11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 11:2
Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.
Isaiah 11:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.
- KJV King James Version
- And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- The Spirit of YHWH has rested on Him, || The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, || The Spirit of counsel and might, || The Spirit of knowledge and fear of YHWH.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him, which is a Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of advice and power, a Spirit of knowledge and awe of the Lord.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Rested on him hath the Spirit of Jehovah, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah.
- DBY Darby Translation
- and the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And the spirit of the LORD will rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- The LORD’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding, the spirit of counsel, and of fortitude, the spirit of knowledge, and of godliness.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְנָחָ֥ה | wə·nā·ḥāh | will rest | H5117 נוּחַ to rest |
| עָלָ֖יו | ‘ā·lāw | on Him | H5921 עַל upon |
| ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ | The Spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| ר֧וּחַ | rū·aḥ | the Spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| חָכְמָ֣ה | ḥāḵ·māh | of wisdom | H2451 חׇכְמָה wisdom |
| וּבִינָ֗ה | ū·ḇî·nāh | and understanding | H998 בִּינָה understanding |
| ר֤וּחַ | rū·aḥ | the Spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| עֵצָה֙ | ‘ê·ṣāh | of counsel | H6098 עֵצָה counsel |
| וּגְבוּרָ֔ה | ū·ḡə·ḇū·rāh | and strength | H1369 גְּבוּרָה might |
| ר֥וּחַ | rū·aḥ | the Spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| דַּ֖עַת | da·‘aṯ | of knowledge | H1847 דַּ֫עַת knowledge |
| וְיִרְאַ֥ת | wə·yir·’aṯ | and fear | H3374 יִרְאָה fear |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
Related verses
- Isaiah 61:1
The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;
- John 16:13
However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.
- Ephesians 1:17–18
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
- 2 Timothy 1:7
For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- Isaiah 42:1
“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Matthew 3:16
Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him.
- Colossians 1:8–9
who also declared to us your love in the Spirit. For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
- John 3:34
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
- James 3:17–18
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30
Because of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:
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In context
1 A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.
2 Yahweh’s Spirit will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.
3 His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;
4 but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
Read all of Isaiah 11 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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