Isaiah
Isaiah 35:8
8And there will be a highway
called the Way of Holiness.
The unclean will not travel it —
only those who walk in the Way —
and fools will not stray onto it.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there | שָׁ֞ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| will be | וְהָיָה־ | wə·hā·yāh- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a highway | מַסְל֣וּל | mas·lūl | Noun - masculine singular | H4547 highway |
| called | יִקָּ֣רֵא | yiq·qā·rê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| the Way | וְדֶ֤רֶךְ | wə·ḏe·reḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of Holiness | הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ | haq·qō·ḏeš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6944 sacred, sanctity |
| The unclean | טָמֵ֖א | ṭā·mê | Adjective - masculine singular | H2931 unclean |
| will not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| travel it | יַעַבְרֶ֥נּוּ | ya·‘aḇ·ren·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| only | וְהוּא־ | wə·hū- | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| those who walk | הֹלֵ֥ךְ | hō·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in the Way | דֶּ֛רֶךְ | de·reḵ | Noun - common singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and fools | וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים | we·’ĕ·wî·lîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H191 foolish |
| will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| stray onto it | יִתְעֽוּ׃ | yiṯ·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8582 err |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 7:13–14 · Isaiah 42:16 · John 14:6 · 1 Peter 1:14–15 · Revelation 21:27 · Hebrews 10:20–23 · 2 Timothy 1:9 · 1 Peter 2:9–10 · Titus 2:11–14 · Hebrews 12:14 · Jeremiah 31:21 · Ezekiel 44:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.