Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleA voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. Young's Literal Translation A voice is crying—in a wilderness—Prepare ye the way of Jehovah, Make straight in a desert a highway to our God. King James Bible The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Hebrew A voiceק֣וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6963: A voice, sound of one calling: קוֹרֵ֔א (qō·w·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read “Prepare פַּנּ֖וּ (pan·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look the way דֶּ֣רֶךְ (de·reḵ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action for the LORD יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel in the wilderness; בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר (bam·miḏ·bār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4057: A pasture, a desert, speech make a straight יַשְּׁרוּ֙ (yaš·šə·rū) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous highway מְסִלָּ֖ה (mə·sil·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4546: A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase for our God לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ (lê·lō·hê·nū) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative in the desert. בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה (bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6160: Arabah -- a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running south from the Sea of Galilee |