And the lightוְ אוֹרof the moonהַלְּבָנָהwill beהָיָהlike the lightכְּאוֹרof the sun,הַחַמָּהand the lightוְאוֹרof the sunהַחַמָּהwill beיִהְיֶהsevenfold,שִׁבְעָתַיִםlike the lightכְּאוֹרof sevenשִׁבְעַתdays,הַיָּמִיםin the dayבְּיוֹםwhen YHWHיְהוָהbinds upחֲבֹשׁthe fractureאֶת שֶׁבֶרof his peopleעַמּוֹand healsוּ יִרְפָּאthe woundמַחַץof his blow.מַכָּתוֹ
Isaiah 30:26
Study it in the app“And the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, like the light of seven days, in the day when YHWH binds up the fracture of his people and heals the wound of his blow.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 30:26, word by word
- And the lightאוֹרor
light
The brightness that comes from the sun, the day or a lamp and lets one see.
Where else “or” appears- of the moonלְּבָנָהlevana
moon
The moon (literally "the white one").
Where else “levana” appears- will beהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- of the sunחַמָּהchama
sun, heat
The sun; the heat of the sun.
Where else “chama” appears- sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַיִםshivatayim
sevenfold
Seven times, sevenfold.
Where else “shivatayim” appears- of sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appears- daysיָּמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- when 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- binds upחֲבֹשׁchavosh
bandage
To wrap a wound or broken bone with bandages so it heals.
Where else “chavosh” appears- the fractureשֶׁבֶרshever
fracture
When a bone or a pot gives way.
Where else “shever” appears- of his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- and healsיִרְפָּאyirpa
heal
To heal a sick person, a wound or a people.
Where else “yirpa” appears- the woundמַחַץmachats
wound, bruise
A wound, a blow that leaves the flesh bruised.
Where else “machats” appears- of his blowמַכָּתmakat
wound
The harm a blow leaves: a wound or a sore on the body.
Where else “makat” appears
The context
25And there will be, on every high mountain and on every lofty hill, streams, channels of water, in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.
26 · This verse (above)
27Look, the name of YHWH comes from afar, his anger burning, and heavy the rising smoke; his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue is like a fire that devours,