Isaiah 52:11

“Depart, depart, go out from there, what is unclean do not touch; go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of YHWH.”
Isaiah 52:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Depart,סוּרוּdepart,סוּרוּgo outצְאוּfrom there,מִשָּׁםwhat is uncleanטָמֵאdo notאַלtouch;תִּגָּעוּgo outצְאוּfrom the midst of her;מִתּוֹכָהּpurify yourselves,הִבָּרוּyou who carryנֹשְׂאֵיthe vesselsכְּלֵיof YHWH.יְהוָה

Quotation · 2 Corinthians 6:17

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Paul quotes Isaiah 52:11, spoken to those who leave Babylon, and adds “I will welcome you.”

Formula: λέγει κύριος “says the Lord” (2 Corinthians 6:17)

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Greek of the New Testament: διὸ ἐξέλθατε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῶν καὶ ἀφορίσθητε λέγει κύριος καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε κἀγὼ εἰσδέξομαι ὑμᾶς

Hebrew (Masoretic text): סוּרוּ סוּרוּ צְאוּ מִשָּׁם טָמֵא אַל תִּגָּעוּ צְאוּ מִתּוֹכָהּ הִבָּרוּ נֹשְׂאֵי כְּלֵי יְהוָה

Septuagint (Isaiah 52:11-12 in the Septuagint numbering): Ἀπόστητε ἀπόστητε, ἐξέλθατε ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ ἀκαθάρτου μὴ ἅπτεσθε, ἐξέλ- θατε ἐκ μέσου αὐτῆς, ἀφορίσθητε, οἱ φέροντες τὸ. σκεύη Κυρίου· ὅτι οὗ μετὰ. ταραχῆς ἐξελεύσεσθε οὐδὲ πορεύσεσθε, πορεύσεται γὰρ πρότερος ὑμῶν Κύριος καὶ ὁ ἐπισυνάγων ὑμᾶς Κύριος ὅ θεὸς Ἰσραήλ.

In the Septuagint verse that most resembles it, at most 4 consecutive words match the Greek of the NT. The transcription has reading errors, so a match may not show.

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Isaiah 52:11, word by word

Departסוּרוּsuru

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

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go outצְאוּtseu

go out

To go out of a place.

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what is uncleanטָמֵאtame

unclean

Unclean under the law, kept from holy things; not "dirty".

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touchתִּגָּעוּtigau

touch

To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.

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from the midst of herתּוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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purify yourselvesהִבָּרוּhibaru

purify

To remove every stain.

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you who carryנֹשְׂאֵיnose

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

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the vesselsכְּלֵיkele

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

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of 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.

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Translation note

Paul takes up these words in 2 Corinthians 6:17.

Parallel passages

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Quotation · 2 Corinthians 6:17

Paul quotes Isaiah 52:11, spoken to those who leave Babylon, and adds “I will welcome you.”

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Isaiah 52:11

¹¹Depart, depart, go out from there, what is unclean do not touch; go out from the midst of her; purify yourselves, you who carry the vessels of YHWH.

2 Corinthians 6:17

¹⁷Therefore, “Come out from their midst and be separate, says the Lord, and do not touch what is unclean; and I will welcome you,

The context

10YHWH has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our Elohim.

11 · This verse (above)

12For not in haste will you go out, nor in flight will you go; for YHWH goes before you, and your rear guard is the Elohim of Israel.

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