and I will clothe himוְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּיוwith your tunic,כֻּתָּנְתֶּךָand with your sashוְאַבְנֵטְךָI will bind him,אֲחַזְּקֶנּוּand your authorityוּמֶמְשֶׁלְתְּךָI will giveאֶתֵּןinto his hand;בְּיָדוֹand he will beוְהָיָהa fatherלְאָבto the inhabitantלְיוֹשֵׁבof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםand to the houseוּלְבֵיתof Judah.יְהוּדָה
Isaiah 22:21
Study it in the app“and I will clothe him with your tunic, and with your sash I will bind him, and your authority I will give into his hand; and he will be a father to the inhabitant of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 22:21, word by word
- and I will clothe himהִלְבַּשְׁתִּיhilbashti
clothe
To put clothes on someone else, sometimes as an honor or a help.
Where else “hilbashti” appears- with your tunicכֻּתָּנְתֶּkutante
tunic, robe
Tunic, robe: a long garment covering the body.
Where else “kutante” appears- and with your sashאַבְנֵטְavnet
sash
A cloth belt or sash worn by the priests.
Where else “avnet” appears- I will bind himאֲחַזְּקֶachazke
repair
To give strength or make firm, or repair what was broken.
Where else “achazke” appears- and your authorityמֶמְשֶׁלְתְּmemshelt
dominion
Dominion, rule: the power to govern something and the realm where it is used.
Where else “memshelt” appears- I will giveאֶתֵּןeten
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “eten” appears- into his handיָדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- and he will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- a fatherאָבav
founder
One who started a trade, or someone much respected.
Where else “av” appears- to the inhabitantיוֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- and to the houseבֵיתvet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “vet” appears- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda
Judah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
20And it will happen on that day that I will call my servant Eliakim son of Hilkiah;
21 · This verse (above)
22And I will set the key of the house of David on his shoulder; and he will open, and no one will shut; and he will shut, and no one will open.