Isaiah 28:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Does he not levelשִׁוָּ֣ה
(shiv·vah)
7737a: to agree with, be like, resemblea prim. root
its surfaceפָנֶ֔יהָ
(fa·nei·ha,)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
And sowוְהֵפִ֥יץ
(ve·he·fitz)
6327a: to be dispersed or scattereda prim. root
dillקֶ֖צַח
(ke·tzach)
7100: black cuminfrom an unused word
and scatterיִזְרֹ֑ק
(yiz·rok;)
2236b: to toss or throw, scatter abundantlya prim. root
cumminוְכַמֹּ֣ן
(ve·cham·mon)
3646: cummin (a plant grown as a condiment)of uncertain derivation
And plantוְשָׂ֨ם
(ve·sam)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
wheatחִטָּ֤ה
(chit·tah)
2406: wheatfrom chanat
in rows,שֹׂורָה֙
(so·v·rah)
7795a: perhaps a rowperhaps from sur
Barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֣ה
(u·se·'o·rah)
8184: barleyfrom the same as sear
in its placeנִסְמָ֔ן
(nis·man,)
5567: appointa prim. root
and ryeוְכֻסֶּ֖מֶת
(ve·chus·se·met)
3698: spelt (a kind of wheat)from kasam
within its area?גְּבֻלָתֹֽו׃
(ge·vu·la·tov.)
1367: border, boundaryfem. of gebul


















KJV Lexicon
When he hath made plain
shavah  (shaw-vaw')
to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)
the face
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
thereof doth he not cast abroad
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
the fitches
qetsach  (keh'-tsakh)
fennelflower (from its pungency) -- fitches.
and scatter
zaraq  (zaw-rak')
to sprinkle (fluid or solid particles) -- be here and there, scatter, sprinkle, strew.
the cummin
kammon  (kam-mone')
cummin (from its use as a condiment) -- cummin.
and cast
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
in the principal
sowrah  (so-raw')
a ring, i.e. (by analogy) a row (adverbially) -- principal.
wheat
chittah  (khit-taw')
wheat, whether the grain or the plant -- wheat(-en).
and the appointed
caman  (saw-man')
to designate -- appointed.
barley
s`orah  (seh-o-raw')
barley (as villose) -- barley.
and the rie
kuccemeth  (koos-seh'-meth)
spelt (from its bristliness as if just shorn) -- fitches, rie.
in their place
gbuwlah  (gheb-oo-law')
a boundary, region -- border, bound, coast, landmark. place.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Does he not level its surface And sow dill and scatter cummin And plant wheat in rows, Barley in its place and rye within its area?

King James Bible
When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he has leveled its surface, does he not then scatter black cumin and sow cumin? He plants wheat in rows and barley in plots, with spelt as their border.

International Standard Version
When he has leveled its surface, he scatters caraway and sows cumin, doesn't he? He plants wheat in rows, barley in its designated place, and feed for livestock around its borders, doesn't he?

NET Bible
Once he has leveled its surface, does he not scatter the seed of the caraway plant, sow the seed of the cumin plant, and plant the wheat, barley, and grain in their designated places?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When he has smoothed its surface, doesn't he scatter black cumin seed and plant cumin? Doesn't he plant wild wheat in rows? Doesn't he put barley in its own area and winter wheat at its borders?

King James 2000 Bible
When he has made level the face of it, does he not sow the dill, and scatter the cummin, and plant the wheat in rows and the barley and the spelt in their places?
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