God & Savior

Isaiah 38:1

In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to die; you will not recover.’”
Isaiah 38:1
Read chapter

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)

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם חָלָ֥ה חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לָמ֑וּת וַיָּב֣וֹא אֵ֠לָיו יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־אָמ֜וֹץ הַנָּבִ֗יא וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה׃

  1. בַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.Mim“in the days”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  2. הָהֵ֔םha.Hem“<the> those”
    Definite article + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  3. חָלָ֥הcha.Lah“he became sick”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָלָה · “ill” · Strong's H2470H
  4. חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.hu“Hezekiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from חִזְקִיָּהוּ · “Hezekiah” · Strong's H2396G
  5. לָמ֑וּתla.Mut“to die”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  6. וַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'“and he went”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  7. אֵ֠לָיו'E.lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. יְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.hu“Isaiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְשַׁעְיָ֫הוּ · “Isaiah” · Strong's H3470A
  9. בֶן־ven-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  10. אָמ֜וֹץ'a.Motz“Amoz”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אָמוֹץ · “Amoz” · Strong's H0531
  11. הַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'“the prophet”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָבִיא · “prophet” · Strong's H5030
  12. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  13. אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. כֹּֽה־koh-“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  15. אָמַ֤ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  16. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  17. צַ֣וtzav“command”
    Verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
  18. לְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.kha“to household your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  19. כִּ֛יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  20. מֵ֥תmet“[are] about to die”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  21. אַתָּ֖ה'a.Tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  22. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  23. תִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.Yeh“you will live”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from חָיָה · “to live” · Strong's H2421
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)