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Isaiah 8

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 22 verses

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  1. 1

    וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י קַח לְךָ֖ גִּלָּי֣וֹן גָּד֑וֹל וּכְתֹ֤ב עָלָיו֙ בְּחֶ֣רֶט אֱנ֔וֹשׁ לְמַהֵ֥ר שָׁלָ֖ל חָ֥שׁ בַּֽז

    and to say · LORD · to me · take · to/for you · table · great · and write · upon him · in/at stylus of · man · to/for Maher-shalal-hash-baz · Maher-shalal-hash-baz · Maher-shalal-hash-baz · Maher-shalal-hash-baz

    Septuagint runs longer here

  2. 2

    וְאָעִ֣ידָה לִּ֔י עֵדִ֖ים נֶאֱמָנִ֑ים אֵ֚ת אוּרִיָּ֣ה הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְאֶת זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ בֶּ֥ן יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ

    and to testify · to/for me · witnesses · confirming · - · Uriah · the priest · and - · Zechariah · son of · Jeberechiah

  3. 3

    וָאֶקְרַב֙ אֶל הַנְּבִיאָ֔ה וַתַּ֖הַר וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י קְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ מַהֵ֥ר שָׁלָ֖ל חָ֥שׁ בַּֽז

    and to approach · to · the prophetess · and to conceive · and to bear · son · and to say · LORD · to me · call · name his · Maher-shalal-hash-baz · Maher-shalal-hash-baz · Maher-shalal-hash-baz · Maher-shalal-hash-baz

  4. 4

    כִּ֗י בְּטֶ֨רֶם֙ יֵדַ֣ע הַנַּ֔עַר קְרֹ֖א אָבִ֣י וְאִמִּ֑י יִשָּׂ֣א אֶת חֵ֣יל דַּמֶּ֗שֶׂק וְאֵת֙ שְׁלַ֣ל שֹׁמְר֔וֹן לִפְנֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר

    that · in/at before · to know · the boy · to call · father my · and mother my · to lift · - · strength of · Damascus · and - · plunder of · Samaria · to/for face(s) of · king of · Assyria

  5. 5

    וַיֹּ֣סֶף יְהוָ֔ה דַּבֵּ֥ר אֵלַ֛י ע֖וֹד לֵאמֹֽר

    and to add · LORD · to speak · to me · still · to say

  6. 6

    יַ֗עַן כִּ֤י מָאַס֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֵ֚ת מֵ֣י הַשִּׁלֹ֔חַ הַהֹלְכִ֖ים לְאַ֑ט וּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂ אֶת רְצִ֖ין וּבֶן רְמַלְיָֽהוּ

    because · that · to reject · the people · the this · - · water(s) of · the Shiloah · the walking · to/for gentleness · and joy · with · Rezin · and son of · Remaliah

    Septuagint runs longer here

  7. 7

    וְלָכֵ֡ן הִנֵּ֣ה אֲדֹנָי֩ מַעֲלֶ֨ה עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אֶת מֵ֣י הַנָּהָ֗ר הָעֲצוּמִים֙ וְהָ֣רַבִּ֔ים אֶת מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּׁ֖וּר וְאֶת כָּל כְּבוֹד֑וֹ וְעָלָה֙ עַל כָּל אֲפִיקָ֔יו וְהָלַ֖ךְ עַל כָּל גְּדוֹתָֽיו

    and to/for thus · behold · Lord my · going up · upon them · - · water(s) of · the stream · the mighty · and the many · - · king of · Assyria · and - · all of · glory his · and to go up · upon · all of · channels his · and to walk · upon · all of · river banks his

  8. 8

    וְחָלַ֤ף בִּֽיהוּדָה֙ שָׁטַ֣ף וְעָבַ֔ר עַד צַוָּ֖אר יַגִּ֑יעַ וְהָיָה֙ מֻטּ֣וֹת כְּנָפָ֔יו מְלֹ֥א רֹֽחַב אַרְצְךָ֖ עִמָּ֥נוּ אֵֽל

    and to pass through · in/at Judah · to wash · and to pass over · until · neck · to touch · and to be · spreadings of · wings his · fulness of · breadth of · land your · Immanuel · Immanuel

  9. 9

    רֹ֤עוּ עַמִּים֙ וָחֹ֔תּוּ וְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּ כֹּ֖ל מֶרְחַקֵּי אָ֑רֶץ הִתְאַזְּר֣וּ וָחֹ֔תּוּ הִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּ וָחֹֽתּוּ

    do evil · peoples · and be dismayed · and hear · all of · distant places of · land · gird · and be dismayed · gird · and be dismayed

  10. 10

    עֻ֥צוּ עֵצָ֖ה וְתֻפָ֑ר דַּבְּר֤וּ דָבָר֙ וְלֹ֣א יָק֔וּם כִּ֥י עִמָּ֖נוּ אֵֽל

    counsel · counsel · and to break · speak · word · and not · to rise · that · with us · God

  11. 11

    כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה אֵלַ֖י כְּחֶזְקַ֣ת הַיָּ֑ד וְיִסְּרֵ֕נִי מִלֶּ֛כֶת בְּדֶ֥רֶךְ הָֽעָם הַזֶּ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר

    that · thus · to say · LORD · to me · like/as strength of · the hand · and to discipline me · from to walk · in/at way of · the people · the this · to say

  12. 12

    לֹא תֹאמְר֣וּן קֶ֔שֶׁר לְכֹ֧ל אֲשֶׁר יֹאמַ֛ר הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה קָ֑שֶׁר וְאֶת מוֹרָא֥וֹ לֹֽא תִֽירְא֖וּ וְלֹ֥א תַעֲרִֽיצוּ

    not · to say · conspiracy · to/for all · which · to say · the people · the this · conspiracy · and - · fear his · not · to fear · and not · to tremble

  13. 13

    אֶת יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת אֹת֣וֹ תַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּ וְה֥וּא מוֹרַאֲכֶ֖ם וְה֥וּא מַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם

    - · LORD · armies · - him · to consecrate · and he · fear your · and he · trembling you

    Septuagint runs shorter here

  14. 14

    וְהָיָ֖ה לְמִקְדָּ֑שׁ וּלְאֶ֣בֶן נֶ֠גֶף וּלְצ֨וּר מִכְשׁ֜וֹל לִשְׁנֵ֨י בָתֵּ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְפַ֣ח וּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ לְיוֹשֵׁ֖ב יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם

    and to be · to/for sanctuary · and to/for stone of · blow · and to/for rock of · stumbling block · to/for two · houses of · Israel · to/for snare · and to/for snare · to/for dwelling · Jerusalem

    Septuagint runs longer here

  15. 15

    וְכָ֥שְׁלוּ בָ֖ם רַבִּ֑ים וְנָפְל֣וּ וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ

    and to stumble · in/at them · many · and to fall · and to break · and to snare · and to capture

    Septuagint runs longer here

  16. 16

    צ֖וֹר תְּעוּדָ֑ה חֲת֥וֹם תּוֹרָ֖ה בְּלִמֻּדָֽי

    bind · testimony · seal · law · in/at taught my

    Septuagint runs longer here

  17. 17

    וְחִכִּ֨יתִי֙ לַיהוָ֔ה הַמַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנָ֖יו מִבֵּ֣ית יַעֲקֹ֑ב וְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי לֽוֹ

    and to wait · to/for LORD · the hiding · face(s) his · from house of · Jacob · and to wait · to/for him

  18. 18

    הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י וְהַיְלָדִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן לִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְאֹת֥וֹת וּלְמוֹפְתִ֖ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מֵעִם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת הַשֹּׁכֵ֖ן בְּהַ֥ר צִיּֽוֹן

    behold · I · and the children · which · to give · to/for me · LORD · to/for signs · and to/for signs · in/at Israel · from with · LORD · armies · the dwelling · in/at mountain of · Zion

  19. 19

    וְכִֽי יֹאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵיכֶ֗ם דִּרְשׁ֤וּ אֶל הָאֹבוֹת֙ וְאֶל הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים הַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖ים וְהַמַּהְגִּ֑ים הֲלוֹא עַם֙ אֶל אֱלֹהָ֣יו יִדְרֹ֔שׁ בְּעַ֥ד הַחַיִּ֖ים אֶל הַמֵּתִֽים

    and that · to say · to you · seek · to · the water skin bottles · and to · the soothsayers · the chirping · and the moaning · not · people · to · God(s) his · to seek · behind · the living · to · the dying

  20. 20

    לְתוֹרָ֖ה וְלִתְעוּדָ֑ה אִם לֹ֤א יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ כַּדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵֽין ל֖וֹ שָֽׁחַר

    to/for law · and to/for testimony · if · not · to say · like/as the word · the this · which · nothing · to/for him · dawn

  21. 21

    וְעָ֥בַר בָּ֖הּ נִקְשֶׁ֣ה וְרָעֵ֑ב וְהָיָ֨ה כִֽי יִרְעַ֜ב וְהִתְקַצַּ֗ף וְקִלֵּ֧ל בְּמַלְכּ֛וֹ וּבֵאלֹהָ֖יו וּפָנָ֥ה לְמָֽעְלָה

    and to pass over · in/at her · being hard · and hungry · and to be · that · to be hungry · and to be angry · and to be light · in/at king his · and in/at God(s) his · and to turn · to/for above toward

  22. 22

    וְאֶל אֶ֖רֶץ יַבִּ֑יט וְהִנֵּ֨ה צָרָ֤ה וַחֲשֵׁכָה֙ מְע֣וּף צוּקָ֔ה וַאֲפֵלָ֖ה מְנֻדָּֽח

    and to · land · to look · and behold · distress · and darkness · gloom of · distress · and darkness · thrust

    Septuagint runs longer here

About this chapter

  • 22 Verses
  • 278 Hebrew words
  • 167 Distinct lemmas

7 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (1 shorter, 6 longer) — 8:1, 8:6, 8:13, 8:14, 8:15, 8:16, 8:22. Open any to read the two side by side.

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