Isaiah 29:23

“For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; and they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and the Elohim of Israel they will stand in dread of.”

Isaiah 29:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 29:23, word by word

when he seesרְאֹתreot

see

To see with one's eyes.

Where else “reot” appears
his childrenיְלָדָיyeladay

son

A son or daughter of someone; his direct offspring.

Where else “yeladay” appears
the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
of my handsיָדַyada

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yada” appears
in his midstקִרְבּkirb

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

Where else “kirb” appears
they will sanctifyיַקְדִּישׁוּyakdishu

consecrate

To set apart people, things or a day for God.

Where else “yakdishu” appears
my nameשְׁמִshemi

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

Where else “shemi” appears
the Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁkedosh

Holy One

God, the one wholly set apart and pure, God of Israel.

Where else “kedosh” appears
of Jacobיַעֲקֹבyaakov

Jacob

Jacob, the younger son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Esau and father of the twelve tribes. In Hebrew "Yaakov" sounds like "heel" and "supplant" (Genesis 25:26; 27:36). God later gave him the name Israel; the name also stands for his descendants, the people of Israel.

Where else “yaakov” appears
and the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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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
they will stand in dread ofיַעֲרִיצוּyaaritsu

stand in awe

To look on God with respect and awe, as the Holy One.

Where else “yaaritsu” appears

The context

22Therefore thus says YHWH to the house of Jacob, he who ransomed Abraham: “Jacob will not now be ashamed, and his face will not now grow pale.

23 · This verse (above)

24And those who stray in spirit will know understanding, and those who murmur will learn teaching.”

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