Hebrew Form Guide

וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים (wə·lap·pō·šə·‘îm) in Isaiah 53:12: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים (wə·lap·pō·šə·‘îm) in Isaiah 53:12

Source Word

וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםwə·lap·pō·šə·‘îmConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

At Isaiah 53:12, the Isaiah 53:12 source token וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים is H6586, Conj-w, Prep-l, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp. The H6586 Isaiah 53:12 BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

How The Form Affects Interpretation

For the transgressors represents the lamed relation and an articular participle used as a substantive group name. The Servant who bears the sin of many also intercedes on behalf of people identified by their rebellion.

How To Communicate It

Show how the participle becomes a group label and how the lamed places that very group within the reach of the Servant's intercession.

What Not To Say

  • Grammatical form should serve context, not override it.
  • Do not translate the participle as though it were a finite verb, and do not infer from the preposition that repentance or judgment is irrelevant.
  • Lamed can mark direction, reference, or benefit; the intercession verb supports the beneficiary wording for.
  • Read for the transgressors within Isaiah 53:12 as the H6586 occurrence; broader theology requires the passage.

What Does The Label Mean?

Profile

Hebrew-verb

Part of Speech

Verb

Form Label

Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural

Stem

Qal

Aspect

Prtcpl

Person

Not applicable

Gender

Masculine

Number

Plural

State

Not applicable

Attached Prefixes

Waw conjunction, lamed preposition, article

Suffix

None

Aspect Note

The participle characterizes people by transgression rather than locating their conduct at one isolated time.

Verse Role

A Qal masculine plural participle functions substantivally after the article, while the prefixed lamed relates that group to the interceding action.

What The Form Does In This Verse

Attached To

Made intercession in the final clause of the Servant Song

Governed By

The closing summary that joins the Servant's death, sin-bearing, and intercession

Role In The Phrase

The waw joins the final action, the lamed marks those on whose behalf intercession is made, and the article with masculine plural participle names the transgressors.

What It Is Not Doing

The participle is not a finite report of a new act of rebellion, and the lamed alone does not specify every dimension of intercession.

How Much The Form Matters Here

Interpretive Weight

High: The Servant who bears the sin of many also intercedes on behalf of people identified by their rebellion.

Syntax Profile

A Qal masculine plural participle functions substantivally after the article, while the prefixed lamed relates that group to the interceding action.. The waw joins the final action, the lamed marks those on whose behalf intercession is made, and the article with masculine plural participle names the transgressors.. Attached to made intercession in the final clause of the Servant Song. Governed by the closing summary that joins the Servant's death, sin-bearing, and intercession. The participle is not a finite report of a new act of rebellion, and the lamed alone does not specify every dimension of intercession.

Reader Question

How does the Hebrew form identify those for whom the Servant intercedes? The article and masculine plural participle designate them as the transgressors, and the lamed relates them to His intercession.

Translation Effect

Direct: For the transgressors represents the lamed relation and an articular participle used as a substantive group name.

Where Caution Is Needed

Lamed can mark direction, reference, or benefit; the intercession verb supports the beneficiary wording for. A participial label characterizes the group without telling the reader from morphology alone whether each person continues in rebellion.

Fallacies To Avoid

Participle is a finite present-tense verb: Here the articular participle functions substantivally, naming a class of people. for settles every scope question: The preposition marks relation to intercession, while the song and canon supply its theological scope. morphology replaces literary context: The H6586 form clarifies the for the transgressors relation in Isaiah 53:12; the surrounding passage establishes its scope.

How The Interpretation Is Derived

Textual Witness

At Isaiah 53:12, the Isaiah 53:12 source token וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים is H6586, Conj-w, Prep-l, Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp. The H6586 Isaiah 53:12 BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

Lexical Identity

פָּשַׁע is the lemma behind for the transgressors here. Within Isaiah 53:12, H6586 retains this exact lexical identity.

Grammar In Context

A Qal masculine plural participle functions substantivally after the article, while the prefixed lamed relates that group to the interceding action.

Passage Meaning

The Servant who bears the sin of many also intercedes on behalf of people identified by their rebellion.

Canonical Fit

The closing line brings representative suffering and priestly advocacy together, themes the New Testament applies to Christ's death and continuing intercession.

Communication Use

Show how the participle becomes a group label and how the lamed places that very group within the reach of the Servant's intercession.

Do Not Derive

Do not translate the participle as though it were a finite verb, and do not infer from the preposition that repentance or judgment is irrelevant.