Isaiah 63:11

“Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, his people: “Where is the one who brought them up from the sea with the shepherds of his flock? Where is the one who put in his midst his holy spirit,”
Isaiah 63:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Then he rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּרthe daysיְמֵיof old,עוֹלָםMoses,מֹשֶׁהhis people:עַמּוֹ“Where isאַיֵּהthe one who brought them upהַמַּעֲלֵםfrom the seaמִיָּםwith the shepherdsאֵת רֹעֵיof his flock?צֹאנוֹWhere isאַיֵּהthe one who putהַשָּׂםin his midstבְּקִרְבּוֹhis holy spirit,אֶת רוּחַ קָדְשׁוֹ

Allusion · Hebrews 13:20

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Both texts speak of God who brought up the shepherd of the sheep; in Isaiah 63:11, Moses on coming out of the sea.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

מַּעֲלֵmaaleH5927ἀναγαγὼνanagagōnG321“go up”
רֹעֵיroeH7462ποιμέναpoimenaG4166“shepherd, tend”
צֹאנtsonH6629προβάτωνprobatōnG4263“sheep, flock”
עוֹלָםolamH5769αἰωνίουaiōniouG166“eternity, forever, antiquity”

Isaiah 63:11, word by word

Then he rememberedיִּזְכֹּרyizkor

remember

To bring something to mind and keep it present so as to act on it.

Where else “yizkor” appears

the daysיְמֵיyeme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yeme” appears

of oldעוֹלָםolam

of old

The times of the forefathers, far back in the past.

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Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe

Moses

Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).

Where else “moshe” appears

his peopleעַמּam

Ammi

Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".

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the one who brought them upמַּעֲלֵmaale

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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from the seaיָּםyam

sea

The sea, or a large lake.

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with the shepherdsרֹעֵיroe

shepherd

One who looks after sheep; or one who leads a people, like YHWH.

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of his flockצֹאנtson

flock

A flock of sheep and goats.

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the one who putשָּׂםsam

put

To put something somewhere.

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in his midstקִרְבּkirb

midst

In the midst of: "among the people".

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his holy spiritרוּחַruach

Spirit of God

The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.

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his holy spiritקָדְשׁkadsh

holy thing

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

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The context

10But they rebelled and grieved his holy spirit; so he turned to be their enemy; he himself fought against them.

11 · This verse (above)

12who made it go at the right hand of Moses, the arm of his beauty; who split the waters before them to make for himself an eternal name;

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