Isaiah 22:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then your choicestמִבְחַר־
(miv·char-)
4005: choicest, bestfrom bachar
valleysעֲמָקַ֖יִךְ
(a·ma·ka·yich)
6010: a valefrom amoq
were fullמָ֣לְאוּ
(ma·le·'u)
4390: to be full, to filla prim. root
of chariots,רָ֑כֶב
(ra·chev;)
7393: chariotry, chariot, millstonefrom rakab
And the horsemenוְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔ים
(ve·hap·pa·ra·shim,)
6571b: horsemanfrom the same as parash
tookשֹׁ֖ת
(shot)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
up fixed positionsשָׁ֥תוּ
(sha·tu)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
at the gate.הַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃
(ha·sha·'e·rah.)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And it shall come to pass that thy choicest
mibchar  (mib-khawr')
select, i.e. best -- choice(-st), chosen.
valleys
`emeq  (ay'-mek)
a vale (i.e. broad depression) -- dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names).
shall be full
male'  (maw-lay')
a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
of chariots
rekeb  (reh'-keb)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone -- chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
and the horsemen
parash  (paw-rawsh')
a steed; also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry -- horseman.
shall set
shiyth  (sheeth)
to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take.
themselves in array
shiyth  (sheeth)
to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take.
at the gate
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then your choicest valleys were full of chariots, And the horsemen took up fixed positions at the gate.

King James Bible
And it shall come to pass, that thy choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your best valleys were full of chariots, and horsemen were positioned at the gates.

International Standard Version
And it will come about that your choicest valleys will be filled with chariots, and horsemen will take their positions at the gates.

NET Bible
Your very best valleys were full of chariots; horsemen confidently took their positions at the gate.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then your fertile valleys will be filled with chariots, and horsemen will stand ready in front of the gate.

King James 2000 Bible
And it shall come to pass, that your choicest valleys shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves in array at the gate.
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