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ForכִּיthusכֹהAdonaiאֲדֹנָיsaidאָמַרto me:אֵלַי“Go,לֵךְpostהַעֲמֵדthe lookout;הַמְצַפֶּהwhatאֲשֶׁרhe sees,יִרְאֶהlet him declare.יַגִּיד
Isaiah 21:6
Study it in the app“For thus Adonai said to me: “Go, post the lookout; what he sees, let him declare.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 21:6, word by word
- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “Goלֵךְlech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lech” appears- postהַעֲמֵדhaamed
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “haamed” appears- the lookoutמְצַפֶּהmetsape
watchman
One who stands guard on the wall.
Where else “metsape” appears- he seesיִרְאֶהyire
realize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yire” appears- let him declareיַגִּידyagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagid” appears
The context
5Set the table, keep the watch, eat, drink! “Rise up, princes; anoint the shield!”
6 · This verse (above)
7And when he sees chariots, pairs of horsemen, chariots of donkeys, chariots of camels, let him pay attention with attention, much attention.”