Isaiah 27:12

“And it will happen on that day that YHWH will beat out the grain from the flowing stream of the River to the torrent of Egypt, and you will be gathered one by one, sons of Israel.”

Isaiah 27:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 27:12, word by word

And it will happenהָיָהhaya

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

Where else “haya” appears
on that dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
that 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.

Where else “yehva” appears
will beat out the grainיַחְבֹּטyachbot

beat out

Beat out: strike the branches so the fruit falls; also to thresh.

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from the flowing streamשִּׁבֹּלֶתshibolet

current

A flood of water.

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of the Riverנָּהָרnahar

river

River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.

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the torrentנַחַלnachal

torrent

A channel that runs with water only in the rainy season.

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of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears
will be gatheredתְּלֻקְּטוּteluktu

gather

To gather up from the ground or field what is scattered, to carry it away.

Where else “teluktu” appears
one by oneאַחַדachad

each

Literally "one": all of them, one by one.

Where else “achad” appears
sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

Where else “bene” appears
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.

Where else “yisrael” appears

Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

11When its boughs dry up, they will be broken; women will come and set it on fire. For it is not a people of understanding; therefore its Maker will not have compassion on it, and the one who formed it will not show it favor.

12 · This verse (above)

13And it will happen on that day that a great horn will be blown, and those who were perishing in the land of Assyria will come, and the dispersed in the land of Egypt, and they will bow down to YHWH on the holy mountain in Jerusalem.

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