5:5 He will give us peace. 1
Should the Assyrians try to invade our land
and attempt to set foot in our fortresses, 2
we will send 3 against them seven 4 shepherd-rulers, 5
make that eight commanders. 6
1 tn Heb “and this one will be peace”; ASV “and this man shall be our peace” (cf. Eph 2:14).
2 tc Some prefer to read “in our land,” emending the text to בְּאַדְמָתֵנוּ (bÿ’admatenu).
3 tn Heb “raise up.”
4 sn The numbers seven and eight here symbolize completeness and emphasize that Israel will have more than enough military leadership and strength to withstand the Assyrian advance.
5 tn Heb “shepherds.”
6 tn Heb “and eight leaders of men.”