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I, the LORD, have spoken!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/66.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/66.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I will also take of them for priests <i>and</i> for Levites, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/66.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I will also take some of them for priests <i>and</i> Levites,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/66.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also take some of them as priests <i>and</i> Levites,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/66.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will also take some of them for priests and for Levites,&#8221 says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/66.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I will also take some of them for priests <i>and</i> for Levites,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/66.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will also take some of them for priests <i>and</i> for Levites,” says Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/66.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will also take some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/66.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also take some of them as priests and Levites,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/66.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will also take some of them as priests and Levites,&#8221 says the LORD.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/66.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And of them also will I take for priests and for Levites, saith Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/66.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I promise that some of them will be priests and others will be helpers in my temple. I, the LORD, have spoken. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/66.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And of them also will I take for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/66.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I will make some of them priests and Levites," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/66.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will make some of them priests and Levites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/66.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then I will also select some of them for myself as priests and as Levites," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/66.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,? says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/66.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />And I will choose some of them as priests and Levites," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/66.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And I will also take some of them for myself as priests and Levites," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/66.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/66.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of them I will also select priests and Levites,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/66.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I also take of them for priests, "" For Levites,” said YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/66.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And also of them I take for priests, For Levites, said Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/66.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I also will take from them for priests, for Levites, said Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/66.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will take of them to be priests, and Levites, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/66.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will take from them to be priests and Levites, says the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/66.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Some of these I will take as priests and Levites, says the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/66.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will also take some of them as priests and as Levites, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/66.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will also take some of them for priests and for Levites, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/66.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also I shall take some of them for Priests and for Levites, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/66.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And of them also will I take for the priests and for the Levites, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/66.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will take of them priests and Levites, saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/66-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=14766" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">God's Final Judgments Against the Wicked</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.” <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">“And I will</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ’eq·qaḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">select</a> <a href="/hebrew/mê·hem (Prep-m:: Pro-3mp) -- ">some of them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3548.htm" title="3548: lak·kō·hă·nîm (Prep-l, Art:: N-mp) -- Priest. Active participle of kahan; literally, one officiating, a priest; also an acting priest.">as priests</a> <a href="/hebrew/3881.htm" title="3881: lal·wî·yim (Prep-l:: N-proper-mp) -- Desc. of Levi. Or Leviy; patronymically from Leviy; a Levite or descendant of Levi.">and Levites,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a></span><br />And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/1-6.htm">Revelation 1:6</a></span><br />who has made us to be a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—to Him be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-10.htm">Revelation 5:10</a></span><br />You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-16.htm">Romans 15:16</a></span><br />to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-11.htm">Malachi 1:11</a></span><br />For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/9-13.htm">1 Corinthians 9:13-14</a></span><br />Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings? / In the same way, the Lord has prescribed that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/7-12.htm">Hebrews 7:12</a></span><br />For when the priesthood is changed, the law must be changed as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/3-10.htm">Numbers 3:10</a></span><br />So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Jeremiah 33:18</a></span><br />nor will the priests who are Levites ever fail to have a man before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to present sacrifices.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">1 Samuel 2:35</a></span><br />Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-15.htm">Ezekiel 44:15-16</a></span><br />But the Levitical priests, who are descended from Zadok and who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, are to approach Me to minister before Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood, declares the Lord GOD. / They alone shall enter My sanctuary and draw near to My table to minister before Me. They will keep My charge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-16.htm">Zechariah 14:16-19</a></span><br />Then all the survivors from the nations that came against Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, and to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. / And should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of Hosts, then the rain will not fall on them. / And if the people of Egypt will not go up and enter in, then the rain will not fall on them; this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes the nations who do not go up to celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/6-7.htm">Acts 6:7</a></span><br />So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1</a></span><br />Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, said the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Isaiah 61:6</a></b></br> But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: <i>men</i> shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-6.htm">Exodus 19:6</a></b></br> And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These <i>are</i> the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Jeremiah 13:18-22</a></b></br> Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, <i>even</i> the crown of your glory… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/nehemiah/13-30.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Select</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/33-18.htm">Levites</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-1.htm">Priests</a> <a href="/acts/6-3.htm">Select</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 66</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-1.htm">The glorious God will be served in humble sincerity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">He comforts the humble by showing the confusion of their enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-7.htm">With the marvelous growth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-10.htm">And the gracious benefits of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">God's severe judgments against the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-18.htm">The Gentiles shall have an holy church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">And see the damnation of the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/66.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/66.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And I will select some of them as priests and Levites,</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine choice and appointment, emphasizing God's sovereignty in selecting individuals for specific roles. In the context of Isaiah, this selection is significant because it extends the priestly and Levitical roles beyond the traditional boundaries of the Israelite tribes. Historically, the tribe of Levi was set apart for religious duties, with Aaron's descendants serving as priests. This expansion suggests a future inclusivity, possibly pointing to the New Covenant where believers are considered a "royal priesthood" (<a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a>).<p><b>says the LORD.</b><br>The phrase underscores the authority and finality of God's declaration. In the prophetic literature, when the LORD speaks, it is a guarantee of fulfillment. This assurance connects to the broader biblical narrative where God's promises are unfailing. The use of "says the LORD" also ties back to the covenantal relationship between God and His people, affirming His ongoing commitment to them. This echoes the prophetic tradition where God's word is both a comfort and a challenge to His people, calling them to faithfulness and trust in His plans.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking and making a declaration about His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/priests.htm">Priests</a></b><br>In the Old Testament, priests were chosen from the tribe of Levi to perform sacrifices and rituals in the temple, serving as mediators between God and the people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/levites.htm">Levites</a></b><br>Members of the tribe of Levi, who assisted the priests in temple duties and were set apart for religious service.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/gentiles.htm">Gentiles</a></b><br>Although not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">Isaiah 66</a> includes the inclusion of Gentiles in God's plan, which is significant in understanding the expansion of the priestly role.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, through whom He reveals His plans and purposes, and to whom He promises restoration and inclusion of others.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_choice.htm">God's Sovereign Choice</a></b><br>God is the one who selects and appoints individuals for His service. This reminds us of His sovereignty and the grace involved in being chosen for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inclusion_of_all_nations.htm">Inclusion of All Nations</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/isaiah/66.htm">Isaiah 66</a> suggests the inclusion of Gentiles in God's plan, pointing to the New Testament reality where all believers are part of the royal priesthood.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/priestly_service_today.htm">Priestly Service Today</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to serve God and others, reflecting the priestly duties of intercession, teaching, and living holy lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/holiness_and_dedication.htm">Holiness and Dedication</a></b><br>The role of priests and Levites required holiness and dedication. Similarly, believers are called to live set-apart lives, dedicated to God's service.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>God's selection of priests and Levites from among His people, including Gentiles, highlights the unity and diversity within the body of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_66.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 66</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_joshua_21_cities_conflict_with_14-20.htm">Do the cities assigned in Joshua 21 conflict with the earlier tribal boundaries in Joshua 14-20?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_levi's_landlessness_align_biblically.htm">How does Deuteronomy 10:8's statement that Levi had no land inheritance align with inherited lands described in other biblical texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_66_22__new_creation_vs._entropy.htm">Isaiah 66:22: How does the promise of a permanent 'new heavens and new earth' align with modern scientific understanding of cosmic decay or entropy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_'pleasing_aroma'_significant.htm">In Leviticus 1:9, why is a 'pleasing aroma' significant to an omnipotent, immaterial God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/66.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21) <span class= "bld">I will also take of them for priests . . .</span>--We are left to determine whether the promise is that even Gentile converts should be enrolled among the priests and Levites of the new Jerusalem, or that Israelites of the non-priestly tribes should be so enrolled. Was the prophet breaking down in thought the middle wall of partition, or clinging to its maintenance? <a href="/isaiah/61-6.htm" title="But you shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: you shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall you boast yourselves.">Isaiah 61:6</a> seems in favour of the latter view, and we are probably right in looking on this thought, that of all Israel being eligible for the priesthood, as that which was in the prophet's mind. Like other such thoughts, however, it was capable of expansion, so as to include the whole Israel of God, who were by faith the children of Abraham. (Comp. <a href="/1_peter/2-5.htm" title="You also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.">1Peter 2:5</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm" title="But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that you should show forth the praises of him who has called you out of darkness into his marvelous light;">1Peter 2:9</a>, with <a href="/exodus/19-6.htm" title="And you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.">Exodus 19:6</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/66.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I will also take of them for priests and</span> <span class="cmt_word">for Levites;</span> literally, <span class="accented">and I will also take of them unto the priests and unto the Levites</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> I will add to the existing body of priests and Levites, who are pro-sumably Jews, fresh members from the newly converted Gentiles. The existence of a sacerdotal order, with distinctions of ranks, in the Church of the redeemed, is implied, and the gracious declaration is made that the privilege of furnishing members to both ranks of the order shall be conferred upon the Gentile proselytes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/66-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And I will</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">select</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶקַּ֛ח</span> <span class="translit">(’eq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">some of them</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵהֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as priests</span><br /><span class="heb">לַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(lak·kō·hă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3548.htm">Strong's 3548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Priest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and Levites,”</span><br /><span class="heb">לַלְוִיִּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lal·wî·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3881.htm">Strong's 3881: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levites -- descendant of Levi</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/66-21.htm">Isaiah 66:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/66-21.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 66:21 Of them also will I take (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 66:20"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 66:20" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/66-22.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 66:22"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 66:22" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>