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And you will leaveוְהִנַּחְתֶּםyour nameשִׁמְכֶםas an oathלִשְׁבוּעָהto my chosen ones:לִבְחִירַי‘Soוֶmay AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהput you to death!’הֱמִיתְךָbut his servantsוְלַעֲבָדָיוhe will callיִקְרָאby anotherאַחֵרname.שֵׁם
Isaiah 65:15
Study it in the app“And you will leave your name as an oath to my chosen ones: ‘So may Adonai YHWH put you to death!’ but his servants he will call by another name.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 65:15, word by word
- And you will leaveהִנַּחְתֶּםhinachtem
leave
To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.
Where else “hinachtem” appears- your nameשִׁמְshim
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shim” appears- as an oathשְׁבוּעָהshevua
oath
Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.
Where else “shevua” appears- to my chosen onesבְחִירַvechira
chosen
Chosen, elect: the one someone has chosen. It is said of Saul, of Moses, of David, of the servant of YHWH and of the people of Israel as God's chosen.
Where else “vechira” appears- may Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- put you to death!’הֱמִיתְhemit
kill
To kill someone.
Where else “hemit” appears- but his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “avaday” appears- he will callיִקְרָאyikra
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appears- by anotherאַחֵרacher
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appears
Translation note
“As an oath”: it can be understood that their name will serve as a formula of curse, like the sentence that follows.
The context
14look, my servants will shout for joy from goodness of heart, but you will cry out from pain of heart, and from the shattering of spirit you will wail.
15 · This verse (above)
16So that whoever blesses himself in the land will bless himself by the Elohim of Amen, and whoever swears in the land will swear by the Elohim of Amen; for the former distresses have been forgotten, and because they have been hidden from my eyes.