Isaiah 44:20

He feeds (nourishes, herds—follows) ashes [emptiness, that which is burned, which cannot give any nourishment], his deceived heart leads him astray,
so that he cannot free his soul (his life)
nor say,
"Is there not a lie in my right hand (literally: my right)?"

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

רֹעֶה   אֵפֶר   לֵב   הוּתַל   הִטָּהוּ   וְלֹא   יַצִּיל   אֶת   נַפְשׁוֹ   וְלֹא   יֹאמַר   הֲלוֹא   שֶׁקֶר   בִּימִינִי  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

γνῶτε ὅτι σποδὸς ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν καὶ πλανῶνται καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐξελέσθαι τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ ἴδετε οὐκ ἐρεῖτε ὅτι ψεῦδος ἐν τῇ δεξιᾷ μου


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H7462b
רֹעֶ֣ה (róe)
to pasture
Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H0665
אֵ֔פֶר (efer)
ashes
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H3820a
לֵ֥ב (lev)
heart
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H2048b
הוּתַ֖ל (hotal)
to deceive
Verb Verb
hophal qatal 3p sing. hophal (huphal) qatal third person masculine singular

VHp3ms
H5186
H9033
הִטָּ֑ (hita)
הוּ (ho)
to stretch
him
Verb Verb
hiphil qatal 3p sing. hiphil qatal third person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Vhp3ms
Sp3ms
H9002
H3808
H9014
וְ (ve)
לֹֽא (ló-)
־
and
not
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

C
Tn
H5337
יַצִּ֤יל (jatzil)
to deliver
Verb Verb
hiphil 3p sing. hiphil third person masculine singular

Vhi3ms
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H5315
H9023
נַפְשׁ (nafesh)
וֹ֙ (vó)
soul
his
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H9002
H3808
וְ (ve)
לֹ֣א (ló)
and
not
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

C
Tn
H0559
יֹאמַ֔ר (jómar)
to say
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9008
H3808
הֲ (ha)
ל֥וֹא (lvó)
?
not

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Ti
Tn
H8267
שֶׁ֖קֶר (sheqer)
deception
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9003
H3225
H9020
H9016
H9018
בִּ (bi)
ימִינִֽ (jmini)
י (j)
׃
ס (s)
in
right
my
verseEnd
section
Prep. Preposition

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

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

R
Ncbsc
Sp1bs

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