Isaiah 8:16
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. | Bind up the testimony and seal the law among my disciples. | Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bind up | צ֖וֹר | Tzor | H6887B | to constrainצָרַר (tsa.rar) 1) to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, tie up, shut up 1a2) to be scant, be cramped, be in straits 1b) (Pual) to be bound, be tied up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon |
| [the] testimony | תְּעוּדָ֑ה | te-'u-DAH | H8584 | testimonyתְּעוּדָה (te.u.dah) 1) testimony, attestation, confirmation 1a) testimony, (prophetic) injunction 1b) attestation |
| seal up | חֲת֥וֹם | cha-TOM | H2856 | to sealחָתַם (cha.tam) 1) to seal, seal up, affix a seal 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to seal, affix one's seal 1a2) to seal up, fasten up by sealing 1b) (Niphal) to seal 1c) (Piel) to lock up 1d) (Hiphil) to be stopped Aramaic equivalent: cha.tam (חֲתַם "to seal" H2857) |
| [the] instruction | תּוֹרָ֖ה | to-RAH | H8451 | instructionתּוֹרָה (to.rah) 1) law, direction, instruction 1a) instruction, direction (human or divine) 1a1) body of prophetic teaching 1a2) instruction in Messianic age 1a3) body of priestly direction or instruction 1a4) body of legal directives 1b) law 1b1) law of the burnt offering 1b2) of special law, codes of law 1c) custom, manner 1d) the Deuteronomic or Mosaic Law |
| among disciples my | בְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃ | be-li-mu-DAI | H3928 | discipleלִמֻּד (lim.mud) 1) taught, learned, discipled 1a) taught 1b) accustomed to (something) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.