachaq)
 and
like
cloud
Conj. Conjunktion

Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
R
Ncbsc
H3976
 מֹאזְנַ֖יִם (mózenajim)
 balance
Noun Noun
♂/♀ dual (couple) masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Absolute state

 Ncbda
H2803
 נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ (necheshavo)
 to devise
Verb Verb
niphal qatal 3p pl. niphal qatal third person plural

VNp3cp
H2005
 הֵ֥ן (hen)
 if!
Particle – demonstrative Particle (Demonstrative)

 Tj
H0339
 אִיִּ֖ים (iim)
 coastland
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H9004
H1851
 כַּ (ka)
דַּ֥ק (daq)
 like
thin
Prep. Preposition

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Aabsa
H5190
H9016
 יִטּֽוֹל (jitvól)
׃
to lift
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms

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