Isaiah 40:29

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

נֹתֵ֥ן לַיָּעֵ֖ף כֹּ֑חַ וּלְאֵ֥ין אוֹנִ֖ים עָצְמָ֥ה יַרְבֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

nōtēn layyāʿēp kōaḥ ûlěʾên ʾônîm ʿāṣmāh yarbeh

Grammar Details

*nōtēn*: qal participle, masculine singular - 'giving'
*layyāʿēp*: preposition + definite article + adjective, masculine singular - 'to the faint'
*kōaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - 'strength'
*ûlěʾên*: conjunction + preposition + negative particle - 'and to those who have no'
*ʾônîm*: noun, masculine plural - 'strength'
*ʿāṣmāh*: noun, feminine singular - 'power'
*yarbeh*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he increases'

Word Meanings

*nōtēn*: gives/provides
*yāʿēp*: faint/weary
*ʾônîm*: strength/might
*ʿāṣmāh*: power/might
*yarbeh*: increases/multiplies

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Isa 41:10 : 10 Fear thou not, for I am with thee; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Phil 4:13 : 13 I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.
2 Cor 12:9-9 : 9 And he hath said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for [my] power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10 Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
Ps 29:11 : 11 Jehovah will give strength unto his people; Jehovah will bless his people with peace.
Jer 31:25 : 25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and every sorrowful soul have I replenished.
Zech 10:12 : 12 And I will strengthen them in Jehovah; and they shall walk up and down in his name, saith Jehovah.
Col 1:11 : 11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, unto all patience and longsuffering with joy;
Heb 11:34 : 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens.
Isa 50:4 : 4 The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.
Deut 33:25 : 25 Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
Gen 49:24 : 24 But his bow abode in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong, By the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel),

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