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Isaiah 8:1

NETBible	The Lord told me, “Take a large tablet¹ and inscribe these words² on it with an ordinary stylus:³ ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.’⁴
NIV © biblegateway Isa 8:1	The LORD said to me, "Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
NASB © biblegateway Isa 8:1	Then the LORD said to me, "Take for yourself a large tablet and write on it in ordinary letters: Swift is the booty, speedy is the prey.
NLT © biblegateway Isa 8:1	Again the LORD said to me, "Make a large signboard and clearly write this name on it: Maher–shalal–hash–baz."
MSG © biblegateway Isa 8:1	Then GOD told me, "Get a big sheet of paper and write in indelible ink, 'This belongs to Maher-shalal-hash-baz (Spoil-Speeds-Plunder-Hurries).'"
BBE © SABDAweb Isa 8:1	And the Lord said to me, Take a great writing-board, and on it put down in common letters, Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
NRSV © bibleoremus Isa 8:1	Then the LORD said to me, Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters, "Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz,"
NKJV © biblegateway Isa 8:1	Moreover the LORD said to me, "Take a large scroll, and write on it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–Shalal–Hash–Baz.
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KJV	Moreover the LORD <03068> said <0559> (8799) unto me, Take <03947> (8798) thee a great <01419> roll <01549>_, and write <03789> (8798) in it with a man's <0582> pen <02747> concerning Mahershalalhashbaz <04122>_. {Mahershalalhashbaz: Heb. In making speed to the spoil he hasteneth the prey, or, Make speed, etc}
NASB © biblegateway Isa 8:1	Then the LORD <03068> said <0559> to me, "Take <03947> for yourself a large <01419> tablet <01549> and write <03789> on it in ordinary <0582> letters <02747> : Swift <04116> is the booty <07998> , speedy <02363> is the prey <0957> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} kuriov <2962> N-NSM prov <4314> PREP me <1473> P-AS labe <2983> V-AAD-2S seautw <4572> D-DSM tomon {N-ASM} kainou <2537> A-GSM megalou <3173> A-GSM kai <2532> CONJ graqon <1125> V-AAD-2S eiv <1519> PREP auton <846> D-ASM grafidi {N-DSF} anyrwpou <444> N-GSM tou <3588> T-GSM oxewv {ADV} pronomhn {N-ASF} poihsai <4160> V-AAN skulwn <4661> N-GPN parestin <3918> V-PAI-3S gar <1063> PRT
NET [draft] ITL	The Lord <03068> told <0559> me, “Take <03947> a large <01419> tablet <01549> and inscribe <03789> these words on <05921> it with an ordinary <0582> stylus <02747> : ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz <04122> .’
HEBREW	zb <04122> sx <0> lls <0> rhml <0> swna <0582> jrxb <02747> wyle <05921> btkw <03789> lwdg <01419> Nwylg <01549> Kl <0> xq <03947> yla <0413> hwhy <03068> rmayw (8:1) <0559>

NETBible

The Lord told me, “Take a large tablet¹ and inscribe these words² on it with an ordinary stylus:³ ‘Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.’⁴

NET Notes

¹sn Probably made of metal, wood, or leather. See HALOT 193 s.v. גִּלָּיוֹן.

²tn Heb “write” (so KJV, ASV, NIV, NRSV).

³tn Heb “with the stylus of a man.” The significance of the qualifying genitive “a man” is uncertain. For various interpretations see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:219, n. 1.

⁴tn Heb “quickly, [the] plunder; it hurries, [the] loot.” The first word (מַהֵר, maher) is either a Piel imperative (“hurry [to]”) or infinitive (“hurrying,” or “quickly”). The third word (חָשׁ, khash) is either a third masculine singular perfect or a masculine singular participle, in either case from the root חוּשׁ (khush, “hurry”). Perhaps it is best to translate, “One hastens to the plunder, one hurries to the loot.” In this case מַהֵר is understood as an infinitive functioning as a verb, the subject of חוּשׁ is taken as indefinite, and the two nouns are understood as adverbial accusatives. As we discover in v. 3, this is the name of the son to be born to Isaiah through the prophetess.