Isaiah 8:15

“And many will stumble over them; they will fall and be broken, and be snared and be caught.””

Isaiah 8:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 8:15, word by word

And manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

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will stumbleכָשְׁלוּchashlu

stumble

To lose one's balance while walking until one falls.

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they will fallנָפְלוּnaflu

fall

To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.

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and be brokenנִשְׁבָּרוּnishbaru

break

To break something to pieces.

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and be snaredנוֹקְשׁוּnokshu

be snared

Be snared: be caught like an animal in a snare; also to lay a snare.

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and be caughtנִלְכָּדוּnilkadu

be snared

To be snared.

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The context

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.

15 · This verse (above)

16Bind up the testimony, seal the instruction among my disciples.

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