Isaiah 8:16

“Bind up the testimony, seal the instruction among my disciples.”

Isaiah 8:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 8:16, word by word

Bind upצוֹרtsor

bind

To tie or wrap something.

Where else “tsor” appears
the testimonyתְּעוּדָהteuda

testimony

What God declared, given to his people as proof to guide them.

Where else “teuda” appears
sealחֲתוֹםchatom

seal, stop up

Seal, close up. Of the body, be blocked so that a discharge does not come out.

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the instructionתּוֹרָהtora

teaching of YHWH

What YHWH teaches his people so they may live.

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among my disciplesלִמֻּדָlimuda

disciple

One who has been taught.

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The context

15And many will stumble over them; they will fall and be broken, and be snared and be caught.”

16 · This verse (above)

17And I will wait for YHWH, who hides his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in him.

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