Isaiah
Isaiah 6:8
8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:
“Whom shall I send?
Who will go for Us?”
And I said:
“Here am I. Send me!”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then I heard | וָאֶשְׁמַ֞ע | wā·’eš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| the voice | ק֤וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the Lord | אֲדֹנָי֙ | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| saying | אֹמֵ֔ר | ’ō·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Whom | מִ֥י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| shall I send | אֶשְׁלַ֖ח | ’eš·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| Who | וּמִ֣י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| will go | יֵֽלֶךְ־ | yê·leḵ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| for Us | לָ֑נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| And I said | וָאֹמַ֖ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| Here am I | הִנְנִ֥י | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| Send me | שְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃ | šə·lā·ḥê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singular | H7971 send |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 4:10–13 · Acts 26:16–17 · Ephesians 3:8 · Acts 22:21 · Isaiah 65:1 · Matthew 4:20–22 · Acts 20:24 · Deuteronomy 4:33–36 · Acts 28:25–28 · Genesis 3:8–10 · Genesis 1:26 · Genesis 11:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.