ISA 6:8 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἤκουσα τῆς φωνῆς Κυρίου λέγοντος, τίνα ἀποστείλω, καὶ τίς πορεύσεται πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον; καὶ εἶπα, ἰδοὺ ἐγώ εἰμι· ἀπόστειλόν με.
(Kai aʸkousa taʸs fōnaʸs Kuriou legontos, tina aposteilō, kai tis poreusetai pros ton laon touton; kai eipa, idou egō eimi; aposteilon me. )

BrTr And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom [fn]shall I send, and who will go to this people? And I said, Behold, I am here, send me. And he said, Go, and say to this people,

ULT And I heard the voice of the Lord say, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”
¶  And I said, “Here I am, send me.”

UST Then I heard Yahweh asking, “Whom shall I send to be a messenger to my people? Who will go and speak for us?” I replied, “I am here. Send me!”

BSB § Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:
⇔ “Whom shall I send?
⇔ Who will go for Us?”
§ And I said:
⇔ “Here am I. Send me!”

OEB ⇔ Then I heard the voice of the Lord,
⇔ saying, ‘Whom should I send? Who will go for us?’
⇔ And I said, ‘Here am I, send me.’

WEBBE I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”
¶ Then I said, “Here I am. Send me!”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET I heard the voice of the sovereign master say, “Whom will I send? Who will go on our behalf?” I answered, “Here I am, send me!”

LSV And I hear the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom do I send? And who goes for Us?” And I say, “Here I [am], send me.”

FBV Then I heard the Lord asking, “Who shall I send? Who will go and speak[fn] for us?” So I said, “I'm here! Please send me!”

6:8 “And speak”: supplied for clarity.

T4T Then I heard Yahweh asking, “Whom shall I send to be a messenger to my people? Who will go and speak for us?” I replied, “I will. Send me!”

LEB • Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying,“Whom shall I send? • And who will go for us?”
¶ And I said, • “I am here! • Send me!”

BBE And the voice of the Lord came to my ears, saying, Whom am I to send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I, send me.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said: 'Here am I; send me.'

ASV And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.

DRA And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: Whom shall I send? and who shall go for us? And I said: Lo, here am I, send me.

YLT And I hear the voice of the Lord, saying: 'Whom do I send? and who doth go for Us?' And I say, 'Here [am] I, send me.'

Drby And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, Here am I; send me.

RV And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.

Wbstr Also I heard the voice of the LORD, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

KJB-1769 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.[fn]

6.8 Here…: Heb. behold me

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Also I heard the voyce of the LORD, saying; Whom shall I send, and who will goe for vs? Then I saide; Heere am I, send me.
(Also I heard the voice of the LORD, saying; Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said; Heere am I, send me.)

6:8 Gen.1. 26.

6:8 Heb. behold me.

Bshps Also I hearde the voyce of the Lorde on this maner: whom shall I sende, and who wyll be our messenger? Then I sayde, Here am I, sende me.
(Also I heard the voice of the Lord on this manner: whom shall I sende, and who will be our messenger? Then I said, Here am I, send me.)

Gnva Also I heard the voyce of the Lord, saying, Whome shall I send? and who shall goe for vs? Then I sayd, Here am I, send me.
(Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whome shall I send? and who shall go for us? Then I said, Here am I, send me. )

Cvdl After this I herde the voyce of the LORDE takinge advysement on this maner: Whom shall I sende, and who wilbe oure messaunger? The I sayde: here am I, sende me.
(After this I heard the voice of the LORD takinge advysement on this manner: Whom shall I sende, and who will be our messaunger? The I said: here am I, send me.)

Wycl And Y herde the vois of the Lord, seiynge, Whom schal Y sende, and who schal go to you? And Y seide, Lo! Y; sende thou me.
(And I heard the voice of the Lord, seiynge, Whom shall I sende, and who shall go to you? And I said, Lo! I; send thou/you me.)

Luth Und ich hörete die Stimme des HErr’s, daß er sprach: Wen soll ich senden? Wer will unser Bote sein? Ich aber sprach: Hie bin ich, sende mich!
(And I heard the voice the LORD’s, that he spoke: Wen should I senden? Who will unser Bote sein? I but spoke: Here am I, send me!)

ClVg Et audivi vocem Domini dicentis: [Quem mittam? et quis ibit nobis?] Et dixi: [Ecce ego, mitte me.][fn]
(And audivi vocem Master dicentis: [Quem mittam? and who/any ibit nobis?] And dixi: [Behold ego, mitte me.] )

6.8 Quem mittam? Non cogit, sed voluntatem quærit: voluntas enim sola præmium meretur. Isaias autem, tanquam purgatus, offert se spontaneus. Mitte me. ID. Putat se bonum nuntiaturum, etc., usque ad non temeritatis esse, sed obedientiæ, quod se obtulerit.

6.8 Quem mittam? Non cogit, but voluntatem quærit: voluntas because sola præmium meretur. Isaias however, tanquam purgatus, offert se spontaneus. Mitte me. ID. Putat se bonum nuntiaturum, etc., until to not/no temeritatis esse, but obedientiæ, that se obtulerit.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) the voice of the Lord say

(Some words not found in UHB: and,heard DOM sound/voice my=master saying DOM who? send and,who go to/for=us and,said here,I send,me )

Here “voice” represents the Lord himself. Alternate translation: “the Lord say”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) Whom shall I send

(Some words not found in UHB: and,heard DOM sound/voice my=master saying DOM who? send and,who go to/for=us and,said here,I send,me )

It is implied that Yahweh will send someone to speak his message to the people of Israel. Alternate translation: “Whom shall I send to be a messenger to my people”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

(Occurrence 0) who will go for us

(Some words not found in UHB: and,heard DOM sound/voice my=master saying DOM who? send and,who go to/for=us and,said here,I send,me )

Yahweh is using the word us to refer both to himself and to the members of the heavenly council to whom he is speaking, so use the inclusive form of the word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

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