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Isaiah 41:9

אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶחֱזַקְתִּ֨יךָ֙ מִקְצֹ֣ות הָאָ֔רֶץ וּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָ קְרָאתִ֑יךָ וָאֹ֤מַר לְךָ֙ עַבְדִּי־אַ֔תָּה בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֥א מְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃ whom I have strengthened from the ends of the earth and from its nobles I called you, and I said to you, “You are my servant,” I have … Continue reading

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Isaiah 41:8

וְאַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדִּ֔י יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָ זֶ֖רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹהֲבִֽי׃ But you, Yisraʾel, my servant, Yaʿaqov whom I have chosen, offspring of Avraham, my beloved one;   Morphology וְאַתָּה (ve-ʾattah) – Root: אתה (ʾattah); Form: Conjunction וְ + independent pronoun masculine … Continue reading

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Isaiah 41:7

וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק חָרָשׁ֙ אֶת־צֹרֵ֔ף מַחֲלִ֥יק פַּטִּ֖ישׁ אֶת־הֹ֣ולֶם פָּ֑עַם אֹמֵ֤ר לַדֶּ֨בֶק֙ טֹ֣וב ה֔וּא וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ בְמַסְמְרִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִמֹּֽוט׃ ס And the craftsman strengthened the goldsmith; he who smooths with the hammer, him who strikes the anvil. He says of the joining, “It is … Continue reading

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Isaiah 41:6

אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֖הוּ יַעְזֹ֑רוּ וּלְאָחִ֖יו יֹאמַ֥ר חֲזָֽק׃ Each man shall help his fellow, and to his brother he shall say, “Be strong!”   Morphology אִ֥ישׁ (ʾish) – Root: אישׁ (ʾish); Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “man”; Notes: Refers to an … Continue reading

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Isaiah 41:5

רָא֤וּ אִיִּים֙ וְיִירָ֔אוּ קְצֹ֥ות הָאָ֖רֶץ יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ קָרְב֖וּ וַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃ The coastlands saw and feared; the ends of the earth trembled; they drew near and came.   Morphology רָא֤וּ (raʾu) – Root: ראה; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person plural; Translation: “they saw”; … Continue reading

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Isaiah 41:4

מִֽי־פָעַ֣ל וְעָשָׂ֔ה קֹרֵ֥א הַדֹּרֹ֖ות מֵרֹ֑אשׁ אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ רִאשֹׁ֔ון וְאֶת־אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים אֲנִי־הֽוּא׃ Who has wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I, YHWH, am the first, and with the last—I am He.   Morphology מִֽי־ (mi) – Root: מי; … Continue reading

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Isaiah 41:3

יִרְדְּפֵ֖ם יַעֲבֹ֣ור שָׁלֹ֑ום אֹ֥רַח בְּרַגְלָ֖יו לֹ֥א יָבֹֽוא׃ He pursues them, he passes on in peace; a path with his feet he does not come.   Morphology יִרְדְּפֵ֖ם (yirdefem) – Root: רדף; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd … Continue reading

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Isaiah 41:2

מִ֤י הֵעִיר֙ מִמִּזְרָ֔ח צֶ֖דֶק יִקְרָאֵ֣הוּ לְרַגְלֹ֑ו יִתֵּ֨ן לְפָנָ֤יו גֹּויִם֙ וּמְלָכִ֣ים יַ֔רְדְּ יִתֵּ֤ן כֶּֽעָפָר֙ חַרְבֹּ֔ו כְּקַ֥שׁ נִדָּ֖ף קַשְׁתֹּֽו׃ Who has stirred up from the east one in righteousness? He calls him to His feet. He gives nations before him and makes … Continue reading

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Isaiah 41:1

הַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּ אֵלַי֙ אִיִּ֔ים וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ כֹ֑חַ יִגְּשׁוּ֙ אָ֣ז יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ יַחְדָּ֖ו לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט נִקְרָֽבָה׃ “Be silent before Me, O coastlands, and let the nations renew strength; let them approach, then let them speak; together let us draw near for judgment.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:31

וְקֹויֵ֤ יְהוָה֙ יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ כֹ֔חַ יַעֲל֥וּ אֵ֖בֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים יָר֨וּצוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֔עוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יִיעָֽפוּ׃ פ But those who wait for YHWH shall renew strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not grow weary, they shall … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:30

וְיִֽעֲפ֥וּ נְעָרִ֖ים וְיִגָ֑עוּ וּבַחוּרִ֖ים כָּשֹׁ֥ול יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ And youths shall faint and grow weary, and young men shall utterly stumble.   Morphology וְיִֽעֲפ֥וּ (ve-yaʿafu) – Root: יעף; Form: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; Translation: “and they shall faint”; … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:29

נֹתֵ֥ן לַיָּעֵ֖ף כֹּ֑חַ וּלְאֵ֥ין אֹונִ֖ים עָצְמָ֥ה יַרְבֶּֽה׃ He gives power to the faint, and to those with no might He increases strength.   Morphology נֹתֵ֥ן (noten) – Root: נתן; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “He gives”; Notes: Present continuous … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:28

הֲלֹ֨וא יָדַ֜עְתָּ אִם־לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֱלֹהֵ֨י עֹולָ֤ם יְהוָה֙ בֹּורֵא֙ קְצֹ֣ות הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א יִיעַ֖ף וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֑ע אֵ֥ין חֵ֖קֶר לִתְבוּנָתֹֽו׃ Have you not known? Have you not heard? The eternal God is YHWH, Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:27

לָ֤מָּה תֹאמַר֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נִסְתְּרָ֤ה דַרְכִּי֙ מֵיְהוָ֔ה וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י יַעֲבֹֽור׃ Why do you say, Yaʿaqov, and speak, Yisraʾel, “My way has been hidden from YHWH, and my justice passes over from my God”?   Morphology לָ֤מָּה (lammah) – Root: … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:26

שְׂאוּ־מָרֹ֨ום עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם וּרְאוּ֙ מִי־בָרָ֣א אֵ֔לֶּה הַמֹּוצִ֥יא בְמִסְפָּ֖ר צְבָאָ֑ם לְכֻלָּם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יִקְרָ֔א מֵרֹ֤ב אֹונִים֙ וְאַמִּ֣יץ כֹּ֔חַ אִ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א נֶעְדָּֽר׃ ס Lift up on high your eyes and see: Who created these? He who brings out their host by number, He calls … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:25

וְאֶל־מִ֥י תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה יֹאמַ֖ר קָדֹֽושׁ׃ And to whom will you liken Me, that I should be equal? says the Holy One.   Morphology וְאֶל־מִ֥י (veʾel-mi) – Root: מי; Form: Conjunction + preposition + interrogative pronoun; Translation: “And to whom”; Notes: … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:24

אַ֣ף בַּל־נִטָּ֗עוּ אַ֚ף בַּל־זֹרָ֔עוּ אַ֛ף בַּל־שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ בָּאָ֖רֶץ גִּזְעָ֑ם וְגַם־נָשַׁ֤ף בָּהֶם֙ וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ וּסְעָרָ֖ה כַּקַּ֥שׁ תִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ ס Indeed, they were not planted; indeed, they were not sown; indeed, their stem did not take root in the earth, He also blew on them … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:23

הַנֹּותֵ֥ן רֹוזְנִ֖ים לְאָ֑יִן שֹׁ֥פְטֵי אֶ֖רֶץ כַּתֹּ֥הוּ עָשָֽׂה׃ The One who gives rulers to nothing, He makes the judges of the earth as chaos.   Morphology הַנֹּותֵ֥ן (hannoten) – Root: נתן; Form: Hiphil participle masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “the … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:22

הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ עַל־ח֣וּג הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים הַנֹּוטֶ֤ה כַדֹּק֙ שָׁמַ֔יִם וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם כָּאֹ֖הֶל לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ The One who sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers—who stretches out the heavens like a thin veil and spreads them out like … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:21

הֲלֹ֤וא תֵֽדְעוּ֙ הֲלֹ֣וא תִשְׁמָ֔עוּ הֲלֹ֛וא הֻגַּ֥ד מֵרֹ֖אשׁ לָכֶ֑ם הֲלֹוא֙ הֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔ם מֹוסְדֹ֖ות הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Have you not known? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood the foundations of the earth?   Morphology … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:20

הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן תְּרוּמָ֔ה עֵ֥ץ לֹֽא־יִרְקַ֖ב יִבְחָ֑ר חָרָ֤שׁ חָכָם֙ יְבַקֶּשׁ־לֹ֔ו לְהָכִ֥ין פֶּ֖סֶל לֹ֥א יִמֹּֽוט׃ The one who is too poor for an offering chooses wood that will not rot; he seeks out a wise craftsman to prepare an idol that will not … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:19

הַפֶּ֨סֶל֙ נָסַ֣ךְ חָרָ֔שׁ וְצֹרֵ֖ף בַּזָּהָ֣ב יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ וּרְתֻקֹ֥ות כֶּ֖סֶף צֹורֵֽף׃ The idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and silver chains a silversmith fashions.   Morphology הַפֶּ֨סֶל (ha-pesel) – Root: פסל; Form: Noun, masculine singular with … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:18

וְאֶל־מִ֖י תְּדַמְּי֣וּן אֵ֑ל וּמַה־דְּמ֖וּת תַּ֥עַרְכוּ לֹֽו׃ And to whom will you liken God, and what likeness will you set in comparison to Him?   Morphology וְאֶל־ (veʾel) – Root: אל; Form: Conjunction + preposition; Translation: “and to”; Notes: Connects the … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:17

כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֖ם כְּאַ֣יִן נֶגְדֹּ֑ו מֵאֶ֥פֶס וָתֹ֖הוּ נֶחְשְׁבוּ־לֹֽו׃ All the nations are as nothing before Him; from nothingness and emptiness they are reckoned to Him.   Morphology כָּל־ (kol) – Root: כלל; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “all of”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:16

וּלְבָנֹ֕ון אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י בָּעֵ֑ר וְחַיָּתֹ֔ו אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י עֹולָֽה׃ ס And Levanon is not sufficient for burning, nor its beasts sufficient for a burnt offering.   Morphology וּלְבָנֹ֕ון (u-levanon) – Root: לבנ; Form: Conjunction + proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:15

הֵ֤ן גֹּויִם֙ כְּמַ֣ר מִדְּלִ֔י וּכְשַׁ֥חַק מֹאזְנַ֖יִם נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ הֵ֥ן אִיִּ֖ים כַּדַּ֥ק יִטֹּֽול׃ Behold, the nations are as a drop from a bucket, and are reckoned as dust on the scales; behold, islands He lifts like fine dust.   Morphology הֵן (hen) … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:14

אֶת־מִ֤י נֹועָץ֙ וַיְבִינֵ֔הוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ בְּאֹ֣רַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ דַ֔עַת וְדֶ֥רֶךְ תְּבוּנֹ֖ות יֹודִיעֶֽנּוּ׃ With whom did He take counsel, that he gave Him understanding, and taught Him in the path of justice, and taught Him knowledge, and made Him know the way … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:13

מִֽי־תִכֵּ֥ן אֶת־ר֖וּחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָתֹ֖ו יֹודִיעֶֽנּוּ׃ Who has directed the spirit of YHWH, or as a man of His counsel has made Him know?   Morphology מִי (mi) – Root: מי; Form: Interrogative pronoun; Translation: “Who”; Notes: Opens a rhetorical … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:12

מִֽי־מָדַ֨ד בְּשָׁעֳלֹ֜ו מַ֗יִם וְשָׁמַ֨יִם֙ בַּזֶּ֣רֶת תִּכֵּ֔ן וְכָ֥ל בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשָׁקַ֤ל בַּפֶּ֨לֶס֙ הָרִ֔ים וּגְבָעֹ֖ות בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and measured off the heavens with a span, and enclosed in a measure the … Continue reading

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Isaiah 40:11

כְּרֹעֶה֙ עֶדְרֹ֣ו יִרְעֶ֔ה בִּזְרֹעֹו֙ יְקַבֵּ֣ץ טְלָאִ֔ים וּבְחֵיקֹ֖ו יִשָּׂ֑א עָלֹ֖ות יְנַהֵֽל׃ ס Like a shepherd He will tend His flock, with His arm He will gather the lambs, and in His bosom He will carry them; the nursing ones He will … Continue reading

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