Isaiah 2:3
3 many peoples will come and say,“Come, let us go up to the Lord’s mountain,
to the temple of the God of Jacob,
so ▼
▼ The prefixed verb form with simple vav (ו) introduces a purpose/result clause after the preceding prefixed verb form (probably to be taken as a cohortative; see IBHS 650 #39.2.2a).
he can teach us his requirements, ▼▼ Heb “his ways.” In this context God’s “ways” are the standards of moral conduct he decrees that people should live by.
and ▼
▼ The cohortative with vav (ו) after the prefixed verb form indicates the ultimate purpose/goal of their action.
we can follow his standards.” ▼▼ Heb “walk in his ways.”
For Zion will be the center for moral instruction; ▼
▼ Heb “for out of Zion will go instruction.”
the Lord will issue edicts from Jerusalem. ▼
▼ Heb “the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.”
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