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And he touchedוַיַּגַּעmy mouthעַל פִּיand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהthisזֶהhas touchedנָגַעyour lips,עַל שְׂפָתֶיךָand your iniquityוְ עֲוֺנֶךָis taken away,סָרand your sinוְחַטָּאתְךָis expiated.”תְּכֻפָּר
Isaiah 6:7
Study it in the app“And he touched my mouth and said, “Look, this has touched your lips, and your iniquity is taken away, and your sin is expiated.””
Isaiah knows his lips are unclean, and a coal from the altar cleanses themThe Tongue
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 6:7, word by word
- And he touchedיַּגַּעyaga
touch
To lay a hand or finger on something, sometimes to take it or harm it.
Where else “yaga” appears- my mouthפִּpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- your lipsשְׂפָתֶיsefate
lip
The part of the mouth with which one speaks, and so what one says.
Where else “sefate” appears- and your iniquityעֲוֺנֶavone
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avone” appears- is taken awayסָרsar
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “sar” appears- and your sinחַטָּאתְchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- is expiatedתְּכֻפָּרtechupar
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “techupar” appears
The context
6Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from on the altar.
7 · This verse (above)
8And I heard the voice of Adonai saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here I am; send me.”