Isaiah 28:9
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Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
In other translations
Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.Whom is He trying to teach? To whom is He explaining His message? To infants just weaned from milk? To babies removed from the breast?
Hebrew words
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִיmiwhom?H4310יוֹרֶהyorehwill he teachH3384דֵעָהde'ahknowledgeH1844וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853מִיmiwhom?H4310יָבִיןyavinwill he make understandH995שְׁמוּעָהshemu'ah[the] messageH8052גְּמוּלֵיgemulei[those] weanedH1580מֵחָלָבmechalavfrom milkH2461עַתִּיקֵי'atikei[ones] removedH6267מִשָּׁדָיִם׃mishadayimfrom breastsH7699
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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