Isaiah 3:6

“When a man takes hold of his brother in the house of his father, saying, “You have a cloak; you shall be ruler for us, and this ruin shall be under your hand,””

Isaiah 3:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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saying,

Isaiah 3:6, word by word

a manאִישׁish

each

Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.

Where else “ish” appears
takes holdיִתְפֹּשׂyitpos

seize

To grab or capture someone.

Where else “yitpos” appears
of his brotherאָחִיachi

brother

A son of the same father or the same mother.

Where else “achi” appears
in the houseבֵּיתbet

household

The family, everyone living under one roof.

Where else “bet” appears
of his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “avi” appears
a cloakשִׂמְלָהsimla

cloak

Cloak: the outer garment, which also served as a covering for sleeping.

Where else “simla” appears
you shall beתִּהְיֶהtihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tihye” appears
rulerקָצִיןkatsin

commander, leader

Commander: the one who gives orders and decides; a leader of troops.

Where else “katsin” appears
ruinמַּכְשֵׁלָהmachshela

ruin

A heap of what has fallen down, a ruin.

Where else “machshela” appears
shall be under your handיָדֶyade

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yade” appears

The context

5And the people will be oppressed, man by man, and man by his neighbor; the youth will be insolent toward the elder, and the despised toward the honored.

6 · This verse (above)

7he will lift up his voice on that day, saying, “I will not be one who binds wounds; in my house there is no bread and no cloak; you shall not make me ruler of the people.”

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