Isaiah 17:6

“And there will be left in it gleanings, as when beating an olive tree: two, three olives at the top of the highest branch, four, five on its fruitful branches, declares YHWH, Elohim of Israel.”

Isaiah 17:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 17:6, word by word

And there will be leftנִשְׁאַרnishar

remain

To remain, what is left.

Where else “nishar” appears
gleaningsעוֹלֵלֹתolelot

gleanings

Gleanings: the little that is left in the vineyard or the field after the harvest and is gathered at the end (Leviticus 19:10).

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as when beatingנֹקֶףnokef

beating (of olives)

The beating of an olive tree to knock down its fruit.

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an olive treeזַיִתzayit

olive tree

A tree with silvery leaves that yields fruit and oil; very common in Israel.

Where else “zayit” appears
twoשְׁנַיִםshenayim

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

Where else “shenayim” appears
threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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olivesגַּרְגְּרִיםgargrim

olive, berry

An olive or berry left on the tree.

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at the topרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

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of the highest branchאָמִירamir

highest branch

The topmost bough of a tree.

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fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa

four

Four.

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fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

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on its fruitfulפֹּרִיָּהporiya

be fruitful

Bear fruit; be fruitful, have descendants.

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branchesסְעִפֶיseife

branch

The high branches of a tree, where the last fruit is left.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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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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Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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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The context

5And it will be as when one gathers the harvest, the standing grain, and his arm reaps the ears; and it will be like one who gleans ears in the valley of Rephaim.

6 · This verse (above)

7On that day the human being will look to his Maker, and his eyes will see the Holy One of Israel.

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