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Isaiah 8:20 Interlinear

“To the law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light”

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Isaiah 8 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	לְתוֹרָ֖ה	H8451	To the law	a precept or statute, especially the decalogue or pentateuch
2	וְלִתְעוּדָ֑ה	H8584	and to the testimony	attestation, i.e., a precept, usage
3	אִם	H518		used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
4	לֹ֤א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
5	יֹֽאמְרוּ֙	H559	if they speak	to say (used with great latitude)
6	כַּדָּבָ֣ר	H1697	not according to this word	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
7	הַזֶּ֔ה	H2088		the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
8	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	H834		who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
9	אֵֽין	H369		a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
10	ל֖וֹ	H0
11	שָֽׁחַר׃	H7837	it is because there is no light	dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)

Isaiah 8:20 (current)To the law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light