Isaiah
Isaiah 3:6
6A man will seize his brother
within his father’s house:
“You have a cloak— you be our leader!
Take charge of this heap of rubble.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A man | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| will seize | יִתְפֹּ֨שׂ | yiṯ·pōś | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| his brother | בְּאָחִיו֙ | bə·’ā·ḥîw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| within his father’s | אָבִ֔יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| You have a cloak | שִׂמְלָ֣ה | śim·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8071 wrapper, mantle |
| you be | תִּֽהְיֶה־ | tih·yeh- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| our | לָּ֑נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| leader | קָצִ֖ין | qā·ṣîn | Noun - masculine singular | H7101 chief, ruler |
| Take charge | יָדֶֽךָ׃ | yā·ḏe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| of this | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| heap of rubble | וְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥ה | wə·ham·maḵ·šê·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4384 overthrown mass |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 4:1 · John 6:15 · Judges 11:6–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.