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YHWHיְהוָהTsevaot,צְבָאוֹתhimאֹתוֹyou shall regard as holy;תַקְדִּישׁוּand heוְהוּאshall be your fear,מוֹרַאֲכֶםand heוְהוּאyour terror.מַעֲרִצְכֶם
Isaiah 8:13
Study it in the app“YHWH Tsevaot, him you shall regard as holy; and he shall be your fear, and he your terror.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 8:13, word by word
- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- you shall regard as holyתַקְדִּישׁוּtakdishu
consecrate
To set apart people, things or a day for God.
Where else “takdishu” appears- shall be your fearמוֹרַאֲmoraa
Fearsome One
The one to be revered; YHWH.
Where else “moraa” appears- your terrorמַעֲרִצְmaarits
stand in awe
To look on God with respect and awe, as the Holy One.
Where else “maarits” appears
Translation note
Verses 12-13 are quoted in 1 Peter 3:14-15.
The context
12“Do not call conspiracy all that this people calls conspiracy, and what it fears do not fear, and do not be terrified.
13 · This verse (above)
14And he will become a sanctuary, and a stone to strike against and a rock to stumble over for both houses of Israel, a snare and a trap for the inhabitant of Jerusalem.