Isaiah 3:6
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When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”
In other translations
When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house of his father, saying, Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, and let this ruin be under thy hand:A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”
Hebrew words
כִּי־ki-forH3588יִתְפֹּשׂyitposhe will seizeH8610אִישׁ'isheachH376בְּאָחִיוbe'achiv<in> brother hisH251בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004אָבִיו'avivfather hisH1שִׂמְלָהsimlaha cloakH8071לְכָהlekhah[belongs] to youקָצִיןkatzina rulerH7101תִּהְיֶה־tihyeh-you will beH1961לָּנוּlanuof usוְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָהvehamakhshelahand the heap of ruinsH4384הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063תַּחַתtachat[will be] underH8478יָדֶךָ׃yadekhahand yourH3027
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