Isaiah 58:13

“If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your desires on my holy day, and call the Sabbath ‘a delight,’ the holy day of YHWH ‘honorable,’ and honor it by not doing your ways, by not finding your desire nor speaking a word,”

Isaiah 58:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 58:13, word by word

you turn backתָּשִׁיבtashiv

turn back

To go back to YHWH, or move away from him.

Where else “tashiv” appears
your footרַגְלֶragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragle” appears
from the Sabbathשַּׁבָּתshabat

Sabbath

The seventh day, set apart for YHWH, for rest.

Where else “shabat” appears
from doingעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asot” appears
your desiresחֲפָצֶיchafatse

desire

What one wants, or what God intends.

Where else “chafatse” appears
on my holy dayיוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears
on my holy dayקָדְשִׁkadshi

holy thing

Something set apart for God: a day, an offering.

Where else “kadshi” appears
and callקָרָאתָkarata

name

To give someone a name.

Where else “karata” appears
‘a delight,’עֹנֶגoneg

delight, luxury

Delight, luxury.

Where else “oneg” appears
the holy dayקְדוֹשׁkedosh

holy

Set apart for God, distinct from the common.

Where else “kedosh” appears
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.

Where else “yehva” appears
‘honorable,’מְכֻבָּדmechubad

honor

Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.

Where else “mechubad” appears
your waysדְּרָכֶיderache

manner

The way one lives and acts.

Where else “derache” appears
by not findingמְּצוֹאmetso

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “metso” appears
nor speakingדַבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “daber” appears
a wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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The context

12And those from you will build the ancient ruins; the foundations of generation after generation you will raise up; and you will be called ‘Repairer of breaches, restorer of paths to live in.’

13 · This verse (above)

14then you will delight in YHWH, and I will make you ride on the high places of the earth, and I will feed you with the inheritance of Jacob your father; for the mouth of YHWH has spoken.”

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