Hebrew Interlinear
Isaiah 1:18 Interlinear
“ and let us reason together saith the LORD though your sins be as scarlet as snow they shall be as white though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | לְכוּ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 2 | נָ֛א | H4994 | 'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | |
| 3 | וְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖ה | H3198 | and let us reason together | to be right (i.e., correct); reciprocal, to argue; causatively, to decide, justify or convict |
| 4 | יֹאמַ֣ר | H559 | saith | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 5 | יְהוָ֑ה | H3068 | the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 6 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 7 | יִֽהְי֨וּ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 8 | חֲטָאֵיכֶ֤ם | H2399 | though your sins | a crime or its penalty |
| 9 | כַּשָּׁנִים֙ | H8144 | be as scarlet | crimson, properly, the insect or its color, also stuff dyed with it |
| 10 | כַּשֶּׁ֣לֶג | H7950 | as snow | snow (probably from its whiteness) |
| 11 | יַלְבִּ֔ינוּ | H3835 | they shall be as white | to make bricks |
| 12 | אִם | H518 | used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not | |
| 13 | יַאְדִּ֥ימוּ | H119 | though they be red | to show blood (in the face), i.e., flush or turn rosy |
| 14 | כַתּוֹלָ֖ע | H8438 | like crimson | a maggot (as voracious); specifically (often with ellipsis of h8144) the crimson-grub, but used only (in this connection) of the color from it, and cl |
| 15 | כַּצֶּ֥מֶר | H6785 | they shall be as wool | wool |
| 16 | יִהְיֽוּ׃ | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) |
Verse Context
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well seek judgment relieve the oppressed...
Isaiah 1:18 (current) and let us reason together saith the LORD though your sins be as scarlet as snow they shall be as white though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool
Isaiah 1:19 If ye be willing and obedient the good of the land ye shall eat...