{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.1", "source": "הַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּ אֵלַי֙ אִיִּ֔ים וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ כֹ֑חַ יִגְּשׁוּ֙ אָ֣ז יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ יַחְדָּ֖ו לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט נִקְרָֽבָה׃", "text": "*hăḥărîšû* to-me *ʾiyyîm* *wələ'ummîm* *yaḥălîpû kōaḥ* *yiggəšû* then *yədabbērû* together to-the-*mišpāṭ* *niqrāḇâ*", "grammar": { "*hăḥărîšû*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine plural - be silent/keep silent", "*ʾiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - islands/coastlands", "*wələ'ummîm*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural - and peoples/nations", "*yaḥălîpû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - renew/change/replace", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - strength/power", "*yiggəšû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - approach/come near", "*yədabbērû*": "verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - speak", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - judgment/justice/legal case", "*niqrāḇâ*": "verb, qal cohortative 1st person plural - let us come near/approach" }, "variants": { "*hăḥărîšû*": "be silent/keep quiet/listen in silence", "*ʾiyyîm*": "islands/coastlands/coastal regions", "*yaḥălîpû*": "renew/exchange/replace/strengthen", "*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/might", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal case/trial", "*niqrāḇâ*": "let us approach/draw near together for judgment" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.2", "source": "מִ֤י הֵעִיר֙ מִמִּזְרָ֔ח צֶ֖דֶק יִקְרָאֵ֣הוּ לְרַגְל֑וֹ יִתֵּ֨ן לְפָנָ֤יו גּוֹיִם֙ וּמְלָכִ֣ים יַ֔רְדְּ יִתֵּ֤ן כֶּֽעָפָר֙ חַרְבּ֔וֹ כְּקַ֥שׁ נִדָּ֖ף קַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃", "text": "Who *hēʿîr* from-*mizrāḥ* *ṣeḏeq* *yiqrāʾēhû* to-*raḡlô* *yittēn* before-him *gôyim* and-*məlāḵîm* *yardə* *yittēn* as-*ʿāpār* *ḥarbô* as-*qaš* *niddāp* *qaštô*", "grammar": { "*hēʿîr*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - aroused/awakened/stirred up", "*mizrāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - east/rising of the sun", "*ṣeḏeq*": "noun, masculine singular - righteousness/justice", "*yiqrāʾēhû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he calls him", "*raḡlô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his foot", "*yittēn*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - gives/places/puts", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations/peoples", "*məlāḵîm*": "noun, masculine plural - kings", "*yardə*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - subdues/rules/treads down", "*ʿāpār*": "noun, masculine singular - dust/soil", "*ḥarbô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his sword", "*qaš*": "noun, masculine singular - stubble/chaff", "*niddāp*": "verb, niphal participle masculine singular - driven/scattered", "*qaštô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bow" }, "variants": { "*hēʿîr*": "aroused/stirred up/awakened/raised up", "*mizrāḥ*": "east/sunrise/eastern place", "*ṣeḏeq*": "righteousness/justice/righteous one", "*yiqrāʾēhû*": "calls him/summons him/meets him", "*yardə*": "subdues/rules over/treads down/dominates", "*niddāp*": "driven away/scattered/blown away" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.3", "source": "יִרְדְּפֵ֖ם יַעֲב֣וֹר שָׁל֑וֹם אֹ֥רַח בְּרַגְלָ֖יו לֹ֥א יָבֽוֹא׃", "text": "*yirdəpēm yaʿăḇôr šālôm* *ʾōraḥ* with-*raḡlāyw* not *yāḇôʾ*", "grammar": { "*yirdəpēm*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - he pursues them", "*yaʿăḇôr*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he passes/crosses over", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace/safety/well-being", "*ʾōraḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - path/way", "*raḡlāyw*": "noun, feminine dual + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his feet", "*yāḇôʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he comes/enters" }, "variants": { "*yirdəpēm*": "pursues them/chases them/follows after them", "*yaʿăḇôr*": "passes through/crosses over/advances", "*šālôm*": "peace/safety/well-being/prosperity/wholeness", "*ʾōraḥ*": "path/way/road/journey", "*yāḇôʾ*": "comes/enters/arrives" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.4", "source": "מִֽי־פָעַ֣ל וְעָשָׂ֔ה קֹרֵ֥א הַדֹּר֖וֹת מֵרֹ֑אשׁ אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ רִאשׁ֔וֹן וְאֶת־אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים אֲנִי־הֽוּא׃", "text": "Who *pāʿal wəʿāśâ* *qōrēʾ* the-*dōrôt* from-*rōʾš* I *YHWH* *riʾšôn* and-with-*ʾaḥărōnîm* I-*hûʾ*", "grammar": { "*pāʿal*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has done/accomplished/made", "*wəʿāśâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and has made/done", "*qōrēʾ*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular - calling/summoning/naming", "*dōrôt*": "noun, masculine plural - generations", "*rōʾš*": "noun, masculine singular - beginning/first/head", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*riʾšôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - first/chief/former", "*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - last ones/latter ones", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he/that" }, "variants": { "*pāʿal*": "done/accomplished/worked/made", "*wəʿāśâ*": "and made/done/performed/accomplished", "*qōrēʾ*": "calling/summoning/proclaiming/announcing", "*dōrôt*": "generations/ages/periods of time", "*rōʾš*": "beginning/first/head/start", "*riʾšôn*": "first/former/chief/beginning", "*ʾaḥărōnîm*": "last ones/latter ones/those who come after" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.5", "source": "רָא֤וּ אִיִּים֙ וְיִירָ֔אוּ קְצ֥וֹת הָאָ֖רֶץ יֶחֱרָ֑דוּ קָרְב֖וּ וַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃", "text": "*rāʾû ʾiyyîm wəyîrāʾû qəṣôt hāʾāreṣ yeḥĕrāḏû qārəḇû wayyeʾĕtāyûn*", "grammar": { "*rāʾû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they saw", "*ʾiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - islands/coastlands", "*wəyîrāʾû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they fear", "*qəṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - ends of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land", "*yeḥĕrāḏû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they tremble", "*qārəḇû*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they approached/drew near", "*wayyeʾĕtāyûn*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural with paragogic nun - and they came" }, "variants": { "*rāʾû*": "saw/perceived/observed/witnessed", "*ʾiyyîm*": "islands/coastlands/coastal regions", "*wəyîrāʾû*": "and feared/were afraid/were in awe", "*qəṣôt*": "ends/extremities/limits", "*yeḥĕrāḏû*": "trembled/shook/were terrified", "*qārəḇû*": "drew near/approached/came close", "*wayyeʾĕtāyûn*": "and they came/arrived/approached" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.6", "source": "אִ֥ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֖הוּ יַעְזֹ֑רוּ וּלְאָחִ֖יו יֹאמַ֥ר חֲזָֽק׃", "text": "*ʾîš* *ʾet-rēʿēhû yaʿzōrû* and-to-*ʾāḥîw yōʾmar ḥăzāq*", "grammar": { "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each one", "*ʾet-rēʿēhû*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his neighbor/companion", "*yaʿzōrû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they help", "*ʾāḥîw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother", "*yōʾmar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he says", "*ḥăzāq*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - be strong!" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/each one/each person", "*rēʿēhû*": "his neighbor/companion/friend/fellow", "*yaʿzōrû*": "help/assist/support", "*ʾāḥîw*": "his brother/kinsman/associate", "*yōʾmar*": "says/tells/speaks", "*ḥăzāq*": "be strong!/be courageous!/take courage!" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.7", "source": "וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק חָרָשׁ֙ אֶת־צֹרֵ֔ף מַחֲלִ֥יק פַּטִּ֖ישׁ אֶת־ה֣וֹלֶם פָּ֑עַם אֹמֵ֤ר לַדֶּ֙בֶק֙ ט֣וֹב ה֔וּא וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ בְמַסְמְרִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃", "text": "And-*yəḥazzēq ḥārāš* *ʾet-ṣōrēp maḥălîq paṭṭîš* *ʾet-hôlem pāʿam* *ʾōmēr* to-the-*deḇeq ṭôḇ hûʾ* and-*yəḥazzəqēhû* with-*masmərîm* not *yimmôṭ*", "grammar": { "*yəḥazzēq*": "verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - strengthens/encourages", "*ḥārāš*": "noun, masculine singular - craftsman/artisan", "*ʾet-ṣōrēp*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular - the metal-worker/refiner", "*maḥălîq*": "verb, hiphil participle masculine singular - smooths/polishes", "*paṭṭîš*": "noun, masculine singular - hammer", "*ʾet-hôlem*": "direct object marker + verb, qal participle masculine singular - the one striking", "*pāʿam*": "noun, feminine singular - anvil/step", "*ʾōmēr*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular - saying", "*deḇeq*": "noun, masculine singular - joining/soldering", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - it/he", "*yəḥazzəqēhû*": "verb, piel imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he fastens it", "*masmərîm*": "noun, masculine plural - nails", "*yimmôṭ*": "verb, niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - it totters/shakes/moves" }, "variants": { "*ḥārāš*": "craftsman/artisan/skilled worker", "*ṣōrēp*": "metalsmith/refiner/goldsmith", "*maḥălîq*": "smooths/polishes/hammers", "*paṭṭîš*": "hammer/tool for striking metal", "*hôlem*": "one who strikes/beats/hammers", "*pāʿam*": "anvil/step/time/beat", "*deḇeq*": "solder/joining/glue", "*yəḥazzəqēhû*": "fastens it/strengthens it/secures it", "*masmərîm*": "nails/pegs", "*yimmôṭ*": "moves/shakes/falls/is moved" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.8", "source": "וְאַתָּה֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל עַבְדִּ֔י יַעֲקֹ֖ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָ זֶ֖רַע אַבְרָהָ֥ם אֹהֲבִֽי׃", "text": "And-*ʾattâ yiśrāʾēl ʿaḇdî yaʿăqōḇ ʾăšer bəḥartîḵā zeraʿ ʾaḇrāhām ʾōhăḇî*", "grammar": { "*ʾattâ*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʿaḇdî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - my servant", "*yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - whom", "*bəḥartîḵā*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have chosen you", "*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - seed/offspring of", "*ʾaḇrāhām*": "proper noun - Abraham", "*ʾōhăḇî*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - my friend/one who loves me" }, "variants": { "*ʿaḇdî*": "my servant/my slave", "*bəḥartîḵā*": "I have chosen you/I have selected you/I have elected you", "*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*ʾōhăḇî*": "my friend/my beloved/one who loves me" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.9", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙ מִקְצ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ וּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָ קְרָאתִ֑יךָ וָאֹ֤מַר לְךָ֙ עַבְדִּי־אַ֔תָּה בְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָ וְלֹ֥א מְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃", "text": "*ʾăšer heḥĕzaqtîḵā* from-*qəṣôt hāʾāreṣ* and-from-*ʾăṣîleyhā qərāʾtîḵā wāʾōmar ləḵā ʿaḇdî-ʾattâ bəḥartîḵā wəlōʾ məʾastîḵā*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - whom", "*heḥĕzaqtîḵā*": "verb, hiphil perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I took hold of you", "*qəṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - ends of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land", "*ʾăṣîleyhā*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its corners/remote parts", "*qərāʾtîḵā*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I called you", "*wāʾōmar*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular (with waw consecutive) - and I said", "*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*ʿaḇdî-ʾattâ*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix + pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you are my servant", "*bəḥartîḵā*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have chosen you", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*məʾastîḵā*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have rejected you" }, "variants": { "*heḥĕzaqtîḵā*": "took hold of you/seized you/took you/grasped you", "*qəṣôt*": "ends/extremities/remote parts", "*ʾăṣîleyhā*": "its corners/remote parts/nobles", "*qərāʾtîḵā*": "called you/summoned you/invited you", "*məʾastîḵā*": "rejected you/refused you/despised you" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.10", "source": "אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י עִמְּךָ־אָ֔נִי אַל־תִּשְׁתָּ֖ע כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ אִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙ אַף־עֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ אַף־תְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָ בִּימִ֥ין צִדְקִֽי׃", "text": "*ʾal-tîrāʾ* for *ʿimməḵā-ʾānî ʾal-tištāʿ* for-I *ʾĕlōheḵā ʾimmaṣtîḵā ʾap-ʿăzartîḵā ʾap-təmaḵtîḵā* with-*yəmîn ṣidqî*", "grammar": { "*ʾal-tîrāʾ*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - do not fear", "*ʿimməḵā-ʾānî*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix + pronoun, 1st person common singular - I am with you", "*ʾal-tištāʿ*": "negative particle + verb, hithpael imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - do not look anxiously about", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*ʾimmaṣtîḵā*": "verb, piel perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have strengthened you", "*ʾap-ʿăzartîḵā*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - moreover I have helped you", "*ʾap-təmaḵtîḵā*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - moreover I have upheld you", "*yəmîn*": "noun, feminine singular construct - right hand of", "*ṣidqî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - my righteousness" }, "variants": { "*ʾal-tîrāʾ*": "do not fear/be not afraid", "*ʾal-tištāʿ*": "do not look anxiously about/do not be dismayed/do not be anxious", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "your God/your deity", "*ʾimmaṣtîḵā*": "strengthened you/made you strong", "*ʿăzartîḵā*": "helped you/assisted you/supported you", "*təmaḵtîḵā*": "upheld you/supported you/sustained you", "*yəmîn*": "right hand/right side", "*ṣidqî*": "my righteousness/my justice/my righteous cause" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.11", "source": "הֵ֤ן יֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ וְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּ כֹּ֖ל הַנֶּחֱרִ֣ים בָּ֑ךְ יִֽהְי֥וּ כְאַ֛יִן וְיֹאבְד֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֥י רִיבֶֽךָ׃", "text": "Behold *yēḇōšû wəyikkālmû* all the-*neḥĕrîm* in-you *yihyû ḵəʾayin wəyōʾḇəḏû ʾanšê rîḇeḵā*", "grammar": { "*yēḇōšû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will be ashamed/put to shame", "*wəyikkālmû*": "conjunction + verb, niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be disgraced/humiliated", "*neḥĕrîm*": "verb, niphal participle masculine plural - the ones being angry/incensed", "*yihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will be", "*ḵəʾayin*": "preposition + noun - as nothing", "*wəyōʾḇəḏû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will perish", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*rîḇeḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your strife/contention" }, "variants": { "*yēḇōšû*": "will be ashamed/put to shame/disgraced", "*wəyikkālmû*": "will be disgraced/humiliated/put to shame", "*neḥĕrîm*": "enraged against/angry with/incensed against", "*ḵəʾayin*": "as nothing/like nothing/as nonexistence", "*wəyōʾḇəḏû*": "will perish/be destroyed/be lost", "*ʾanšê rîḇeḵā*": "men of your strife/those who contend with you/your adversaries" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.12", "source": "תְּבַקְשֵׁם֙ וְלֹ֣א תִמְצָאֵ֔ם אַנְשֵׁ֖י מַצֻּתֶ֑ךָ יִהְי֥וּ כְאַ֛יִן וּכְאֶ֖פֶס אַנְשֵׁ֥י מִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃", "text": "*təḇaqšēm wəlōʾ timṣāʾēm ʾanšê maṣṣuteḵā yihyû ḵəʾayin ûḵəʾepes ʾanšê milḥamteḵā*", "grammar": { "*təḇaqšēm*": "verb, piel imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you will seek them", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*timṣāʾēm*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you will find them", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*maṣṣuteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your strife/contention", "*yihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will be", "*ḵəʾayin*": "preposition + noun - as nothing", "*ûḵəʾepes*": "conjunction + preposition + noun - and as non-entity", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*milḥamteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your war/battle" }, "variants": { "*təḇaqšēm*": "you will seek them/search for them/look for them", "*timṣāʾēm*": "you will find them/locate them/discover them", "*ʾanšê maṣṣuteḵā*": "men of your strife/your opponents/those who quarrel with you", "*ḵəʾayin*": "as nothing/like nothing/as nonexistence", "*ûḵəʾepes*": "and as non-entity/as zero/as emptiness", "*ʾanšê milḥamteḵā*": "men of your war/those who war against you/your combatants" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.13", "source": "כִּ֗י אֲנִ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מַחֲזִ֣יק יְמִינֶ֑ךָ הָאֹמֵ֥ר לְךָ֛ אַל־תִּירָ֖א אֲנִ֥י עֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃", "text": "For I *YHWH ʾĕlōheḵā maḥăzîq yəmîneḵā hāʾōmēr ləḵā ʾal-tîrāʾ ʾănî ʿăzartîḵā*", "grammar": { "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your God", "*maḥăzîq*": "verb, hiphil participle masculine singular - taking hold of/grasping", "*yəmîneḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your right hand", "*hāʾōmēr*": "article + verb, qal participle masculine singular - the one saying", "*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*ʾal-tîrāʾ*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - do not fear", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person common singular - I", "*ʿăzartîḵā*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have helped you" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōheḵā*": "your God/your deity", "*maḥăzîq*": "taking hold of/grasping/strengthening/supporting", "*yəmîneḵā*": "your right hand/your right side", "*hāʾōmēr*": "the one saying/who says/declaring", "*ʾal-tîrāʾ*": "do not fear/be not afraid", "*ʿăzartîḵā*": "I have helped you/assisted you/supported you" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.14", "source": "אַל־תִּֽירְאִי֙ תּוֹלַ֣עַת יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב מְתֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֲנִ֤י עֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*ʾal-tîrəʾî tôlaʿat yaʿăqōḇ mətê yiśrāʾēl ʾănî ʿăzartîḵ nəʾum-YHWH wəḡōʾălēḵ qəḏôš yiśrāʾēl*", "grammar": { "*ʾal-tîrəʾî*": "negative particle + verb, qal imperfect 2nd person feminine singular - do not fear", "*tôlaʿat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - worm of", "*yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*mətê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person common singular - I", "*ʿăzartîḵ*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - I have helped you", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "noun, masculine singular construct + proper noun - declaration of YHWH", "*wəḡōʾălēḵ*": "conjunction + verb, qal participle masculine singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - and your redeemer", "*qəḏôš*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - Holy One of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel" }, "variants": { "*ʾal-tîrəʾî*": "do not fear/be not afraid", "*tôlaʿat*": "worm/maggot/small and weak creature", "*mətê*": "men/people/few men", "*ʿăzartîḵ*": "I have helped you/assisted you/supported you", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "declaration of YHWH/oracle of YHWH/says YHWH", "*wəḡōʾălēḵ*": "and your redeemer/your kinsman-redeemer/your avenger" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.15", "source": "הִנֵּ֣ה שַׂמְתִּ֗יךְ לְמוֹרַג֙ חָר֣וּץ חָדָ֔שׁ בַּ֖עַל פִּֽיפִיּ֑וֹת תָּד֤וּשׁ הָרִים֙ וְתָדֹ֔ק וּגְבָע֖וֹת כַּמֹּ֥ץ תָּשִֽׂים׃", "text": "Behold *śamtîḵ ləmôraḡ ḥārûṣ ḥāḏāš baʿal pîpîyôt tāḏûš hārîm wətāḏōq ûḡəḇāʿôt kammōṣ tāśîm*", "grammar": { "*śamtîḵ*": "verb, qal perfect 1st person common singular + 2nd person feminine singular suffix - I have made you", "*ləmôraḡ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - into a threshing sledge", "*ḥārûṣ*": "adjective, masculine singular - sharp", "*ḥāḏāš*": "adjective, masculine singular - new", "*baʿal*": "noun, masculine singular construct - possessor of", "*pîpîyôt*": "noun, feminine plural - edges/blades", "*tāḏûš*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will thresh", "*hārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mountains", "*wətāḏōq*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you will crush", "*ûḡəḇāʿôt*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural - and hills", "*kammōṣ*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - like the chaff", "*tāśîm*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will make/set" }, "variants": { "*śamtîḵ*": "I have made you/set you/placed you/appointed you", "*ləmôraḡ*": "threshing sledge/threshing instrument", "*ḥārûṣ*": "sharp/pointed/decisive", "*ḥāḏāš*": "new/fresh", "*baʿal pîpîyôt*": "owner of edges/with many teeth/double-edged", "*tāḏûš*": "you will thresh/trample/pulverize", "*wətāḏōq*": "and you will crush/pulverize", "*kammōṣ*": "like chaff/like straw" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.16", "source": "תִּזְרֵם֙ וְר֣וּחַ תִּשָּׂאֵ֔ם וּסְעָרָ֖ה תָּפִ֣יץ אוֹתָ֑ם וְאַתָּה֙ תָּגִ֣יל בַּֽיהוָ֔ה בִּקְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תִּתְהַלָּֽל׃", "text": "*tizrēm wərûaḥ tiśśāʾēm ûsəʿārâ tāpîṣ ʾôtām wəʾattâ tāḡîl ba-YHWH biqḏôš yiśrāʾēl tithallāl*", "grammar": { "*tizrēm*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you will winnow them", "*wərûaḥ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and wind", "*tiśśāʾēm*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - will carry them away", "*ûsəʿārâ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and storm/tempest", "*tāpîṣ*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - will scatter", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*wəʾattâ*": "conjunction + pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - and you", "*tāḡîl*": "verb, qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - will rejoice", "*ba-YHWH*": "preposition + proper noun - in YHWH", "*biqḏôš*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular construct - in the Holy One of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*tithallāl*": "verb, hithpael imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will glory/boast" }, "variants": { "*tizrēm*": "you will winnow them/fan them/scatter them", "*wərûaḥ*": "and wind/breath/spirit", "*tiśśāʾēm*": "will carry them away/lift them up/blow them away", "*ûsəʿārâ*": "and storm/tempest/whirlwind", "*tāpîṣ*": "will scatter/disperse/blow away", "*tāḡîl*": "will rejoice/be glad/exult", "*tithallāl*": "will glory/boast/praise yourself" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.17", "source": "הָעֲנִיִּ֨ים וְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים מַ֙יִם֙ וָאַ֔יִן לְשׁוֹנָ֖ם בַּצָּמָ֣א נָשָׁ֑תָּה אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶעֱנֵ֔ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֥א אֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃", "text": "The-*ʿăniyyîm wəhāʾeḇyônîm məḇaqšîm mayim wāʾayin ləšônām baṣṣāmāʾ nāšāttâ ʾănî YHWH ʾeʿĕnēm ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl lōʾ ʾeʿezḇēm*", "grammar": { "*ʿăniyyîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - poor/afflicted", "*wəhāʾeḇyônîm*": "conjunction + article + adjective, masculine plural - and the needy", "*məḇaqšîm*": "verb, piel participle masculine plural - seeking", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water", "*wāʾayin*": "conjunction + adverb - and there is none", "*ləšônām*": "noun, common singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their tongue", "*baṣṣāmāʾ*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - in the thirst", "*nāšāttâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - is parched/dried up", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person common singular - I", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾeʿĕnēm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will answer them", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - God of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʾeʿezḇēm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will forsake them" }, "variants": { "*ʿăniyyîm*": "poor/afflicted/oppressed", "*wəhāʾeḇyônîm*": "and the needy/destitute/poor", "*məḇaqšîm*": "seeking/searching for/looking for", "*wāʾayin*": "and there is none/there is not/is lacking", "*nāšāttâ*": "is parched/dried up/fails from thirst", "*ʾeʿĕnēm*": "I will answer them/respond to them", "*ʾeʿezḇēm*": "I will forsake them/abandon them/leave them" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.18", "source": "אֶפְתַּ֤ח עַל־שְׁפָיִים֙ נְהָר֔וֹת וּבְת֥וֹךְ בְּקָע֖וֹת מַעְיָנ֑וֹת אָשִׂ֤ים מִדְבָּר֙ לַאֲגַם־מַ֔יִם וְאֶ֥רֶץ צִיָּ֖ה לְמוֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם׃", "text": "*ʾeptaḥ* on-*šəpāyîm nəhārôt* and-in-midst-of *bəqāʿôt maʿyānôt ʾāśîm miḏbār* to-*ʾăḡam-mayim wəʾereṣ ṣîyâ ləmôṣāʾê māyim*", "grammar": { "*ʾeptaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will open", "*šəpāyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - bare heights/bare hills", "*nəhārôt*": "noun, masculine plural - rivers", "*bəqāʿôt*": "noun, feminine plural - valleys", "*maʿyānôt*": "noun, masculine plural - springs/fountains", "*ʾāśîm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will make/set", "*miḏbār*": "noun, masculine singular - wilderness/desert", "*ʾăḡam-mayim*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine plural - pool of water", "*wəʾereṣ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and land", "*ṣîyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - dry/parched land", "*ləmôṣāʾê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - to springs of", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - water" }, "variants": { "*ʾeptaḥ*": "I will open/open up/release", "*šəpāyîm*": "bare heights/hills/high places", "*nəhārôt*": "rivers/streams", "*bəqāʿôt*": "valleys/plains", "*maʿyānôt*": "springs/fountains/sources of water", "*ʾāśîm*": "I will make/set/place/turn", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*ʾăḡam-mayim*": "pool of water/pond", "*ṣîyâ*": "dry land/parched ground", "*ləmôṣāʾê māyim*": "to springs of water/water sources" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.19", "source": "אֶתֵּ֤ן בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ אֶ֣רֶז שִׁטָּ֔ה וַהֲדַ֖ס וְעֵ֣ץ שָׁ֑מֶן אָשִׂ֣ים בָּעֲרָבָ֗ה בְּר֛וֹשׁ תִּדְהָ֥ר וּתְאַשּׁ֖וּר יַחְדָּֽו׃", "text": "*ʾettēn ba-miḏbār ʾerez šiṭṭâ wahăḏas wəʿēṣ šāmen ʾāśîm bāʿărāḇâ bərôš tiḏhār ûtəʾaššûr yaḥdāw*", "grammar": { "*ʾettēn*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will give/set", "*ba-miḏbār*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness", "*ʾerez*": "noun, masculine singular - cedar", "*šiṭṭâ*": "noun, feminine singular - acacia", "*wahăḏas*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and myrtle", "*wəʿēṣ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and tree of", "*šāmen*": "adjective, masculine singular - oil/fat", "*ʾāśîm*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will set/place", "*bāʿărāḇâ*": "preposition + article + noun, feminine singular - in the desert plain", "*bərôš*": "noun, masculine singular - cypress", "*tiḏhār*": "noun, masculine singular - pine/elm", "*ûtəʾaššûr*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and box tree", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together" }, "variants": { "*ʾettēn*": "I will give/set/place/put", "*miḏbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land", "*ʾerez*": "cedar/cedar tree", "*šiṭṭâ*": "acacia tree/acacia wood", "*hăḏas*": "myrtle/myrtle tree", "*ʿēṣ šāmen*": "oil tree/olive tree", "*ʿărāḇâ*": "desert plain/arid region", "*bərôš*": "cypress/fir", "*tiḏhār*": "pine/elm/hardwood tree", "*təʾaššûr*": "box tree/sherbin/a type of conifer" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.20", "source": "לְמַ֧עַן יִרְא֣וּ וְיֵדְע֗וּ וְיָשִׂ֤ימוּ וְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֥י יַד־יְהוָ֖ה עָ֣שְׂתָה זֹּ֑את וּקְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּרָאָֽהּ׃", "text": "In-order-that *yirʾû wəyēḏəʿû wəyāśîmû wəyaśkîlû yaḥdāw* that *yaḏ-YHWH ʿāśətâ zōʾt ûqəḏôš yiśrāʾēl bərāʾāh*", "grammar": { "*yirʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will see", "*wəyēḏəʿû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will know", "*wəyāśîmû*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will set/consider", "*wəyaśkîlû*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they will understand", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together", "*yaḏ-YHWH*": "noun, feminine singular construct + proper noun - hand of YHWH", "*ʿāśətâ*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - has done", "*zōʾt*": "pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*ûqəḏôš*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct - and the Holy One of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*bərāʾāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - has created it" }, "variants": { "*yirʾû*": "they will see/perceive/observe", "*wəyēḏəʿû*": "and they will know/understand/recognize", "*wəyāśîmû*": "and they will consider/set/place/take to heart", "*wəyaśkîlû*": "and they will understand/comprehend/consider wisely", "*yaḏ-YHWH*": "hand of YHWH/power of YHWH", "*ʿāśətâ*": "has done/made/accomplished", "*bərāʾāh*": "has created it/brought it into being/fashioned it" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.21", "source": "קָרְב֥וּ רִֽיבְכֶ֖ם יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ עֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם יֹאמַ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ יַעֲקֹֽב׃", "text": "*qārəḇû rîḇḵem yōʾmar YHWH haggîšû ʿăṣumôtêḵem yōʾmar meleḵ yaʿăqōḇ*", "grammar": { "*qārəḇû*": "verb, piel imperative masculine plural - bring near/present", "*rîḇḵem*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your case/lawsuit", "*yōʾmar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - says", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*haggîšû*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine plural - bring near/present", "*ʿăṣumôtêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your strong arguments", "*yōʾmar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - says", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of", "*yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob" }, "variants": { "*qārəḇû*": "bring near/present/set forth", "*rîḇḵem*": "your case/lawsuit/legal dispute/argument", "*yōʾmar*": "says/speaks/declares", "*haggîšû*": "bring near/present/set forth", "*ʿăṣumôtêḵem*": "your strong arguments/your evidences/your defenses", "*meleḵ yaʿăqōḇ*": "king of Jacob/Jacob's king" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.22", "source": "יַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֔נוּ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּקְרֶ֑ינָה הָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת ׀ מָ֣ה הֵ֗נָּה הַגִּ֜ידוּ וְנָשִׂ֤ימָה לִבֵּ֙נוּ֙ וְנֵדְעָ֣ה אַחֲרִיתָ֔ן א֥וֹ הַבָּא֖וֹת הַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃", "text": "*yaggîšû wəyaggîḏû lānû ʾēt ʾăšer tiqreynâ hāriʾšōnôt mâ hēnnâ haggîḏû wənāśîmâ libbēnû wənēḏəʿâ ʾaḥărîtān ʾô habbāʾôt hašmîʿûnû*", "grammar": { "*yaggîšû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - let them bring near", "*wəyaggîḏû*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and tell", "*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person common plural suffix - to us", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which", "*tiqreynâ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine plural - will happen", "*hāriʾšōnôt*": "article + adjective, feminine plural - the former things", "*mâ*": "interrogative - what", "*hēnnâ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine plural - they", "*haggîḏû*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine plural - declare/tell", "*wənāśîmâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal cohortative 1st person plural - and let us set", "*libbēnû*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st person common plural suffix - our heart", "*wənēḏəʿâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal cohortative 1st person plural - and let us know", "*ʾaḥărîtān*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their outcome", "*ʾô*": "conjunction - or", "*habbāʾôt*": "article + verb, qal participle feminine plural - the coming things", "*hašmîʿûnû*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine plural + 1st person common plural suffix - make us hear" }, "variants": { "*yaggîšû*": "let them bring near/present/approach with", "*wəyaggîḏû*": "and tell/declare/announce", "*tiqreynâ*": "will happen/occur/befall", "*hāriʾšōnôt*": "the former things/past events/things of old", "*haggîḏû*": "declare/tell/announce", "*wənāśîmâ libbēnû*": "and let us set our heart/consider carefully", "*wənēḏəʿâ*": "and let us know/understand/recognize", "*ʾaḥărîtān*": "their outcome/result/final state", "*habbāʾôt*": "the coming things/future events/things to come", "*hašmîʿûnû*": "make us hear/inform us/tell us" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.23", "source": "הַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ הָאֹתִיּ֣וֹת לְאָח֔וֹר וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה כִּ֥י אֱלֹהִ֖ים אַתֶּ֑ם אַף־תֵּיטִ֣יבוּ וְתָרֵ֔עוּ וְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָה *ונרא **וְנִרְאֶ֥ה יַחְדָּֽו׃", "text": "*haggîḏû hāʾōtîyôt ləʾāḥôr wənēḏəʿâ kî ʾĕlōhîm ʾattem ʾap-têṭîḇû wətārēʿû wəništāʿâ wənirʾê yaḥdāw*", "grammar": { "*haggîḏû*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine plural - declare/tell", "*hāʾōtîyôt*": "article + noun, feminine plural - the signs/events", "*ləʾāḥôr*": "preposition + noun/adverb - for later/for what is to come", "*wənēḏəʿâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal cohortative 1st person plural - and let us know", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - gods/God", "*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine plural - you", "*ʾap-têṭîḇû*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - also do good", "*wətārēʿû*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - and do harm", "*wəništāʿâ*": "conjunction + verb, hithpael cohortative 1st person plural - and let us be dismayed", "*wənirʾê*": "conjunction + verb, qal cohortative 1st person plural - and let us see", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - together" }, "variants": { "*haggîḏû*": "declare/tell/announce", "*hāʾōtîyôt*": "the signs/indications/events to come", "*ləʾāḥôr*": "for later time/for the future/backward", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/divine beings/God", "*ʾap-têṭîḇû*": "indeed do good/benefit/prosper", "*wətārēʿû*": "and do harm/evil/injury", "*wəništāʿâ*": "and let us be dismayed/look in awe", "*wənirʾê*": "and let us see/observe/behold" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.24", "source": "הֵן־אַתֶּ֣ם מֵאַ֔יִן וּפָעָלְכֶ֖ם מֵאָ֑פַע תּוֹעֵבָ֖ה יִבְחַ֥ר בָּכֶֽם׃", "text": "Behold-*ʾattem mēʾayin ûpāʿālḵem mēʾāpaʿ tôʿēḇâ yiḇḥar bāḵem*", "grammar": { "*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd person masculine plural - you", "*mēʾayin*": "preposition + noun - from nothing/less than nothing", "*ûpāʿālḵem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and your work", "*mēʾāpaʿ*": "preposition + noun - from nothingness/worthlessness", "*tôʿēḇâ*": "noun, feminine singular - abomination", "*yiḇḥar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he chooses", "*bāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - in you" }, "variants": { "*mēʾayin*": "from nothing/less than nothing/worthless", "*pāʿālḵem*": "your work/deed/action", "*mēʾāpaʿ*": "from nothingness/worthlessness/emptiness", "*tôʿēḇâ*": "abomination/detestable thing/abhorrence", "*yiḇḥar bāḵem*": "chooses you/selects you" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.25", "source": "הַעִיר֤וֹתִי מִצָּפוֹן֙ וַיַּ֔את מִמִּזְרַח־שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ יִקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֑י וְיָבֹ֤א סְגָנִים֙ כְּמוֹ־חֹ֔מֶר וּכְמ֥וֹ יוֹצֵ֖ר יִרְמָס־טִֽיט׃", "text": "*haʿîrôtî miṣṣāpôn wayyaʾt mi-mizraḥ-šemeš yiqrāʾ ḇišmî wəyāḇōʾ səḡānîm kəmô-ḥōmer ûḵəmô yôṣēr yirmās-ṭîṭ*", "grammar": { "*haʿîrôtî*": "verb, hiphil perfect 1st person common singular - I have aroused/stirred up", "*miṣṣāpôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from the north", "*wayyaʾt*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular (with waw consecutive) - and he came", "*mi-mizraḥ-šemeš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + noun - from the east/sunrising", "*yiqrāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he calls", "*ḇišmî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - on my name", "*wəyāḇōʾ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he will come", "*səḡānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - rulers/officials", "*kəmô-ḥōmer*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like clay/mortar", "*ûḵəmô*": "conjunction + preposition - and like", "*yôṣēr*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular - potter/one forming", "*yirmās-ṭîṭ*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + noun, masculine singular - treads clay/mud" }, "variants": { "*haʿîrôtî*": "I have aroused/stirred up/awakened", "*miṣṣāpôn*": "from the north/northern region", "*wayyaʾt*": "and he came/has come/will come", "*mizraḥ-šemeš*": "east/sunrising/sunrise", "*yiqrāʾ ḇišmî*": "calls on my name/proclaims my name/invokes my name", "*səḡānîm*": "rulers/officials/governors/princes", "*kəmô-ḥōmer*": "like clay/mortar/mud", "*yôṣēr*": "potter/craftsman/one who forms", "*yirmās-ṭîṭ*": "treads clay/mud/tramples mortar" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.26", "source": "מִֽי־הִגִּ֤יד מֵרֹאשׁ֙ וְנֵדָ֔עָה וּמִלְּפָנִ֖ים וְנֹאמַ֣ר צַדִּ֑יק אַ֣ף אֵין־מַגִּ֗יד אַ֚ף אֵ֣ין מַשְׁמִ֔יעַ אַ֥ף אֵין־שֹׁמֵ֖עַ אִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "Who *higgîḏ mērōʾš wənēḏāʿâ ûmilləpānîm wənōʾmar ṣaddîq ʾap ʾên-maggiḏ ʾap ʾên mašmîaʿ ʾap ʾên-šōmēaʿ ʾimrêḵem*", "grammar": { "*higgîḏ*": "verb, hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has declared", "*mērōʾš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from the beginning", "*wənēḏāʿâ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1st person common plural with cohortative - that we may know", "*ûmilləpānîm*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural - and from former times", "*wənōʾmar*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1st person common plural with cohortative - that we may say", "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous/correct", "*ʾap*": "conjunction/adverb - indeed/also/moreover", "*ʾên-maggiḏ*": "negative particle + verb, hiphil participle masculine singular - there is no one declaring", "*ʾap*": "conjunction/adverb - indeed/also/moreover", "*ʾên*": "negative particle - there is not", "*mašmîaʿ*": "verb, hiphil participle masculine singular - causing to hear/proclaiming", "*ʾap*": "conjunction/adverb - indeed/also/moreover", "*ʾên-šōmēaʿ*": "negative particle + verb, qal participle masculine singular - there is no one hearing", "*ʾimrêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your words" }, "variants": { "*higgîḏ*": "declared/announced/told", "*mērōʾš*": "from the beginning/beforehand/in advance", "*ûmilləpānîm*": "and from former times/beforehand/earlier", "*ṣaddîq*": "righteous/right/correct/true", "*ʾap*": "indeed/also/even/truly", "*ʾên-maggiḏ*": "there is no one declaring/telling/announcing", "*mašmîaʿ*": "proclaiming/announcing/making heard", "*ʾên-šōmēaʿ*": "there is no one hearing/listening to", "*ʾimrêḵem*": "your words/sayings/utterances" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.27", "source": "רִאשׁ֥וֹן לְצִיּ֖וֹן הִנֵּ֣ה הִנָּ֑ם וְלִירוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם מְבַשֵּׂ֥ר אֶתֵּֽן׃", "text": "*riʾšôn ləṣîyôn hinnê hinnām wəlîrûšālaim məḇaśśēr ʾettēn*", "grammar": { "*riʾšôn*": "adjective, masculine singular - first", "*ləṣîyôn*": "preposition + proper noun - to Zion", "*hinnê*": "interjection - behold", "*hinnām*": "interjection + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - here they are", "*wəlîrûšālaim*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun - and to Jerusalem", "*məḇaśśēr*": "verb, piel participle masculine singular - one bringing good news", "*ʾettēn*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I will give" }, "variants": { "*riʾšôn*": "first/first one/foremost", "*hinnê*": "behold/see/look", "*hinnām*": "here they are/behold them", "*məḇaśśēr*": "herald/messenger/one bringing good news", "*ʾettēn*": "I will give/provide/appoint" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.28", "source": "וְאֵ֙רֶא֙ וְאֵ֣ין אִ֔ישׁ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה וְאֵ֣ין יוֹעֵ֑ץ וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם וְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ דָבָֽר׃", "text": "And-*ʾēreʾ wəʾên ʾîš ûmēʾēllê wəʾên yôʿēṣ wəʾešʾālēm wəyāšîḇû ḏāḇār*", "grammar": { "*ʾēreʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular - I look", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction + negative particle - and there is not", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/anyone", "*ûmēʾēllê*": "conjunction + preposition + demonstrative pronoun - and from these", "*wəʾên*": "conjunction + negative particle - and there is not", "*yôʿēṣ*": "verb, qal participle masculine singular - counselor/adviser", "*wəʾešʾālēm*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect 1st person common singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and I ask them", "*wəyāšîḇû*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they return/answer", "*ḏāḇār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/thing" }, "variants": { "*ʾēreʾ*": "I look/see/observe", "*ʾîš*": "man/person/anyone", "*ûmēʾēllê*": "and from these/among these", "*yôʿēṣ*": "counselor/adviser/one giving advice", "*wəʾešʾālēm*": "and I ask them/question them", "*wəyāšîḇû*": "and they answer/return/respond with", "*ḏāḇār*": "word/thing/matter" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.41.29", "source": "הֵ֣ן כֻּלָּ֔ם אָ֥וֶן אֶ֖פֶס מַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑ם ר֥וּחַ וָתֹ֖הוּ נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃", "text": "Behold *kullām ʾāwen ʾepes maʿăśêhem rûaḥ wātōhû niskêhem*", "grammar": { "*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them", "*ʾāwen*": "noun, masculine singular - iniquity/wickedness", "*ʾepes*": "noun, masculine singular - nothing/end", "*maʿăśêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their works", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/breath", "*wātōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and emptiness/chaos", "*niskêhem*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their molten images" }, "variants": { "*kullām*": "all of them/every one of them", "*ʾāwen*": "iniquity/wickedness/trouble/nothingness", "*ʾepes*": "nothing/nonexistence/worthlessness/end", "*maʿăśêhem*": "their works/deeds/actions", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/emptiness", "*wātōhû*": "and emptiness/chaos/formlessness/void", "*niskêhem*": "their molten images/idols/metal statues" } }