Isaiah 2
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וְהָיָ֣ה׀and it will beבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתat the end ofהַיָּמִ֗יםthe daysנָכ֨וֹןestablishedיִֽהְיֶ֜הit will beהַ֤רthe mountain ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּרֹ֣אשׁin the chief ofהֶהָרִ֔יםthe mountainsוְנִשָּׂ֖אand lifted upמִגְּבָע֑וֹתmore than the hillsוְנָהֲר֥וּand they will streamאֵלָ֖יוto itכָּל־allהַגּוֹיִֽם׃the nations
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וְֽהָלְכ֞וּand they will comeעַמִּ֣יםpeoplesרַבִּ֗יםmanyוְאָמְרוּ֙and they will sayלְכ֣וּ׀comeוְנַעֲלֶ֣הso we may go upאֶל־toהַר־the mountain ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֶל־toבֵּית֙the house ofאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיַעֲקֹ֔בJacobוְיֹרֵ֙נוּ֙so he may teach usמִדְּרָכָ֔יוof ways hisוְנֵלְכָ֖הso we may walkבְּאֹרְחֹתָ֑יוin paths hisכִּ֤יforמִצִּיּוֹן֙from Zionתֵּצֵ֣אit will go forthתוֹרָ֔הinstructionוּדְבַר־and the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃from Jerusalem
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וְשָׁפַט֙and he will judgeבֵּ֣יןbetweenהַגּוֹיִ֔םthe nationsוְהוֹכִ֖יחַand he will decideלְעַמִּ֣יםfor peoplesרַבִּ֑יםmanyוְכִתְּת֨וּand they will beatחַרְבוֹתָ֜םswords theirלְאִתִּ֗יםinto plowsharesוַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙and spears theirלְמַזְמֵר֔וֹתinto pruning knivesלֹא־notיִשָּׂ֨אit will lift upג֤וֹיnationאֶל־againstגּוֹי֙nationחֶ֔רֶבswordוְלֹא־and notיִלְמְד֥וּthey will learnע֖וֹדagainמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פwarfare
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בַּיּ֤וֹםin the dayהַהוּא֙the thatיַשְׁלִ֣יךְit will throw awayהָאָדָ֔םthe humankindאֵ֚תobj.אֱלִילֵ֣יthe idols ofכַסְפּ֔וֹsilver itsוְאֵ֖תand obj.אֱלִילֵ֣יthe idols ofזְהָב֑וֹgold itsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichעָֽשׂוּ־they madeלוֹ֙for himselfלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔תto bow downלַחְפֹּ֥רto the digging ofפֵּר֖וֹתmolesוְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽים׃and to the bats
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