Isaiah 63:11-13

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Isaiah 63:11 tn Heb “and he remembered the days of antiquity, Moses, his people.” The syntax of the statement is unclear. The translation assumes that “his people” is the subject of the verb “remembered.” If original, “Moses” is in apposition to “the days of antiquity,” more precisely identifying the time period referred to. However, the syntactical awkwardness suggests that “Moses” may have been an early marginal note (perhaps identifying “the shepherd of his flock” two lines later) that has worked its way into the text.
2. Isaiah 63:11 tn The Hebrew text has a plural form, which if retained and taken as a numerical plural, would probably refer to Moses, Aaron, and the Israelite tribal leaders at the time of the Exodus. Most prefer to emend the form to the singular (רָעָה, raʿah) and understand this as a reference just to Moses.
3. Isaiah 63:11 sn See the note at v. 10.
4. Isaiah 63:12 tn Heb “who caused to go at the right hand of Moses the arm of his splendor.”
5. Isaiah 63:12 tn Heb “making for himself a lasting name.”
6. Isaiah 63:13 tn Heb “in the desert [or “steppe”].”