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RBT Hebrew Interlinear:
ื›ืœื ื• ื›ึผึปืœึผึธื ื•ึผ
all of ourselves
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Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both plural
ื›ืฆืืŸ ื›ึผึทืฆึผึนืืŸ
like the Flock
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Preposition -Like Art, Noun common both singular absolute
ืชืขื™ื ื• ืชึผึธืขึดื™ื ื•ึผ
we have gone astray
Verb Qal perfect first person common plural
ืื™ืฉ ืึดื™ืฉื
a man/each one
Noun common both singular absolute
ืœื“ืจื›ื• ืœึฐื“ึทืจึฐื›ึผื•ึน
to the road of himself
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Preposition, Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular
ืคื ื™ื ื• ืคึผึธื ื™ื ื•ึผ
we have faced
Verb Qal perfect first person common plural
ื•ื™ื”ื•ื” ื•ึทื™ื”ื•ึธื”
and He Is
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Conjunction, Noun proper name
ื”ืคื’ื™ืข ื”ึดืคึฐื’ึผึดื™ืขึท
caused to encounter/meet
Verb Hiphil perfect third person masculine singular
ื‘ื• ื‘ึผื•ึน
within himself
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Preposition, Suffix pronominal third person masculine singular
ืืช ืึตืช
ืืช-self eternal
Direct object eternal self
ืขื•ืŸ ืขึฒื•ึนืŸ
bent over one
Noun common both singular construct
ื›ืœื ื• ื›ึผึปืœึผึธื ื•ึผืƒ
all of ourselves
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Noun common both singular construct, Suffix pronominal first person both plural
RBT Translation:
all of ourselves like the Flock we have gone astray a man/each one to the road of himself we have faced and He Is caused to encounter/meet in himself ืืช-self eternal bent over one all of ourselves
RBT Paraphrase:
Each Man faced his Own Road: The Road of Cain
All of ourselves like the Flock have gone astray, we have faced away, each man into a road of himself. And He Is has caused to encounter within himself7 the self eternal bent one of all of ourselves.
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
All we as sheep went astray; we turned a man to his way; and Jehovah caused the iniquity of us all to fall upon him.
LITV Translation:
All we like sheep have gone astray; we have each one turned to his own way; and Jehovah made meet in Him the iniquity of all of us.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
All we as sheep have gone astray; every one has gone astray in his way; and the Lord gave him up for our sins.

Footnotes

Isa. 53:6
Isa. 53:6

The word ื”ืคื’ื™ืข (hifgi'a) is derived from the root ืคื’ืข, which primarily means "to meet, encounter, or reach." In the Hiphil stem (causative form), the verb means to cause to entreat, or cause to encounter

In this verse, the traditional translation of "laid upon" is somehow derived from the sense given in BDB:

Hiph`il 1. cause to light upon, Perfect 3rd masculine singular ื”ึดืคึฐื’ึดึผื™ืขึท with accusative of thing + ื‘ person Isaiah 53:6.

(Brown, F., Driver, S. R., & Briggs, C. A. (1906). A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament)

Is "laid upon" or "caused to fall" an extended, eliptical, or tropical meaning of "cause to meet/encounter"? Or is it simply a false translation?

Young's Literal Translation seems to have the most accurate, however he changes the preposition ื‘ื• to a ืขืœื™ื•:

"And Jehovah hath caused to meet on him," (Young's Literal Translation)

The proper preposition for "upon/on him" in Hebrew would be ืขืœ (al). When combined with the pronominal suffix for "him" (-ื•), it becomes ืขืœื™ื• (alav).

So, "upon him" in Hebrew is ืขืœื™ื• not ื‘ื• which means "in him". Are small words, and letters like this so insignificant to scholars and interpreters that they feel no ill in modifying the meanings so extensively? Are they meant to be so pliable that one is fine to translate them however they need to make verses fit their working contexts?