King James Version
Isaiah 63:12 in the King James Version says “That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everl...” — study this verse from Isaiah chapter 63 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?”
Isaiah 63:12 · KJV
But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.
Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where is he that brought them up out of the sea with the shepherd of his flock? where is he that put his holy Spirit within him? shepherd: or, shepherds
That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name?
That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble?
As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“them by the right hand”
H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
“arm”
H2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
“with his glorious”
H8597ornament (abstractly or concretely, literally or figuratively)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“himself an everlasting”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
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