And he will judgeוְשָׁפַטbetween the nationsבֵּין הַגּוֹיִםand decideוְהוֹכִיחַfor manyלְ רַבִּיםpeoples;עַמִּיםand they will beatוְכִתְּתוּtheir swordsחַרְבוֹתָםinto mattocksלְאִתִּיםand their spearsוַחֲנִיתוֹתֵיהֶםinto pruning knives;לְמַזְמֵרוֹתnationגוֹיwill notלֹאlift upיִשָּׂאswordחֶרֶבagainst nation,אֶל גּוֹיnorוְלֹאwill they learnיִלְמְדוּwarמִלְחָמָהanymore.עוֹד
Isaiah 2:4
Study it in the app“And he will judge between the nations and decide for many peoples; and they will beat their swords into mattocks and their spears into pruning knives; nation will not lift up sword against nation, nor will they learn war anymore.”
All nations will go up to God's mountain, and swords will be beaten into mattocksThe Kingdom of God
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 2:4, word by word
- And he will judgeשָׁפַטshafat
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shafat” appears- between the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- and decideהוֹכִיחַhochiach
decide
To judge a matter and decide who is right.
Where else “hochiach” appears- for manyרַבִּיםrabim
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabim” appears- peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- and they will beatכִתְּתוּchittu
beat out
To beat metal until it takes another shape, as when making tools or weapons.
Where else “chittu” appears- their swordsחַרְבוֹתָcharvota
sword
A sword; or war.
Where else “charvota” appears- into mattocksאִתִּיםitim
mattock
Mattock, hoe or other digging tool; elsewhere "plowshare" (Isaiah 2:4).
Where else “itim” appears- and their spearsחֲנִיתוֹתֵיchanitote
spear
A spear: a long weapon with a point, for striking at close range or for throwing.
Where else “chanitote” appears- into pruning knivesמַזְמֵרוֹתmazmerot
pruning knife
A pruning knife, used to cut vines.
Where else “mazmerot” appears- lift upיִשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- will they learnיִלְמְדוּyilmdu
learn
To receive teaching until one knows or masters it.
Where else “yilmdu” appears- warמִלְחָמָהmilchama
war, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appears
The context
3and many peoples will go and say, “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of YHWH, to the house of the Elohim of Jacob, and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths.” For out of Zion will go forth instruction, and the word of YHWH from Jerusalem.
4 · This verse (above)
5House of Jacob, come, and let us walk in the light of YHWH.