Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! Young's Literal Translation And he fenceth it, and casteth out its stones, And planteth it [with] a choice vine, And buildeth a tower in its midst, And also a wine press hath hewn out in it, And he waiteth for the yielding of grapes, And it yieldeth bad ones! King James Bible And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. Hebrew He dug it upוַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּ (way·‘az·zə·qê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5823: To grub over and cleared the stones וַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּ (way·saq·qə·lê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5619: To stone, put to death by stoning and planted וַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙ (way·yiṭ·ṭā·‘ê·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant the finest vines. שֹׂרֵ֔ק (śō·rêq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8321: (choice species of) the vine He built וַיִּ֤בֶן (way·yi·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build a watchtower מִגְדָּל֙ (miḡ·dāl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers in the middle בְּתוֹכ֔וֹ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre and וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and dug out חָצֵ֣ב (ḥā·ṣêḇ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2672: To cut, carve, to hew, split, square, quarry, engrave a winepress {as well}. יֶ֖קֶב (ye·qeḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3342: A trough, a wine-vat He waited for [the vineyard] וַיְקַ֛ו (way·qaw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect to yield לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make good grapes, עֲנָבִ֖ים (‘ă·nā·ḇîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6025: A grape but the fruit it produced וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make was sour! בְּאֻשִֽׁים׃ (bə·’u·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 891: Stinking or worthless (things), wild grapes |
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