Isaiah 41:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He pursueth them, and passeth on safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִרְדְּפֵ֖ם יַעֲב֣וֹר שָׁל֑וֹם אֹ֥רַח בְּרַגְלָ֖יו לֹ֥א יָבֽוֹא׃

Transliteration

yirdəpēm yaʿăḇôr šālôm ʾōraḥ with-raḡlāyw not yāḇôʾ

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 5:24 : 24 And thou shalt know that thy tent is in peace; And thou shalt visit thy fold, and shalt miss nothing.
Isa 57:2 : 2 He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness.

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