Isaiah 49:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He said to me, 'You are my servant, Israel, in whom I will display my glory.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י עַבְדִּי־אָ֑תָּה יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ אֶתְפָּאָֽר׃

Transliteration

Wayyōʾmer to-me ʿaḇdî-ʾāttâ, Yiśrāʾēl ʾăšer-in-you ʾeṯpāʾār.

Grammar Details

• *Wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʿaḇdî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my servant
• *ʾāttâ*: pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - who/which/that
• *ʾeṯpāʾār*: verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st singular - I will glorify myself

Word Meanings

• *ʿaḇdî*: my servant/my slave/my subordinate
• *ʾeṯpāʾār*: I will glorify myself/I will beautify myself/I will be glorified

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And said to me, You are my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he said{H559} unto me, Thou art my servant;{H5650} Israel,{H3478} in whom I will be glorified.{H6286}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And said{H559}{(H8799)} unto me, Thou art my servant{H5650}, O Israel{H3478}, in whom I will be glorified{H6286}{(H8691)}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde vnto me: Thou art my seruaunt Israel, I wilbe honoured in the.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And sayd vnto me, Thou art my seruaunt, Israel, for I will be glorious in thee.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayde vnto me: Thou art my seruaunt Israel, I wyll be honoured in thee.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And said unto me, Thou [art] my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and he said to me, You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He saith to me, `My servant Thou art, O Israel, In whom I beautify Myself.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to me, You are my servant, Israel, in whom my glory will be seen;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and he said to me, "You are my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to me,“You are my servant, Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 44:23 : 23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done it! Shout, O depths of the earth! Burst into song, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the LORD has redeemed Jacob and displays his glory in Israel.
• Zech 3:8 : 8 Listen, Joshua the high priest, you and your associates sitting before you, who are symbolic of things to come: I am going to bring my servant, the Branch.
• Isa 52:13 : 13 Behold, my servant will act wisely; he will be raised up, lifted high, and greatly exalted.
• Isa 42:1 : 1 Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in whom my soul delights. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring forth justice to the nations.
• 1 Pet 2:9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
• Isa 43:21 : 21 the people I formed for Myself, so they might proclaim My praise.
• Isa 53:10 : 10 Yet it was the Lord's will to crush him and cause him to suffer. When you make his life an offering for sin, he will see his offspring and prolong his days, and the will of the Lord will prosper in his hand.
• Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!'
• Luke 2:10-14 : 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that is for all the people. 11 Today, in the city of David, a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. 12 This will be a sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." 13 Suddenly, there was with the angel a great multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14 "Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to those on whom his favor rests."
• John 12:28 : 28 Father, glorify Your name." Then a voice came from heaven: "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again."
• John 13:31-32 : 31 When Judas had left, Jesus said, 'Now the Son of Man is glorified, and God is glorified in Him.' 32 If God is glorified in Him, God will also glorify Him in Himself, and will glorify Him at once.
• John 15:8 : 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and show yourselves to be my disciples.
• John 17:1 : 1 After Jesus had spoken these words, He looked up to heaven and said, 'Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You.'
• John 17:4 : 4 I have glorified You on earth by completing the work You gave Me to do.
• Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved.
• Phil 2:6-9 : 6 Who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of humanity. And being found in appearance as a man, 8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God highly exalted Him and gave Him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow—in heaven, on earth, and under the earth— 11 and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.