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Setעָרֹךְthe table,הַשֻּׁלְחָןkeepצָפֹהthe watch,הַצָּפִיתeat,אָכוֹלdrink!שָׁתֹה“Rise up,קוּמוּprinces;הַשָּׂרִיםanointמִשְׁחוּthe shield!”מָגֵן
Isaiah 21:5
Study it in the app“Set the table, keep the watch, eat, drink! “Rise up, princes; anoint the shield!””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 21:5, word by word
- Setעָרֹךְaroch
arrange
To set things in a row and in order, like bread on the table.
Where else “aroch” appears- the tableשֻּׁלְחָןshulchan
table
A piece of furniture on which food is set, or what is offered to God.
Where else “shulchan” appears- keepצָפֹהtsafo
overlay
Overlay, cover with a sheet of metal.
Where else “tsafo” appears- the watchצָּפִיתtsafit
watch, guard
A watch, a guard post or the watchman on it.
Where else “tsafit” appears- eatאָכוֹלachol
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achol” appears- drinkשָׁתֹהshato
drink
Drink.
Where else “shato” appears- “Rise upקוּמוּkumu
rise
To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.
Where else “kumu” appears- princesשָּׂרִיםsarim
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sarim” appears- anointמִשְׁחוּmishchu
smear
To cover something with a coat of oil or color; to smear or paint.
Where else “mishchu” appears- the shieldמָגֵןmagen
shield
A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.
Where else “magen” appears
Translation note
“Keep the watch” (צָפֹה הַצָּפִית): Strong’s lexicon gives “sentry” for הַצָּפִית; another verb צפה, of the same form, means “to overlay, spread over,” and with it the phrase can be understood as “spread the rug.”
The context
4My heart goes astray; horror has overwhelmed me; the twilight of my desire he has made for me into trembling.
5 · This verse (above)
6For thus Adonai said to me: “Go, post the lookout; what he sees, let him declare.