Isaiah 2:4
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And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.
In other translations
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.Then He will judge between the nations and arbitrate for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will no longer take up the sword against nation, nor train anymore for war.
Hebrew words
וְשָׁפַטveshafatand he will judgeH8199בֵּיןbeinbetweenH996הַגּוֹיִםhagoyimthe nationsH1471וְהוֹכִיחַvehokhiachand he will decideH3198לְעַמִּיםle'amimfor peoplesH5971רַבִּיםrabimmanyH7227וְכִתְּתוּvekhitetuand they will beatH3807חַרְבוֹתָםcharvotamswords theirH2719לְאִתִּיםle'itim<into> plowsharesH855וַחֲנִיתוֹתֵיהֶםvachanitoteihemand spears theirH2595לְמַזְמֵרוֹתlemazmerot<into> pruning knivesH4211לֹא־lo'-notH3808יִשָּׂאyisa'it will lift upH5375גוֹיgoynationH1471אֶל־'el-againstH413גּוֹיgoynationH1471חֶרֶבcherevswordH2719וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808יִלְמְדוּyilmeduthey will learnH3925עוֹדodagainH5750מִלְחָמָה׃ פmilchamahwarfareH4421
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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