Isaiah 9:3
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Berean Study Bible
You have enlarged the nation and increased its joy. The people rejoice before You as they rejoice at harvest time, as men rejoice in dividing the plunder.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As [men] rejoice in their apportioning spoil.

King James Bible
Thou hast multiplied the nation, [and] not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, [and] as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil.

Hebrew
You have enlarged
הִרְבִּ֣יתָ (hir·bî·ṯā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

the nation
הַגּ֔וֹי (hag·gō·w)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

and increased
הִגְדַּ֣לְתָּ (hiḡ·dal·tā)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great

its joy.
הַשִּׂמְחָ֑ה (haś·śim·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee

The people rejoice
שָׂמְח֤וּ (śā·mə·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

before You
לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

as they rejoice
כְּשִׂמְחַ֣ת (kə·śim·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee

at harvest time
בַּקָּצִ֔יר (baq·qā·ṣîr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7105: Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

[men] rejoice
יָגִ֖ילוּ (yā·ḡî·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1523: To spin round, rejoice, fear

in dividing
בְּחַלְּקָ֥ם (bə·ḥal·lə·qām)
Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2505: To be smooth, to apportion, separate

the plunder.
שָׁלָֽל׃ (šā·lāl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7998: A prey, spoil, plunder, booty

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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