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Isaiah 26:12 — Word Study

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WLCיְהוָ֕ה תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ת שָׁל֖וֹם לָ֑נוּ כִּ֛י גַּ֥ם כָּֽל־ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ינוּ פָּעַ֥לְתָּ לָּֽנוּ׃

BSAO LORDYᵉhôvâh [Yehovah, The covenant Name of God] You will establishshâphath [set, ordain] peaceshâlôwm [shalom, completeness and wellness] Forkîy allkôl [everything] that we have accomplishedmaʻăseh [done, wrought] You have donepâʻal [worked, enabled]

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Isaiah 26:12quick helps
In a sentenceThe verse affirms that God, Yahweh, will establish peace for His people, acknowledging that all their accomplishments are His doing.
Who is speakingThe speaker is addressing Yahweh, acknowledging His sovereignty and role in their achievements.
Where we areThis verse is part of a prayer that recognizes God's power and the peace He grants.
The hard wordתִּשְׁפֹּ֥ת
Take awayPeace is a divine gift, and all that we achieve is ultimately enabled by God.
8 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbשָׁפַת The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — Isaiah 26:12

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Context — A Prayer for Peacegenerated

11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
12O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.
13O LORD our God, other lords besides You have had dominion, but Your name alone do we confess.
14The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them.

Isaiah 26:12 expresses a deep reliance on Yahweh for peace, recognizing that any accomplishments are ultimately His work. This verse is part of a larger prayer that acknowledges God's authority and the need for His intervention in the lives of His people. The surrounding verses highlight God's power and the contrast between His dominion and that of other rulers.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Isaiah 57:10You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.
2Psalm 29:11The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
3Jeremiah 33:6Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
4John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
5Deuteronomy 30:6The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 10 references, hung on the phrase they belong to


The Key Word תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ת, tish.Potgenerated

The verb תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ת (tish.Pot) is a second person masculine singular imperfect form of the root שָׁפַת (shaphath), meaning 'to set' or 'to establish'. This indicates an action that God will perform in the future, specifically the act of establishing peace.

The imperfect tense suggests an ongoing or future action, emphasizing that God will actively bring about this peace for His people. The use of the second person indicates direct address to God, affirming His role as the one who brings peace.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

This study reads the verse in the Berean Standard Bible, so the BSB is the wording every comparison below is made against.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The verse has a main clause introduced by the verb תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ת (you will establish), which governs the rest of the sentence. The structure indicates that the establishment of peace is the primary action, with the subsequent phrases providing context and reason.

The phrase שָׁל֖וֹם (peace) serves as the object of the verb, while the clause beginning with כִּי (for) explains the reason for God's action, linking it to the accomplishments attributed to Him.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates יְהוָ֕ה as κύριε (Lord), which is a standard rendering, indicating reverence. The choice of εἰρήνην for שָׁל֖וֹם suggests a focus on the concept of peace as a state of well-being, aligning with the Hebrew meaning.

The Greek translation reflects a similar understanding of God's role in providing peace, emphasizing the continuity of thought between the Hebrew text and the Greek interpretation.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Isaiah 26:12 tells us that Yahweh will establish peace for His people, acknowledging that all their accomplishments are ultimately His doing. This verse emphasizes God's sovereignty and the divine source of peace.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that God will establish peace?

It means that God is the one who brings about a state of completeness and wellness for His people, ensuring their well-being.

Why do we acknowledge our accomplishments as God's doing?

This reflects an understanding that all abilities and successes ultimately come from God's enablement and support.

How does this verse relate to other scriptures about peace?

It connects to various passages that emphasize God's role in providing peace and well-being, such as in Jeremiah 33:6.

What is the significance of the name Yahweh in this context?

Yahweh signifies God's covenant relationship with His people, highlighting His commitment to their welfare and peace.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what areas of my life do I need to seek God's peace and establishment?
  2. How can I recognize and acknowledge God's hand in my accomplishments?
  3. What does it mean for me to trust in God's ability to provide peace?
  4. How can I share the message of God's peace with others in my community?

The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it

Early church fathers reference this verse to discuss God's provision of peace and the acknowledgment of His works in our lives.

JeromeVerse 12 c. 347–420
Lord, you will give us peace: for you have accomplished all our works for us. LXX: Lord our God, give us peace: for you have restored all things to us.
Early Church Fathers on Isaiah 26 →
John ChrysostomHOMILIES ON LAZARUS AND THE RICH MAN 3 c. 347–407
When you see a person living in wickedness and enjoying great prosperity without suffering any misfortune, you should mourn particularly for this reason, because although he is afflicted with a very serious disease and ulcer,
Early Church Fathers on Isaiah 26 →
John ChrysostomHOMILIES CONCERNING THE STATUES 6:14 c. 347–407
But I say all this now, and select all the histories that contain trials and tribulations and the wrath of kings and their evil designs, in order that we may fear nothing except offending God.
Early Church Fathers on Isaiah 26 →

Commentators on this verse — 8 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Isaiah 26:12 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us,.... Dispose, order, give it to us, outward and inward, spiritual and eternal: chiefly respect is had to that peace and prosperity the church will have in the

Read John Gill on Isaiah 26 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us. Peace for us - "peace:" God's favour; including all blessings, temporal and spiritual, opposed to their previous trials (Psalms 138:8).

Read Robert Jamieson on Isaiah 26 →
Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou wilt ordain peace for us; as thou wilt destroy thine and our enemies, so thou wilt bless us thy people with peace and prosperity. All our works; either, 1. All the good works done by us, which are the effects of thy grace; or rather, 2. All the good and great works which have been wrought for us, all our wonderful deliverances and singular blessings, come from thee. And so the argument is this, God hath delivered us formerly upon all occasions, and therefore he will still deliver us, and give us peace; which inference is frequently made by holy men in Scripture. In us, Heb. to or for us.

Read Matthew Poole on Isaiah 26 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 26:12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.Ver. 12. Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us.] Or, Lord, dispose peace for us. For thou also hast wrought all our works in us.] Or, For us. Certum est nos facere quod facimus, sed Deus facit ut faciamus: without Christ we can do nothing. In him alone is our fruit found. It is well observed by a grave interpreter, that the Church in the Canticles is nowhere described by the beauty of her hands or fingers, because God alone worketh all her works for her, and had rather that she should abound in good works in silence than to boast of them at all.

Read John Trapp on Isaiah 26 →
Charles John Ellicott1819–1905Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(12) Thou also hast wrought all our work in us . . .—Better, for us. The “work” is the great work of salvation and deliverance.

Read Charles John Ellicott on Isaiah 26 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

12. thou wilt ordain] or “mayest thou ordain.” peace for us] cf. Isaiah 26:3. for thou also hast wrought …] Better: for even our whole work thou hast wrought for us; all that we have achieved—inadequate though it be (see Isaiah 26:17)—has been due to thy working for us. A similar thought underlies the prayer of Psa 90:16-17, where the manifestation of Jehovah’s work is equivalent to His establishing the work of Israel’s hands.

Read Cambridge on Isaiah 26 →
Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou wilt ordain peace - The word ‘peace’ here seems to stand opposed to the evils of various kinds which they had experienced in the captivity at Babylon; and to refer net only to peace, but also to

Read Albert Barnes on Isaiah 26 →
Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

12. Peace for us — “Peace,” here, is comprehensive. It is future safety from all the evils suffered under Jehovah’s enemies.

Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Isaiah 26 →

The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

Yahweh, you will ordain peace for us, for you have also done all our work for us.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

O LORD, You will establish peace for us. For all that we have accomplished, You have done for us.

NETBNew English Translation2006

O Lord, you make us secure, for even all we have accomplished, you have done for us.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

¶ LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou hast also wrought all our works for us.

RVARevised Version, American1894

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou hast also wrought all our works for us.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

Lord, vnto vs thou wilt ordeine peace: for thou also hast wrought all our workes for vs.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

Jehovah, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for thou also hast wrought all our works for us.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

O Jehovah, Thou appointest peace to us, For, all our works also Thou hast wrought for us.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

O YHWH, You appoint peace to us, || For You have also worked all our works for us.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us; for also all our works hast thou accomplished for us.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

Yahweh, you will bring about peace for us; for indeed, you have also accomplished all our works for us.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

Lord, thou wilt give us peace: for thou hast wrought all our works for us.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

Lord, you give us peace and prosperity; everything we've achieved you have done for us.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

Lord, you will give us peace: for all our works are the outcome of your purpose.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

clauseclauseיְהוָ֕הO.Yahwehclauseverbתִּשְׁפֹּ֥תyou.will.establishobjectשָׁל֖וֹםpeaceprepositional phrase · prepositionalלָ֑forנוּusכִּ֛י(dm)clausenoun phrase · objectגַּ֥םalsonoun phraseכָּֽלallnoun phraseמַעֲשֵׂ֖יworksנוּourverbפָּעַ֥לְתָּyou.have.doneprepositional phrase · prepositionalלָּֽforנוּus

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

The Masoretic Text and the Dead Sea Scrolls show agreement in the wording of Isaiah 26:12, with both affirming Yahweh's role in establishing peace. The Septuagint's wording aligns closely with the Hebrew, though it presents a different structure.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

יְהוָ֕ה תִּשְׁפֹּ֥ת שָׁל֖וֹם לָ֑נוּ כִּ֛י גַּ֥ם כָּֽל־ מַעֲשֵׂ֖ינוּ פָּעַ֥לְתָּ לָּֽנוּ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
יְהוָ֕הκύριεשָׁל֖וֹםεἰρήνηνלָ֑נוּἡμῖνכָּֽל־πάνταפָּעַ֥לְתָּἀπέδωκαςלָּֽנוּ׃ἡμῖν

6 of the 10 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 1Qisaaa copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

יהוה תשפוט שלום ל׳נו כי גמ כול מעשי׳נו פעלתה ל׳נו

10 words on the leather.

Dead Sea Scrolls — 4Q56a copy a thousand years older than the Leningrad Codex

[יהוה] תשפט שלום ל׳נו כי גם [כל] [מעשי׳נו] [פעלת] [ל׳נו]

4 words on the leather — 1 partly restored, 5 supplied entire by an editor.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Isaiah 26:12יהוהO YahwehO Yahwehיהוהשָׁפַתyou will esyou will establשָׁפַתשָׁלוֹםpeacepeaceשָׁלוֹםנוּfor usfor usנוּכִּיforforכִּיגַּםalsoalsoגַּםכֹּלallallכֹּלמַעֲשֶׂהworks ourworks ourמַעֲשֶׂהפָּעַלyou have doyou have doneפָּעַלנוּfor usfor usנוּהָיָהto beto beהָיָהשָׁלֵםto completto completeשָׁלֵםכָּלַלto perfectto perfectכָּלַלעָשָׂהto maketo makeעָשָׂהנְאֻםutteranceutteranceנְאֻםצָבָאarmyarmyצָבָאסִירpotpotסִיריֵהוּאJehuJehuיֵהוּאיָדַעto knowto knowיָדַעתְּמוֹלyesterdayyesterdayתְּמוֹלשִׁלְשֹׁםthree daysthree days agoשִׁלְשֹׁםעֵדָהcongregaticongregationעֵדָהעֲבֹדָהserviceserviceעֲבֹדָהשָׁנִיscarletscarletשָׁנִישֵׁשׁalabasteralabasterשֵׁשׁאָ֫וֶןevil: wickevil: wickednesאָ֫וֶןעָ֫וֶלinjusticeinjusticeעָ֫וֶל
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Isaiah 26:12

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
יְהוָ֕הYah.weh O Yahweh H3068 Noun proper
6,528× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Amplified meaning
Yehovah, The covenant Name of God
Tyndale gloss
The Lord
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) is the proper name of the God of Israel, often rendered as Jehovah or the Lord. It signifies the self-existent or eternal nature of God. The name is closely associated with the revelation to Moses in Exodus 3:12-15 and is used in conjunction with other terms to denote sacred places. Some scholars suggest it derives from a root meaning 'to bring into being.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

יהוה c. 6823 i.e. יַהְוֶה n.pr.dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel—(1. MT יְהֹוָה 6518 (Qr אֲדֹנָי), or יֱהֹוִה 305 (Qr אֱלֹהִים) 2. Many recent scholars explain יַהְוֶה as Hiph. of הוה (= היה) the one bringing into being, life-giver)

יהוה is not used by E in Gn, but is given Ex 3:12-15 as the name of the God who revealed Himself to Moses at Horeb

יהוה is used with אלהים and suffixes, especially in D

the phrase † אֲנִי יהוה is noteworthy

יהוה is also used with several predicates, to form sacred names of holy places of Yahweh

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3068 יהוה i.e. יַהְוֶה n. pr. dei Yahweh, the proper name of the God of Israel

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3068 Yhovah yeh-ho-vaw'

from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish

national name of God:--Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.

see HEBREW for 01961

see HEBREW for 03050

see HEBREW for 03069

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — LORD.

Jehovah = "the existing One"

1) the proper name of the one true God

1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of a.do.na (אֲדֹנָי "Lord" H0136)

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — The Lord.

Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) — (Jerusalem of) the Lord.

Combined with ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-proper — Noun proper
HNpt
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
תִּשְׁפֹּ֥תtish.Pot you will establish H8239 Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine singular
5× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This verb means to set or establish something, like setting a place or ordaining a person for a task.
Amplified meaning
set, ordain
Tyndale gloss
to set
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word שָׁפַת (*shaphath*) is a verb meaning to set, place, or ordain. It is derived from a primitive root and generally conveys the idea of establishing or reducing something. The entries suggest a range of meanings related to placement and establishment, but do not provide specific verse references.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[שָׁפַת] vb. denom. set (on the fire)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8239 שָׁפַת vb. denom. set (on the fire)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8239 shaphath shaw-fath'

a primitive root; to locate, i.e. (generally) hang on or

(figuratively) establish, reduce:--bring, ordain, set on.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁפַת (sha.phat) — to set.

1) to set, place, put, ordain

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to set

1a2) to ordain, establish

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
V-Qal-Imperf-2ms — Verb · Qal · imperfect second person masculine singular
HVqi2ms
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
שָׁל֖וֹםsha.Lom peace H7965 Noun common · masculine singular absolute
237× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word for peace, shalom, means completeness, wellness, and friendship, and is often used to describe God's relationship with humanity, as seen in the covenant with the Israelites. It encompasses physical and spiritual health, prosperity, and harmony.
Amplified meaning
shalom, completeness and wellness
Tyndale gloss
Peace
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

שָׁלוֹם (shalom) conveys a range of meanings including completeness, soundness, welfare, and peace. It can refer to physical safety and health, as well as emotional states like tranquility and friendship, particularly in human relationships and with God. The word is derived from a root meaning 'to be complete' and is used in various contexts, including greetings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

שָׁלוֹם 237 n.m. completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

completeness in no.

safety, soundness, in body

welfare, health, prosperity

peace, quiet, tranquility, contentment

peace, friendship

peace from war

as adj. those at peace with him

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H7965 שָׁלוֹם completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

7965 shalowm shaw-lome'

or shalom {shaw-lome'}; from 7999; safe, i.e. (figuratively)

well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health,

prosperity, peace:--X do, familiar, X fare, favour, + friend,

X great, (good) health, (X perfect, such as be at)

peace(-able, -ably), prosper(-ity, -ous), rest, safe(-ty),

salute, welfare, (X all is, be) well, X wholly.

see HEBREW for 07999

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) — peace.

: peace

1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

1a) completeness (in number)

1b) safety, soundness (in body)

1c) welfare, health, prosperity

1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment

1e) peace, friendship

1e1) of human relationships

1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship

1f) peace (from war)

1g) peace (as adjective)

שָׁלוֹם (ye.ho.vah sha.lom) — Peace.

This name means completeness, peace

Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) — peace: well-being.

: well-being

1) completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

1a) completeness (in number)

1b) safety, soundness (in body)

1c) welfare, health, prosperity

1d) peace, quiet, tranquillity, contentment

1e) peace, friendship

1e1) of human relationships

1e2) with God especially in covenant relationship

1f) peace (from war)

1g) peace (as adjective)

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular absolute
HNcmsa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pes (shalom; eirene):

1. In the Old Testament:

Is a condition of freedom from disturbance, whether outwardly, as of a nation from war or enemies, or inwardly, within the soul. The Hebrew word is shalom (both adjective and substantive), meaning, primarily, "soundness," "health," but coming also to signify "prosperity," well-being in general, all good in relation to both man and God. In early times, to a people harassed by foes, peace was the primary blessing. In Ps 122:7, we have "peace" and "prosperity," and in 35:27; 73:3, shalom is translated "prosperity." In 2Sa 11:7 the King James Version, David asked of Uriah "how Joab did" (margin "of the peace of Joab"), "and how the people did (the Revised Version (British and American) "fared," literally, "of the peace of the people"), and…

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By Abraham Ge 13:8,9

Abimelech Ge 26:29

Mordecai Es 10:3

David Ps 120:7

See CHARITABLENESS

See NATION, PEACE OF

→ SOCIAL Ge 45:24; Le 26:6; Job 5:23,24; Ps 34:14; 120:6,7; 133:1; Pr 12:20; 15:17; 16:7; 17:1,14; 20:3; Ec 4:6; Isa 2:4; 45:7; Jer…

- God is the author of

Ps 147:14; Isa 45:7; 1Co 14:33

- RESULTS FROM

. Heavenly wisdom

Jas 3:17

. The government of Christ

Isa 2:4

. Praying for rulers

1Ti 2:2

. Seeking the peace of those with whom we dwell

Jer 29:7

- Necessary to the enjoyment of life

Ps 34:12,14; 1Pe 3:10,11

- GOD BESTOWS UPON THOSE WHO

. Obey him

Le 26:6

. Please him

O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
לָ֑נוּLa.nu for us H9035 Preposition · suffix
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נוּ (nu) — us.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person plural

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HR/Sp1bp — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp1bp
English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

US, pronoun objective case of we.

Give us this day our daily bread.

Us , pron. [OE. us, AS. s; akin to OFries. & OS. s, D. ons, G. uns, Icel. & Sw. oss, Dan. os, Goth. uns, L. nos we, us, Gr. we, Skr. nas us. . Cf. Nostrum, Our.] The persons speaking, regarded as an object; ourselves; — the objective case of we. See We. “Tell us a tale.” Chaucer.

Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. vi. 11.

Us, pron. oblique case of we

O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
כִּ֛יki for H3588 Particle
4,483× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
A conjunction used to show cause or connection, as in Genesis 2:23 where Adam says the woman is bone of his bone because she was taken out of him. It is often translated as 'for', 'because', or 'since'.
Tyndale gloss
for
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כִּי (ki) is a conjunction primarily meaning 'that,' 'for,' or 'when.' It indicates causal relationships and can express conditions like 'if' or 'though.' The word is versatile, appearing in various contexts to convey certainty, exception, or concession. Notably, it can combine with other particles to modify its meaning, such as in the phrase כִּי אם־ (ki im), meaning 'that if.'

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כִּי conj. that, for, when

that

Of time, when, of the past

elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

Because, since

base

כִּי אם־

each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause:

that if

for if

(About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause—

limiting the prec. clause, except

the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

after an oath, surely

base

כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3588a כִּי that, for, when . that

. . Of time, when, of the past

. elsewhere כִּי has a force approximating to if, though it usu. represents a case as more likely to occur than אִם

. when or if, with a concessive force, i.e. though

. Because, since

H3588b כִּי אם־ . each part. retaining its independent force, and relating to a different clause: . that if

. for if

. (About 140 t.) the two particles being closely conjoined, and relating to the same clause— . limiting the prec. clause, except

. the if being neglected, and treated as pleonastic, so that the clause is no longer a limitation of the preceding clause but a contradiction of it: but rather, but

. after an oath, surely

H3588c כִּי עַל כֵּן forasmuch as

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3588 kiy kee

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional

prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent

or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative

conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by

other particles annexed:--and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch,

where-)as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else,

even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, +

nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then,

therefore, + (al- )though, + till, truly, + until, when,

whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כִּי (ki) — for.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if

1f) but rather, but

1g) except that

1h) only, nevertheless

1i) surely

1j) that is

1k) but if

1l) for though

1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

כִּי [אם] (ki im) — that if: except.

1) except if

1a) but if

1b) even though

כִּי [עַל כֵּן] (ki [al ken]) — for as that: since.

1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since

1a) that

1a1) yea, indeed

1b) when (of time)

1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)

1c) because, since (causal connection)

1d) but (after negative)

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

for (ki (conjunction), le, from 'el (preposition), and various other words. In the New Testament also the words are various, chiefly gar, kai gar, hoti (conjunctions); anti apo eis dia (accusative), epi (dative and accusative), peri (genitive), pros (genitive and accusative), huper (genitive) (prepositions)): the English Revised Version and the American Standard Revised Version give in many cases more literal or more accurate renderings than those in the King James Version.

In the New Testament the most important preps. from a doctrinal point of view are anti, "face to face," "over against," "instead," "on behalf of," peri, "around," "about," "concerning," huper, "over," "on behalf of." The first has been claimed as stating the substitutionary nature of Christ's sacrifice as contrasted with huper and peri, more frequently used of it. But, although anti in the New Testament often means…

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O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
גַּ֥םgam also H1571 Adverb
769× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
Also means 'even' or 'too', used for emphasis or to connect ideas, like 'both...and' or 'neither...nor'. It can introduce a climax or show contrast.
Tyndale gloss
also
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

גַּם (gam) is an adverb meaning 'also' or 'moreover,' indicating addition or emphasis. It can express various nuances, such as 'even,' 'indeed,' or 'but.' The term is often used in a correlational manner, as in 'both...and.' It appears in contexts that require clarification or reinforcement of a statement.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גַּם 768 adv. denoting addition, also, moreover, yea

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1571 גַּם denoting addition, also, moreover, yea

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1571 gam gam

by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather;

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea,

though; often repeated as correl. both...and:--again, alike,

also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and , but, either...or,

even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover,

nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גַּם (gam) — also.

1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea

1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)

1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)

1c) even (for stress)

1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)

1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)

1f) but, yet, though (adversative)

1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case)

2) (TWOT) again, alike

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HD — Adverb
HD
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ol'-so: In the Greek kai, when it is equivalent to "also" or "even," is always placed before the word or phrase which it is intended to emphasize (e.g. Ac 12:3; 1 Joh 4:21). Mt 6:14 should therefore read, "Your heavenly Father will forgive you also"; Lu 6:13, "Whom also he named apostles"; Heb 8:6, "The mediator of a better covenant also"; and 1Th 4:14, `If we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also (we believe that) those who are fallen asleep in Jesus, God will bring with Him.'

O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
כָּֽל־kal- all H3605 Noun common · masculine singular construct
5,415× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Amplified meaning
everything
Tyndale gloss
all
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

כֹּל (kol) means 'all' or 'the whole.' It can refer to totality, including every person or thing, and is often used with a following genitive to specify what is included. The term can also denote a broader sense of everything in existence or all circumstances of life. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement on its meanings.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

כֹּל once כּוֹל n.m. the whole, all

with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

Absolutely:

without the art., all things, all

with the art. הַכֹּל

where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H3605 כֹּל once כּוֹל the whole, all . with foll. gen. (as usually) the whole of, to be rendered, however, often in our idiom, to avoid stiffness, any or every

. Absolutely: . without the art., all things, all

. with the art. הַכֹּל . where the sense is limited by the context to things (or persons) just mentioned

. in a wider sense, all, whether of all mankind or of all living things, the universe, or of all the circumstances of life (chiefly late)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

3605 kol kole

or (Jer. 33:8) kowl {kole}; from 3634; properly, the whole;

hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a

plural sense):--(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any

(manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as

many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole,

whoso(-ever).

see HEBREW for 03634

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

כֹּל (kol) — all.

1) all, the whole

1a) all, the whole of

1b) any, each, every, anything

1c) totality, everything

Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-ms — Noun common · masculine singular construct
HNcmsc
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.

(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.

(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).

(3) All one, "It is all one" (Job 9:22), "it makes no difference whether I live or die."

(4) At all, "If thy father miss me at all" (1Sa 20:6), "in any way," "in the least."

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O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
מַעֲשֵׂ֖ינוּma.'a.Sei.nu works our H4639 Noun common masculine plural construct · suffix
236× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word refers to an action or deed, which can be good or bad. It is used to describe various activities, such as work, business, or achievements. The KJV translates it as act, deed, or labor.
Amplified meaning
done, wrought
Tyndale gloss
deed: judgement
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

מַעֲשֶׂה (ma`aseh) means deed or work, encompassing a range of actions from good to bad, and includes concepts like business, labor, and products made. It can refer to specific achievements, works of God, or even customs. The entries suggest a broad application in various contexts, but do not indicate any significant disagreement among lexicons.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מַעֲשֶׂה 233 n.m. deed, work

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4639 מַעֲשֶׂה deed, work

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4639 ma`aseh mah-as-eh'

from 6213; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction;

abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically,

a poem) or (generally) property:--act, art, + bakemeat,

business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making,

occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, X well,

((handy-, needle-, net-))work(ing, - manship), wrought.

see HEBREW for 06213

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) — deed: work.

: work/product

1) deed, work

1a) deed, thing done, act

1b) work, labour

1c) business, pursuit

1d) undertaking, enterprise

1e) achievement

1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)

1g) work, thing made

1h) work (of God)

1i) product

מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) — deed: justice.

: justice/right/righteousness

1) deed, work

1a) deed, thing done, act

1b) work, labour

1c) business, pursuit

1d) undertaking, enterprise

1e) achievement

1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)

1g) work, thing made

1h) work (of God)

1i) product

מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) — deed: judgement.

: judgement/punishment

1) deed, work

1a) deed, thing done, act

1b) work, labour

1c) business, pursuit

1d) undertaking, enterprise

1e) achievement

1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment)

1g) work, thing made

1h) work (of God)

1i) product

מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) — deed: custom.

: custom/manner

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O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
פָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.ta you have done H6466 Verb · Qal · perfect second person masculine singular
57× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To work or do something is the meaning of this Hebrew verb, often used to describe habitual or systematic actions. It can also mean to make or practise something.
Amplified meaning
worked, enabled
Tyndale gloss
to work
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

פָּעַל (pa'al) is a Hebrew verb meaning to do or make, often used in a systematic or habitual sense. It encompasses actions like committing, ordaining, and working, with a poetic nuance compared to the more common verb for 'to do' (עָשָׂה). The entries consistently highlight its usage in the Qal stem, emphasizing its foundational role in expressing action.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

פָּעַל 67 vb. do, make (poet. for עָשָׂה)

Qal

do

make

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6466 פָּעַל do, make (poet. for עָשָׂה)

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6466 pa`al paw-al'

a primitive root; to do or make (systematically and

habitually), especially to practise:--commit, (evil-)

do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פָּעַל (pa.al) — to work.

1) to do, make

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to do

1a2) to make

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V-Qal-Perf-2ms — Verb · Qal · perfect second person masculine singular
HVqp2ms
O Yahweh you will establish peace for us for also all works our you have done for us
לָּֽנוּ׃La.nu for us H9035 Preposition · suffix
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Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

נוּ (nu) — us.

Personal object pronoun - suffix for propositions and verbs without an object: 1st person plural

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
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HR/Sp1bp — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp1bp
English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

US, pronoun objective case of we.

Give us this day our daily bread.

Us , pron. [OE. us, AS. s; akin to OFries. & OS. s, D. ons, G. uns, Icel. & Sw. oss, Dan. os, Goth. uns, L. nos we, us, Gr. we, Skr. nas us. . Cf. Nostrum, Our.] The persons speaking, regarded as an object; ourselves; — the objective case of we. See We. “Tell us a tale.” Chaucer.

Give us this day our daily bread. Matt. vi. 11.

Us, pron. oblique case of we

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