Isaiah 6 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק ו׳

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Isaiah 6 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

1. 1

   בִּשְׁנַת־מוֹתbish/NAT-motin-the-year-of-the-death-ofהַמֶּלֶךְham/ME/lekhthe-kingעֻזִּיָּהוּUz/ziy/YA/huUzziahוָאֶרְאֶהva/er/Eand-I-sawאֶת־אֲדֹנָיet-a/do/NAYthe-Lordיֹשֵׁבyo/SHEVsittingעַל־כִּסֵּאal-kis/SEupon-a-throneרָםramhighוְנִשָּׂאve/nis/SAand-lifted-upוְשׁוּלָיוve/shu/LAYVand-His-trainמְלֵאִיםme/le/IMfillingאֶת־הַהֵיכָל׃et-ha/he/KHALthe-temple

   In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple.

2. 2

   שְׂרָפִיםse/ra/FIMseraphimעֹמְדִיםom/DIMstandingמִמַּעַלmim/MA/alaboveלוֹlohimשֵׁשׁsheshsixכְּנָפַיִםke/na/FA/yimwingsשֵׁשׁsheshsixכְּנָפַיִםke/na/FA/yimwingsלְאֶחָדle/e/CHADto-eachבִּשְׁתַּיִםbish/TA/yimwith-twoיְכַסֶּהye/khas/SEhe-coversפָנָיוfa/NAYVhis-faceוּבִשְׁתַּיִםu/vish/TA/yimand-with-twoיְכַסֶּהye/khas/SEhe-coversרַגְלָיוrag/LAYVhis-feetוּבִשְׁתַּיִםu/vish/TA/yimand-with-twoיְעוֹפֵף׃ye/o/FEFhe-flies

   Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

3. 3

   וְקָרָאve/ka/RAand-calledזֶהzethis-oneאֶל־זֶהel-zeto-that-oneוְאָמַרve/a/MARand-saidקָדוֹשׁka/DOSHholyקָדוֹשׁka/DOSHholyקָדוֹשׁka/DOSHholyיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDצְבָאוֹתTse/va/OTof-Hostsמְלֹאme/LOthe-fullness-ofכׇל־הָאָרֶץkhol-ha/A/retsall-the-earthכְּבוֹדוֹ׃ke/vo/DOHis-glory

   And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.

4. 4

   וַיָּנֻעוּvay/ya/NU/uand-shookאַמּוֹתam/MOTthe-posts-ofהַסִּפִּיםhas/sip/PIMthe-thresholdsמִקּוֹלmik/KOLat-the-voice-ofהַקּוֹרֵאhak/ko/REthe-one-callingוְהַבַּיִתve/hab/BA/yitand-the-houseיִמָּלֵאyim/MA/lewas-filledעָשָׁן׃a/SHANsmoke

   And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

5. 5

   וָאֹמַרva/o/MARand-I-saidאוֹי־לִיoy-liwoe-is-meכִי־נִדְמֵיתִיkhi-nid/ME/tifor-I-am-ruinedכִּיkibecauseאִישׁisha-manטְמֵא־שְׂפָתַיִםte/ME-se/fa/TA/yimunclean-of-lipsאָנֹכִיa/no/KHIIוּבְתוֹךְu/ve/TOKHand-in-the-midst-ofעַם־טְמֵאam-te/MEa-people-unclean-ofשְׂפָתַיִםse/fa/TA/yimlipsאָנֹכִיa/no/KHIIיוֹשֵׁבyo/SHEVdwellingכִּיkibecauseאֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְet-Ham/ME/lekhthe-KingיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDצְבָאוֹתTse/va/OTof-Hostsרָאוּra/Uhave-seenעֵינָי׃e/NAYmy-eyes

   Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

6. 6

   וַיָּעׇףvay/YA/ofand-flewאֵלַיe/LAYto-meאֶחָדe/CHADoneמִן־הַשְּׂרָפִיםmin-has/se/ra/FIMof-the-seraphimוּבְיָדוֹu/ve/ya/DOand-in-his-handרִצְפָּהrits/PAa-live-coalבְּמֶלְקַחַיִםbe/mel/ka/CHA/yimwith-tongsלָקַחla/KACHhe-had-takenמֵעַלme/ALfrom-uponהַמִּזְבֵּחַ׃ham/miz/BE/achthe-altar

   Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

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   וַיַּגַּעvay/yag/GAand-he-touchedעַל־פִּיal-piupon-my-mouthוַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidהִנֵּהhin/NEbeholdנָגַעna/GAhas-touchedזֶהzethisעַל־שְׂפָתֶיךָal-se/fa/TE/khaupon-your-lipsוְסָרve/SARand-is-removedעֲוֺנֶךָa/vo/NE/khayour-iniquityוְחַטָּאתְךָve/chat/ta/te/KHAand-your-sinתְּכֻפָּר׃te/khup/PARis-atoned-for

   And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

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   וָאֶשְׁמַעva/esh/MAand-I-heardאֶת־קוֹלet-kolthe-voice-ofאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYthe-Lordאֹמֵרo/MERsayingאֶת־מִיet-miwhomאֶשְׁלַחesh/LACHshall-I-sendוּמִיu/MIand-whoיֵלֶךְ־לָנוּYE/lekh-LA/nuwill-go-for-usוָאֹמַרva/o/MARand-I-saidהִנְנִיhin/NIhere-am-Iשְׁלָחֵנִי׃she/la/CHE/nisend-me

   Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

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   וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidלֵךְlekhgoוְאָמַרְתָּve/a/mar/TAand-sayלָעָםla/AMto-the-peopleהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisשִׁמְעוּshim/Uhearשָׁמוֹעַsha/MO/ahearוְאַל־תָּבִינוּve/AL-ta/VI/nubut-understand-notוּרְאוּu/re/Uand-seeרָאוֹra/Oseeוְאַל־תֵּדָעוּ׃ve/AL-te/DA/ubut-know-not

   And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

10. 10

    הַשְׁמֵןhash/MENmake-fatלֵב־הָעָםlev-ha/AMthe-heart-of-the-peopleהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisוְאׇזְנָיוve/oz/NAYVand-his-earsהַכְבֵּדhakh/BEDmake-heavyוְעֵינָיוve/e/NAYVand-his-eyesהָשַׁעha/SHAsmear-overפֶּן־יִרְאֶהpen-yir/Elest-he-seeבְעֵינָיוve/e/NAYVwith-his-eyesוּבְאׇזְנָיוu/ve/oz/NAYVand-with-his-earsיִשְׁמָעyish/MAhearוּלְבָבוֹu/le/va/VOand-his-heartיָבִיןya/VINunderstandוָשָׁבva/SHAVand-returnוְרָפָאve/RA/faand-one-healsלוֹ׃lohim

    Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

11. 11

    וָאֹמַרva/o/MARand-I-saidעַד־מָתַיad-ma/TAYhow-longאֲדֹנָיa/do/NAYO-Lordוַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidעַדaduntilאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatאִם־שָׁאוּim-sha/Ube-wastedעָרִיםa/RIMthe-citiesמֵאֵיןme/ENwithoutיוֹשֵׁבyo/SHEVinhabitantוּבָתִּיםu/vat/TIMand-the-housesמֵאֵיןme/ENwithoutאָדָםa/DAMmanוְהָאֲדָמָהve/ha/a/da/MAand-the-landתִּשָּׁאֶהtish/sha/Ebe-laid-wasteשְׁמָמָה׃she/ma/MAa-desolation

    Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,

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    וְרִחַקve/ri/CHAKand-has-removed-farיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDאֶת־הָאָדָםet-ha/a/DAMmanוְרַבָּהve/rab/BAand-great-isהָעֲזוּבָהha/a/zu/VAthe-forsakingבְּקֶרֶבbe/KE/revin-the-midst-ofהָאָרֶץ׃ha/A/retsthe-land

    And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

13. 13

    וְעוֹדve/ODand-yetבָּהּbain-itעֲשִׂרִיָּהa/si/riy/YAone-tenthוְשָׁבָהve/sha/VAand-it-shall-returnוְהָיְתָהve/ha/ye/TAand-it-shall-beלְבָעֵרle/va/ERfor-burningכָּאֵלָהka/e/LAlike-a-terebinthוְכָאַלּוֹןve/kha/al/LONand-as-an-oakאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhichבְּשַׁלֶּכֶתbe/shal/LE/khetwhen-they-cast-their-leavesמַצֶּבֶתmats/TSE/veta-stumpבָּםbamin-themזֶרַעZE/raseedקֹדֶשׁKO/deshholyמַצַּבְתָּהּ׃mats/tsav/TAits-stump

    But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.