It seems to me you are correct, Sipsey.
When I look at the listing where
that word (in
Isaiah 63:11) is used elsewhere (
that exact word--
21x), it seems to me (I could be wrong) that wherever it speaks of the
PLURAL that it means
"in the midst" (like,
in the midst of y'all, or
among y'all); but where it refers to a
SINGULAR person/entity, then it means
"within," as in,
within the person/individual (or, perhaps, an entity
personified... or corporate body considered as a singular entity, perhaps, like a FLOCK)...
bə·qir·bōw — 21 Occurrences
Genesis 24:3
HEB: אָנֹכִ֖י יוֹשֵׁ֥ב
בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
NAS: of the Canaanites, among whom
KJV: of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
INT: I live among
Exodus 3:20
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה
בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ן
NAS: I shall do in the midst of it; and after
KJV: which I will do in the midst thereof: and after
INT: which shall do the midst and after after that
Exodus 23:21
HEB: כִּ֥י שְׁמִ֖י
בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
KJV: for my name [is] in him.
INT: since my name him
Numbers 11:4
HEB: וְהָֽאסַפְסֻף֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר
בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ הִתְאַוּ֖וּ תַּאֲוָ֑ה
NAS: who were among them had
KJV: And the mixt multitude that [was] among them fell a lusting:
INT: the rabble who were among had greedy
Numbers 11:21
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י
בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְאַתָּ֣ה אָמַ֗רְתָּ
NAS: The people, among whom
KJV: The people, among whom I [am], [are] six
INT: after I among You have said
Numbers 14:11
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתִי
בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
NAS: which I have performed in their midst?
KJV: which I have shewed among them?
INT: which have performed among
Deuteronomy 31:16
HEB: בָא־ שָׁ֙מָּה֙
בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וַעֲזָבַ֕נִי וְהֵפֵר֙
NAS: of the land, into the midst of which
KJV: whither they go [to be] among them, and will forsake
INT: are going into the midst and will forsake and break
Joshua 24:5
HEB: כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשִׂ֖יתִי
בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְאַחַ֖ר הוֹצֵ֥אתִי
NAS: I did in its midst; and afterward
KJV: I did among them: and afterward
INT: what did midst and afterward brought
Judges 1:29
HEB: וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֛י
בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ בְּגָֽזֶר׃ פ
NAS: lived in Gezer among them.
KJV: dwelt in Gezer among them.
INT: lived the Canaanites among Gezer
Judges 1:30
HEB: וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙
בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ לָמַֽס׃
NAS: lived among them and became
KJV: dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
INT: lived the Canaanites among and became to forced
1 Samuel 25:37
HEB: וַיָּ֤מָת לִבּוֹ֙
בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וְה֖וּא הָיָ֥ה
NAS: died within him so that he became
KJV: died within him, and he became [as] a stone.
INT: died and his heart within he became
1 Kings 3:28
HEB: חָכְמַ֧ת אֱלֹהִ֛ים
בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
KJV: of God [was] in him, to do
INT: the wisdom of God him to administer justice
Job 20:14
HEB: מְרוֹרַ֖ת פְּתָנִ֣ים
בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
NAS: To the venom of cobras within him.
KJV: [it is] the gall of asps within him.
INT: to the venom of cobras within
Psalm 109:18
HEB: וַתָּבֹ֣א כַמַּ֣יִם
בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃
NAS: And it entered into his body like water
KJV: so let it come into his bowels like water,
INT: entered water his body oil his bones
Isaiah 19:1
HEB: מִצְרַ֖יִם יִמַּ֥ס
בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃
NAS: will melt within them.
KJV: shall melt in the midst of it.
INT: of the Egyptians will melt within
Isaiah 19:3
HEB: רֽוּחַ־ מִצְרַ֙יִם֙
בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וַעֲצָת֖וֹ אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ
NAS: will be demoralized within them; And I will confound
KJV: shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy
INT: the spirit of the Egyptians within their strategy will confound
Isaiah 25:11
HEB: וּפֵרַ֤שׂ יָדָיו֙
בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יְפָרֵ֥שׂ
NAS: out his hands in the middle of it As a swimmer
KJV: his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth
INT: will spread his hands the middle after spreads
Isaiah 29:23
HEB: מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדַ֛י
בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ יַקְדִּ֣ישֽׁוּ שְׁמִ֑י
NAS: of My hands, in his midst, They will sanctify
KJV: of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify
INT: the work of my hands his midst will sanctify my name
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