Isaiah 14:2

“And peoples will take them and bring them to their place, and the house of Israel will possess them as an inheritance on the ground of YHWH as male slaves and female slaves; and they will be captors of their captors and will rule over their oppressors.”

Isaiah 14:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 14:2, word by word

And peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears
will take themלְקָחוּlekachu

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

Where else “lekachu” appears
and bring themהֱבִיאוּheviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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to their placeמְקוֹמָmekoma

place

A place, a spot.

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and the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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will possess them as an inheritanceהִתְנַחֲלוּhitnachalu

inherit

To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.

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on the groundאַדְמַתadmat

soil

Farmland, or dust.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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as male slavesעֲבָדִיםavadim

slave

A person who belongs to a master and works for him, without freedom of his own.

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and female slavesשְׁפָחוֹתshefachot

female slave, servant

Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.

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and they will beהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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captorsשֹׁבִיםshovim

take captive

Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.

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and will ruleרָדוּradu

rule

To hold sway, govern.

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over their oppressorsנֹגְשֵׂיnogse

taskmaster

One who forces others to work harshly.

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The context

1For YHWH will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will settle them on their own ground; and the resident alien will join them, and they will attach themselves to the house of Jacob.

2 · This verse (above)

3And it will happen, on the day when YHWH gives you rest from your pain and from your turmoil and from the hard service with which you were made to serve,

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