Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd He will be a sanctuary— but to both houses of Israel a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, to the dwellers of Jerusalem a trap and a snare. Young's Literal Translation And He hath been for a sanctuary, And for a stone of stumbling, and for a rock of falling, To the two houses of Israel, For a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. King James Bible And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Hebrew and He will beוְהָיָ֖ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a sanctuary. לְמִקְדָּ֑שׁ (lə·miq·dāš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4720: A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum But to both לִשְׁנֵ֨י (liš·nê) Preposition-l | Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) houses בָתֵּ֤י (ḇāt·tê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1004: A house of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc He will be a stone וּלְאֶ֣בֶן (ū·lə·’e·ḇen) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 68: A stone of stumbling נֶ֠גֶף (ne·ḡep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5063: A trip, an infliction and a rock וּלְצ֨וּר (ū·lə·ṣūr) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6697: A cliff, a rock, boulder, a refuge, an edge of offense, מִכְשׁ֜וֹל (miḵ·šō·wl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4383: A stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling block a trap לְפַ֣ח (lə·p̄aḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6341: A, sheet, a spring net and a snare וּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ (ū·lə·mō·w·qêš) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare to the dwellers לְיוֹשֵׁ֖ב (lə·yō·wō·šêḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry of Jerusalem.” יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel |