Isaiah 63
Isaiah 63 is the sixty-third chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. Chapters 56-66 are often referred to as Trito-Isaiah.The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 19 verses.Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis, the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets, Aleppo Codex, Codex Leningradensis.
Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls :
- 1QIsaa: complete
- 1QIsab: extant: verses 1‑9, 11‑19
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Marchalianus.Parashot
The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex. Isaiah 63 is a part of the Consolations . : open parashah; : closed parashah.Verse 1
- "Dyed": from חמוץ, with the meaning of "be red" or "bright-red" not as "that of the scarlet dress worn by soldiers", but that of "blood just shed".
Verse 16
Cross reference: Isaiah 64:8Jewish
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