Isaiah 21:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and the remainderוּשְׁאָ֧ר
(u·she·'ar)
7605: rest, residue, remnantfrom shaar
of the numberמִסְפַּר־
(mis·par-)
4557: number, tallyfrom the same as sepher
of bowmen,קֶ֛שֶׁת
(ke·shet)
7198: a bowperhaps from qush
the mighty menגִּבֹּורֵ֥י
(gib·bo·v·rei)
1368: strong, mightyfrom gabar
of the sonsבְנֵֽי־
(ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Kedar,קֵדָ֖ר
(ke·dar)
6938: perhaps "swarthy," a son of Ishmael, also his desc.from qadar
will be few;יִמְעָ֑טוּ
(yim·'a·tu;)
4591: to be or become small, diminished, or fewa prim. root
for the LORDיְהוָ֥ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־
(e·lo·hei-)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
has spoken."דִּבֵּֽר׃
(dib·ber.)
1696: to speaka prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the residue
sh'ar  (sheh-awr')
a remainder -- other, remnant, residue, rest.
of the number
micpar  (mis-pawr')
a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration
of archers
qesheth  (keh'-sheth)
of bending: a bow, for shooting (hence, figuratively, strength) or the iris -- arch(-er), + arrow, bow(-man, -shot).
the mighty men
gibbowr  (ghib-bore')
powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant -- champion, chief, excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
of the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Kedar
Qedar  (kay-dawr')
dusky (of the skin or the tent); Kedar, a son of Ishmael; also (collectively) Bedouin (as his descendants or representatives) -- Kedar.
shall be diminished
ma`at  (maw-at')
to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
for the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
hath spoken
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
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Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and the remainder of the number of bowmen, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD God of Israel has spoken."

King James Bible
And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number." For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.

International Standard Version
And there will be few archers, those who are descendants of Kedar, who survive, because the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken."

NET Bible
Just a handful of archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be left." Indeed, the LORD God of Israel has spoken.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The remaining number of archers, Kedar's mighty archers, will be few. The LORD God of Israel has spoken.

King James 2000 Bible
And the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel has spoken it.
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