Isaiah 12:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Sing unto Jehovah; for he hath done excellent things: let this be known in all the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

זַמְּר֣וּ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י גֵא֖וּת עָשָׂ֑ה מוּדַ֥עַת זֹ֖את בְּכָל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

zammərû YHWH for gēʾût ʿāśāh mûdaʿat zōʾt in-all-the-ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

*zammərû*: Piel imperative masculine plural - sing praises
*YHWH*: divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*gēʾût*: feminine singular noun - excellent things/majesty
*ʿāśāh*: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he has done
*mûdaʿat*: Hophal participle feminine singular - made known/declared
*zōʾt*: feminine singular demonstrative - this
*ʾāreṣ*: feminine singular noun - earth/land

Word Meanings

*zammərû*: sing praises/make music/sing psalms
*gēʾût*: excellent things/majestic deeds/glorious things/proud actions
*ʿāśāh*: he has done/he has made/he has performed
*mûdaʿat*: made known/renowned/declared/proclaimed
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground/world

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Exod 15:1 : 1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto Jehovah, and spake, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Ps 98:1 : 1 A Psalm. Oh sing unto Jehovah a new song; For he hath done marvellous things: His right hand, and his holy arm, hath wrought salvation for him.
Ps 105:2 : 2 Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works.
Isa 40:9 : 9 O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up on a high mountain; O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up thy voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold, your God!
Hab 2:14 : 14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.
Rev 11:15-17 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become [the kingdom] of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever. 16 And the four and twenty elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces and worshipped God, 17 saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God, the Almighty, who art and who wast; {G2532} {G2064} because thou hast taken thy great power, and didst reign.
Rev 15:3 : 3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.
Rev 19:1-3 : 1 {G2532} After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, {G2532} {G5092} belong to {G2962} our God: 2 for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. 3 And a second time they say, Hallelujah. And her smoke goeth up for ever and ever.
Exod 15:21 : 21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously; The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Ps 68:32-35 : 32 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; Oh sing praises unto the Lord; {H5542} 33 To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a mighty voice. 34 Ascribe ye strength unto God: His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the skies. 35 O God, [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: The God of Israel, he giveth strength and power unto [his] people. Blessed be God.
Ps 72:19 : 19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever; And let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen, and Amen.

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