Isaiah 8:1

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Isaiah 8:1, word by word

And 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.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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“Takeקַחkach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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a largeגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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tabletגִּלָּיוֹןgilayon

tablet

A smooth board one writes on.

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and writeכְתֹבchetov

write

To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.

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with the stylusחֶרֶטcheret

engraving tool

Chisel, engraving tool; also a stylus for writing (Isaiah 8:1).

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of a manאֱנוֹשׁenosh

man, mortal

Man, mortal: the human being seen in his weakness; also people in general.

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Maher-shalal-hash-baz.’מַהֵרmaher

Maher-shalal-hash-baz

Maher-shalal-hash-baz: "quick to the spoil, swift to the plunder", the name of a son of Isaiah, given as a sign (Isaiah 8:1-4).

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Translation note

“With the stylus of a man”: probably, in common writing that anyone can read. “Maher-shalal-hash-baz” means “soon the spoil, quick the plunder.”

The context