Isaiah 66:20

“And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as an offering to YHWH, on horses and in chariots and in litters and on mules and on dromedaries, to my holy mountain, Jerusalem, says YHWH, just as the sons of Israel bring the offering in a clean vessel to the house of YHWH.”

Isaiah 66:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 66:20, word by word

And they will bringהֵבִיאוּheviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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your brothersאֲחֵיache

countryman

Someone of the same people, or a friend.

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the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

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as an offeringמִנְחָהmincha

offering

An offering to God.

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to YHWHיהוָהyhva

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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on horsesסּוּסִיםsusim

horse

A war and draft animal that pulls chariots, or the one who rides it.

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and in chariotsרֶכֶבrechev

chariot

War chariots.

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and in littersצַּבִּיםtsabim

covered wagon

A roofed wagon or chair for travel.

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and on mulesפְּרָדִיםperadim

mule

Mule: a riding animal of princes in the time of David.

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and on dromedariesכִּרְכָּרוֹתkirkarot

swift camel

A swift camel, a beast of burden that runs.

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to my holy mountainהַרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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to my holy mountainקָדְשִׁkadshi

holy thing

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

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Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim

Jerusalem

See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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the sonsבְנֵיvene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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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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in a cleanטָהוֹרtahor

clean

Fit under the law for worship, without stain.

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vesselכְלִיcheli

vessel

Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.

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to the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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Places in this verse

Jerusalem
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

The context

19And I will set among them a sign, and I will send from them those who escaped to the nations: Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, Tubal and Javan, the distant coastlands that have not heard my fame nor seen my glory; and they will declare my glory among the nations.

20 · This verse (above)

21And also from them I will take for priests, for Levites, says YHWH.

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