Isaiah
Isaiah 30:8
8Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence
and inscribe it on a scroll;
it will be for the days to come,
a witness forever and ever.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | בּ֣וֹא | bō·w | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| now | עַתָּ֗ה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| write | כָתְבָ֥הּ | ḵā·ṯə·ḇāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H3789 write |
| it on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| a tablet | ל֛וּחַ | lū·aḥ | Noun - masculine singular | H3871 tablet, board or plank, plate |
| in their presence | אִתָּ֖ם | ’it·tām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H854 with |
| and inscribe | חֻקָּ֑הּ | ḥuq·qāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2710 cut in, inscribe, decree |
| it on | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| a scroll | סֵ֣פֶר | sê·p̄er | Noun - masculine singular | H5612 missive, document, writing, book |
| it will be | וּתְהִי֙ | ū·ṯə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| for the days | לְי֣וֹם | lə·yō·wm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| to come | אַחֲר֔וֹן | ’a·ḥă·rō·wn | Adjective - masculine singular | H314 coming after |
| a witness | לָעַ֖ד | lā·‘aḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5703 perpetuity |
| forever | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| and ever | עוֹלָֽם׃ | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 31:22 · Habakkuk 2:2 · Isaiah 8:1 · Jeremiah 51:60 · Jeremiah 36:28–32 · Jeremiah 36:2 · Deuteronomy 31:19 · Numbers 24:14 · Job 19:23–25 · Deuteronomy 4:30 · 1 Timothy 4:1 · Jude 1:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.