Isaiah 44:24

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ גֹּאֲלֶ֔ךָ וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ מִבָּ֑טֶן אָנֹכִ֤י יְהוָה֙ עֹ֣שֶׂה כֹּ֔ל נֹטֶ֤ה שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ לְבַדִּ֔י רֹקַ֥ע הָאָ֖רֶץ מי אתי׃

  כ: מי אתי
    ק: מֵיאִתִּֽי

Thus says YHWH, your Redeemer and the One who formed you from the womb: I am YHWH, Maker of all, stretching out the heavens by Myself, spreading out the earth—who was with Me?

Morphology

1. כֹּֽה (koh) – Root: כה; Form: Adverb; Translation: “Thus”; Notes: Introduces a prophetic declaration formula.
2. אָמַ֤ר (ʾamar) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular; Translation: “said”; Notes: Standard narrative verb for speech.
3. יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The personal name of God in the Hebrew Bible.
4. גֹּאֲלֶ֔ךָ (goʾalekha) – Root: גאל; Form: Qal participle masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “your Redeemer”; Notes: Refers to one who redeems kin, property, or life.
5. וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ (ve-yotserkha) – Root: יצר; Form: Qal participle masculine singular with 2ms suffix; Translation: “and the One who formed you”; Notes: Describes God as Creator from the womb.
6. מִבָּ֑טֶן (mi-bāṭen) – Root: בטן; Form: Preposition + noun, feminine singular construct; Translation: “from the womb”; Notes: Indicates origin or source of formation.
7. אָנֹכִ֤י (ʾanokhi) – Root: —; Form: Independent pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “I”; Notes: Emphatic subject pronoun.
8. יְהוָה֙ (YHWH) – Root: הוה; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Reaffirmation of speaker identity.
9. עֹ֣שֶׂה (ʿoseh) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “Maker”; Notes: Present participle describing divine activity.
10. כֹּ֔ל (kol) – Root: כל; Form: Noun, masculine singular absolute; Translation: “all”; Notes: Used comprehensively for all creation.
11. נֹטֶ֤ה (noṭeh) – Root: נטה; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “stretching”; Notes: Describes action of extending space.
12. שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ (shamayim) – Root: שמים; Form: Noun, masculine plural; Translation: “heavens”; Notes: Dual/plural form, the sky or heavenly realm.
13. לְבַדִּ֔י (levaddi) – Root: בדד; Form: Preposition + 1cs pronominal suffix; Translation: “by Myself”; Notes: Emphasizes exclusivity of action.
14. רֹקַ֥ע (roqāʿ) – Root: רקע; Form: Qal participle masculine singular; Translation: “spreading”; Notes: Used for hammering or spreading thin.
15. הָאָ֖רֶץ (ha-ʾaretz) – Root: ארץ; Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “the earth”; Notes: The material ground or world.
16. מֵיאִתִּֽי (me-itti) – Root: את; Form: Preposition + 1cs suffix; Translation: “who was with Me?” or “from Me”; Notes: Possibly rhetorical, emphasizing divine solitude in creation.