God & Savior

Isaiah 21:6

For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
Isaiah 21:6
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

כִּ֣י כֹ֥ה אָמַ֛ר אֵלַ֖י אֲדֹנָ֑י לֵ֚ךְ הַעֲמֵ֣ד הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִרְאֶ֖ה יַגִּֽיד׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כֹ֥הkhoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  3. אָמַ֛ר'a.Mar“he has said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. אֵלַ֖י'e.Lai“to me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. אֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  6. לֵ֚ךְlekh“go”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  7. הַעֲמֵ֣דha.'a.Med“station”
    Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
  8. הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הham.tza.Peh“the watchman”
    Definite article + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָפָה · “to watch” · Strong's H6822
  9. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“[that] which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. יִרְאֶ֖הyir.'Eh“he will see”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  11. יַגִּֽיד׃ya.Gid“let him tell”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)