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Isaiah 8:1

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
and — to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
קַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
לְךָ֖
le-
to/for you/your (m.s.)
גִּלָּי֣וֹן
gillâyôwn
a tablet for writing (as bare); by analogy, a mirror (as a plate)
גָּד֑וֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
וּכְתֹ֤ב
kâthab
and — to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
עָלָיו֙
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
בְּחֶ֣רֶט
chereṭ
in/with/by — a chisel or graver; also a style for writing
אֱנ֔וֹשׁ
ʼĕnôwsh
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
בַּֽז
Mahêr Shâlâl Châsh Baz
Maher-Shalal-Chash-Baz; the symbolical name of the son of Isaiah
Isaiah 8:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet [for public display] and write on it in ordinary characters: Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
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A second sign-child follows Shearjashub and Immanuel in successive chapters - Isaiah's own family becomes a set of living, walking prophecies to a king who refused a sign.

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Then the Lord said to me, “Take for yourself a large tablet [for public display] and write on it in ordinary characters: Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
Isaiah 8:1
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