Isaiah 8:16 Go deeper

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. (KJV)

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צ֖וֹרTzorbind up

Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to constrain

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 12:34, Deuteronomy 28:52, Joshua 9:4, 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6887B; TAHOT Isaiah 8:16 word 1

תְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.Dah[the] testimony

Lemma: תְּעוּדָה (te.u.dah) · Strong's: H8584

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: testimony

Used 3 times. Also: Ruth 4:7, Isaiah 8:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8584; TAHOT Isaiah 8:16 word 2

חֲת֥וֹםcha.Tomseal up

Lemma: חָתַם (cha.tam) · Strong's: H2856

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to seal

Used 26 times. Also: Leviticus 15:3, Deuteronomy 32:34, 1 Kings 21:8, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:1, Esther 3:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2856; TAHOT Isaiah 8:16 word 3

תּוֹרָ֖הto.Rah[the] instruction

Lemma: תּוֹרָה (to.rah) · Strong's: H8451

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: instruction

Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 26:5, Exodus 12:49, Exodus 13:9, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 16:28, Exodus 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8451; TAHOT Isaiah 8:16 word 4

בְּלִמֻּדָֽי\׃be.li.mu.Daiamong disciples my

Lemma: לִמֻּד (lim.mud) · Strong's: H3928

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: disciple

Used 6 times. Also: Isaiah 50:4, Isaiah 54:13, Jeremiah 2:24, Jeremiah 13:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3928; TAHOT Isaiah 8:16 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Bind up	→	צָרַר H6887B to constrain
the testimony	→	תְּעוּדָה H8584 testimony
[and] seal	→	חָתַם H2856 to seal
the law	→	תּוֹרָה H8451 instruction
among my disciples	→	לִמֻּד H3928 disciple

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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