הֵ֤ן עַבְדִּי֙ אֶתְמָךְ־בֹּ֔ו בְּחִירִ֖י רָצְתָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֑י נָתַ֤תִּי רוּחִי֙ עָלָ֔יו מִשְׁפָּ֖ט לַגֹּויִ֥ם יֹוצִֽיא׃
“Behold, My servant, I uphold him; My chosen one, My soul delights in him. I have put My spirit upon him; justice to the nations he will bring forth.
Morphology
- הֵ֤ן (hen) – Root: הן; Form: Interjection; Translation: “Behold”; Notes: Draws attention emphatically to what follows.
- עַבְדִּי֙ (ʿavdi) – Root: עבד; Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My servant”; Notes: Refers to a figure representing YHWH’s will—commonly interpreted as a Messianic or prophetic figure.
- אֶתְמָךְ־בֹּ֔ו (ʾetmaḵ-bo) – Root: תמך; Form: Qal imperfect 1st person singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “I uphold him”; Notes: Expresses divine support.
- בְּחִירִ֖י (beḥiri) – Root: בחר; Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My chosen one”; Notes: Indicates one specially selected by YHWH.
- רָצְתָ֣ה (ratstah) – Root: רצה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “has delighted”; Notes: Feminine subject is נַפְשִׁי (“My soul”).
- נַפְשִׁ֑י (nafshi) – Root: נפשׁ; Form: Noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My soul”; Notes: Denotes the speaker’s inner being or will.
- נָתַ֤תִּי (natatti) – Root: נתן; Form: Qal perfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I have put”; Notes: A completed divine action.
- רוּחִי֙ (ruḥi) – Root: רוח; Form: Noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “My spirit”; Notes: Refers to divine empowerment.
- עָלָ֔יו (ʿalav) – Root: על; Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “upon him”; Notes: Indicates divine commissioning or anointing.
- מִשְׁפָּ֖ט (mishpaṭ) – Root: שפט; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “justice” or “judgment”; Notes: Refers to divine ordinance or legal order.
- לַגֹּויִ֥ם (la-goyim) – Root: גוי; Form: Preposition + definite article + plural noun; Translation: “to the nations”; Notes: The scope of the servant’s mission is universal.
- יֹוצִֽיא (yotsi) – Root: יצא; Form: Hifil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “he will bring forth”; Notes: Causative sense—he causes justice to go out.