Isaiah
Isaiah 8:1–3
1Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinarya stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.b 2And I will appoint for Myself trustworthy witnesses— Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah.”
3And I had relations with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The LORD said to me, “Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Footnotes
Word by word
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Isaiah 8:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Take | קַח־ | qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a large | גָּד֑וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| scroll | גִּלָּי֣וֹן | gil·lā·yō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H1549 table, tablet |
| and write | וּכְתֹ֤ב | ū·ḵə·ṯōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3789 write |
| on | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| it with an ordinary | אֱנ֔וֹשׁ | ’ĕ·nō·wōš | Noun - masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
| stylus | בְּחֶ֣רֶט | bə·ḥe·reṭ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2747 graving-tool, stylus |
| Maher-shalal-hash-baz | לְמַהֵ֥ר | lə·ma·hêr | Preposition | H4122 Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz |
Isaiah 8:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I will appoint | וְאָעִ֣ידָה | wə·’ā·‘î·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5749 return, go about, repeat, do again |
| for Myself | לִּ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| trustworthy | נֶאֱמָנִ֑ים | ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H539 confirm, support |
| witnesses | עֵדִ֖ים | ‘ê·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5707 witness |
| Uriah | אוּרִיָּ֣ה | ’ū·rî·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H223 Urijah |
| the priest | הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hak·kō·hên | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| and Zechariah | זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ | zə·ḵar·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2148 Zecarjah |
| son | בֶּ֥ן | ben | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Jeberekiah | יְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ | yə·ḇe·reḵ·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3000 Jeberekjah |
Isaiah 8:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I had relations | וָאֶקְרַב֙ | wā·’eq·raḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| with | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the prophetess | הַנְּבִיאָ֔ה | han·nə·ḇî·’āh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5031 prophetess |
| and she conceived | וַתַּ֖הַר | wat·ta·har | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2029 conceive, become pregnant |
| and gave birth to | וַתֵּ֣לֶד | wat·tê·leḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| a son | בֵּ֑ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֔י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Name | קְרָ֣א | qə·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| him | שְׁמ֔וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| Maher-shalal-hash-baz | מַהֵ֥ר | ma·hêr | Preposition | H4122 Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 8:1 Isaiah 30:8 · Habakkuk 2:2–3 · Isaiah 8:3 · Job 19:23–24 · Jeremiah 36:28 · Jeremiah 36:32 · Revelation 13:18 · Revelation 21:17 · Jeremiah 36:2
Isaiah 8:2 2 Kings 16:10–11
Isaiah 8:3 Hosea 1:3–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.