Isaiah 52:12

“For 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.”

Isaiah 52:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 52:12, word by word

in hasteחִפָּזוֹןchipazon

haste

Haste of one who has to flee.

Where else “chipazon” appears
will you go outתֵּצֵאוּtetseu

go out

To go out of a place.

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in flightמְנוּסָהmenusa

flight

Flight, fleeing.

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will you goתֵלֵכוּtelechu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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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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goesהֹלֵךְholech

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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before youפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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and your rear guardמְאַסִּפְmeasif

withdraw

To withdraw what was there before, such as peace or joy.

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is 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.

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The context

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.

12 · This verse (above)

13Look, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised and lifted up, and will be very high.

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