Isaiah 8:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 8:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
קַח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לְךָ֖
גִּלָּי֣וֹן
gillâyôwn
H1549
table
גָּד֑וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וּכְתֹ֤ב
kâthab
H3789
to write
עָלָיו֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּחֶ֣רֶט
chereṭ
H2747
stylus
אֱנ֔וֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
H582
man
לְמַהֵ֥ר
Mahêr Shâlâl Châsh Baz
H4122
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
שָׁלָ֖ל
Mahêr Shâlâl Châsh Baz
H4122
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
חָ֥שׁ
Mahêr Shâlâl Châsh Baz
H4122
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
בַּֽז
Mahêr Shâlâl Châsh Baz
H4122
Maher-shalal-hash-baz
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh said to me, "Take a large tablet, and write on it with a man's pen, 'For Maher Shalal Hash Baz;'
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King James Version Public Domain
Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Yahweh said to me, “Take for yourself a great tablet and write on it with the stylus of a man, ‘For Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).