Isaiah 43:27

43:26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. teachers: Heb. interpreters

KJV

Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.

Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me.

Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.

43:28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. princes: or, holy princes

What does Isaiah 43:27 mean?

Isaiah 43:27 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רִאשׁוֹן (riʼshôwn), אָב (ʼâb), חָטָא (châṭâʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

Thy

firstרִאשׁוֹןriʼshôwn/ree-shone'/H7223first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)

fatherאָבʼâb/awb/H1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application

hath

sinned,חָטָאchâṭâʼ/khaw-taw'/H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

and

thy

teachersלוּץlûwts/loots/H3887properly, to make mouths at, i.e. to scoff; hence (from the effort to pronounce a foreign language) to interpret, or (generally) intercede

have

transgressedפָּשַׁעpâshaʻ/paw-shah'/H6586to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel

against

me.

teachers:

Heb.

interpreters

Frequently asked questions

What does Isaiah 43:27 say?

Isaiah 43:27 (King James Version) reads: "Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. teachers: Heb. interpreters"

Is Isaiah 43:27 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 43:27 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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