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Isaiah 8:16

In Isaiah 8 of Isaiah.

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

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צ֖וֹרtsoradversaryצָרַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “adversary”, a commandH6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveadversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.תְּעוּדָ֑הteudahtestimonyתְּעוּדָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “testimony”, the ordinary formH8584attestation, i.e. a precept, usagetestimony.חֲת֥וֹםchatomsealחָתַםverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “seal”, a commandH2856to close up; especially to sealmake an end, mark, seal (up), stop.תּוֹרָ֖הtorahlawתּוֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “law”, the ordinary formH8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuchlaw.בְּלִמֻּדָֽיbelimudayin accustomedלִמּוּדpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in accustomed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3928instructedaccustomed, disciple, learned, taught, used.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Bind up the testimony, seal the instruction among My disciples.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Bind thou up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Young’s Literal Translation

Bind up the testimony, Seal the law among My disciples.

World English Bible

Wrap up the covenant. Seal the law among my disciples.

Darby Translation

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Douay-Rheims

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Bind up the testimony, seal the instruction among My disciples.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Then shall those who seal themselves that they may not learn the law be made manifest.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τότε φανεροὶ ἔσονται οἱ σφραγιζόμενοι τὸν νόμον τοῦ μὴ μαθεῖν.

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