Isaiah 6:10
Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
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ASV
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
KJV
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הַשְׁמֵן֙ | hash.Men | make fat | H8080 → |
| לֵב־ | lev- | [the] heart of | H3820 → |
| הָעָ֣ם | ha.'Am | the people | H5971 → |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| וְאָזְנָ֥יו | ve.'a.ze.Nav | and ears its | H241 → |
| הַכְבֵּ֖ד | hakh.Bed | make heavy | H3513 → |
| וְעֵינָ֣יו | ve.'ei.Nav | and eyes its | H5869 → |
| הָשַׁ֑ע | ha.Sha' | seal over | H8173 → |
| פֶּן־ | pen- | lest | H6435 → |
| יִרְאֶ֨ה | yir.'Eh | it should see | H7200 → |
| בְעֵינָ֜יו | ve.'ei.Nav | with eyes its | H5869 → |
| וּבְאָזְנָ֣יו | u.ve.'a.ze.Nav | and with ears its | H241 → |
| יִשְׁמָ֗ע | yish.Ma' | it will hear | H8085 → |
| וּלְבָב֥וֹ | u.le.va.Vo | and heart its | H3824 → |
| יָבִ֛ין | ya.Vin | it will understand | H995 → |
| וָשָׁ֖ב | va.Shav | and it will return | H7725 → |
| וְרָ֥פָא | ve.Ra.fa' | and someone will heal | H7495 → |
| לֽוֹ׃ | lo | <to> it |
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