Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThis is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him: Young's Literal Translation The burden of a word of Jehovah on Israel. An affirmation of Jehovah, Stretching out heaven, and founding earth, And forming the spirit of man in his midst. King James Bible The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. Hebrew An oracleמַשָּׂ֥א (maś·śā) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4853: A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire of the word דְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel concerning עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc [Thus] declares נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5002: An oracle the LORD, יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel who stretches out נֹטֶ֤ה (nō·ṭeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend the heavens שָׁמַ֙יִם֙ (šā·ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and lays the foundation וְיֹסֵ֣ד (wə·yō·sêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3245: To set, to found, to sit down together, settle, consult of the earth, אָ֔רֶץ (’ā·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land who forms וְיֹצֵ֥ר (wə·yō·ṣêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3335: To mould into a, form, as a, potter, to determine the spirit רֽוּחַ־ (rū·aḥ-) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of man אָדָ֖ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being within him: בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃ (bə·qir·bōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center |