Isa 49:1-6 : 1 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.1",
"source": "שִׁמְע֤וּ אִיִּים֙ אֵלַ֔י וְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ לְאֻמִּ֖ים מֵרָח֑וֹק יְהוָה֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן קְרָאָ֔נִי מִמְּעֵ֥י אִמִּ֖י הִזְכִּ֥יר שְׁמִֽי׃",
"text": "*Šimʿû* *ʾiyyîm* to-me, *wə-haqšîḇû* *ləʾummîm* from-*rāḥôq*: *YHWH* from-*beṭen* *qərāʾānî*, from-*məʿê* *ʾimmî* *hizkîr* *šəmî*.",
"grammar": {
"*Šimʿû*": "imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen",
"*ʾiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - islands/coastlands",
"*wə-haqšîḇû*": "conjunction + imperative, masculine plural - and give attention/pay heed",
"*ləʾummîm*": "noun, masculine plural - peoples/nations",
"*rāḥôq*": "adjective, masculine singular - far/distant",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular construct - womb/belly",
"*qərāʾānî*": "verb, perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - called me",
"*məʿê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - bowels/inward parts",
"*ʾimmî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my mother",
"*hizkîr*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - caused to remember/mentioned",
"*šəmî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my name"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾiyyîm*": "islands/coastlands/maritime regions",
"*ləʾummîm*": "peoples/nations/communities",
"*qərāʾānî*": "called me/summoned me/named me",
"*hizkîr*": "mentioned/remembered/caused to remember"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.2",
"source": "וַיָּ֤שֶׂם פִּי֙ כְּחֶ֣רֶב חַדָּ֔ה בְּצֵ֥ל יָד֖וֹ הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי וַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙ לְחֵ֣ץ בָּר֔וּר בְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ הִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃",
"text": "*Wayyāśem* *pî* like-*ḥereḇ* *ḥaddâ*, in-*ṣēl* *yādô* *heḥbîʾānî*; *wayəśîmēnî* for-*ḥēṣ* *bārûr*, in-*ʾašpātô* *histîrānî*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wayyāśem*": "waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he made/placed",
"*pî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my mouth",
"*ḥereḇ*": "noun, feminine singular - sword",
"*ḥaddâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - sharp",
"*ṣēl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - shadow/shade",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his hand",
"*heḥbîʾānî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he hid me",
"*wayəśîmēnî*": "waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and he made me",
"*ḥēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - arrow",
"*bārûr*": "adjective, masculine singular - polished/selected/pure",
"*ʾašpātô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his quiver",
"*histîrānî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - he concealed me"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥereḇ*": "sword/knife/cutting implement",
"*ḥaddâ*": "sharp/keen/pointed",
"*bārûr*": "polished/pure/chosen/select",
"*heḥbîʾānî*": "hid me/concealed me/protected me",
"*histîrānî*": "concealed me/kept me hidden/protected me"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י עַבְדִּי־אָ֑תָּה יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ אֶתְפָּאָֽר׃",
"text": "*Wayyōʾmer* to-me *ʿaḇdî*-*ʾāttâ*, *Yiśrāʾēl* *ʾăšer*-in-you *ʾeṯpāʾār*.",
"grammar": {
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿaḇdî*": "my servant/my slave/my subordinate",
"*ʾeṯpāʾār*": "I will glorify myself/I will beautify myself/I will be glorified"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.4",
"source": "וַאֲנִ֤י אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ לְרִ֣יק יָגַ֔עְתִּי לְתֹ֥הוּ וְהֶ֖בֶל כֹּחִ֣י כִלֵּ֑יתִי אָכֵן֙ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖י אֶת־אֱלֹהָֽי׃",
"text": "*Waʾănî* *ʾāmartî* for-*rîq* *yāgaʿtî*, for-*tōhû* *wə-heḇel* *kōḥî* *killêṯî*; *ʾāḵēn* *mišpāṭî* *ʾeṯ*-*YHWH*, *ûpəʿullāṯî* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾĕlōhāy*.",
"grammar": {
"*Waʾănî*": "conjunction + pronoun, 1st singular - and I",
"*ʾāmartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I said",
"*rîq*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/vanity",
"*yāgaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I labored/I toiled",
"*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - emptiness/futility/chaos",
"*wə-heḇel*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and vanity/emptiness",
"*kōḥî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my strength",
"*killêṯî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st singular - I have spent/exhausted",
"*ʾāḵēn*": "adverb - surely/indeed/truly",
"*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - my justice/right/cause",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ûpəʿullāṯî*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular + 1st singular possessive suffix - and my reward/work",
"*ʾĕlōhāy*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st singular possessive suffix - my God"
},
"variants": {
"*rîq*": "emptiness/vanity/in vain",
"*yāgaʿtî*": "I labored/I toiled/I wearied myself",
"*tōhû*": "emptiness/futility/chaos/waste",
"*heḇel*": "vanity/breath/vapor/futility",
"*killêṯî*": "I have spent/I have exhausted/I have completed",
"*mišpāṭî*": "my justice/my right/my cause/my judgment",
"*pəʿullāṯî*": "my reward/my work/my recompense/my wage"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.5",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יֹצְרִ֤י מִבֶּ֙טֶן֙ לְעֶ֣בֶד ל֔וֹ לְשׁוֹבֵ֤ב יַֽעֲקֹב֙ אֵלָ֔יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל *לא **ל֣וֹ יֵאָסֵ֑ף וְאֶכָּבֵד֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וֵאלֹהַ֖י הָיָ֥ה עֻזִּֽי׃",
"text": "*Wəʿattâ* *ʾāmar* *YHWH*, *yōṣərî* from-*beṭen* for-*ʿeḇed* to-him, to-bring back *Yaʿăqōḇ* to-him and-*Yiśrāʾēl* to-him *yēʾāsēp̱*; *wə-ʾekkāḇēd* in-*ʿênê* *YHWH*, *wēʾlōhay* *hāyâ* *ʿuzzî*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wəʿattâ*": "conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*yōṣərî*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - forming me/my former",
"*beṭen*": "noun, feminine singular - womb/belly",
"*ʿeḇed*": "noun, masculine singular - servant/slave",
"*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob",
"*yēʾāsēp̱*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be gathered/collected",
"*wə-ʾekkāḇēd*": "conjunction + verb, niphal imperfect, 1st singular - and I will be honored",
"*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of",
"*wēʾlōhay*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural + 1st singular suffix - and my God",
"*hāyâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has been/was",
"*ʿuzzî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my strength"
},
"variants": {
"*yōṣərî*": "forming me/my former/my creator",
"*ʿeḇed*": "servant/slave/worker",
"*šôḇēḇ*": "to bring back/to return/to restore",
"*yēʾāsēp̱*": "will be gathered/will be collected/will be brought together",
"*ʾekkāḇēd*": "I will be honored/I will be glorified/I will be esteemed",
"*ʿuzzî*": "my strength/my might/my power"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.49.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָקֵ֨ל מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ֥ לִי֙ עֶ֔בֶד לְהָקִים֙ אֶת־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב *ונצירי **וּנְצוּרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהָשִׁ֑יב וּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙ לְא֣וֹר גּוֹיִ֔ם לִֽהְי֥וֹת יְשׁוּעָתִ֖י עַד־קְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ס",
"text": "*Wayyōʾmer* *nāqēl* from-being-you to-me *ʿeḇed* to-*hāqîm* *ʾeṯ*-*šiḇṭê* *Yaʿăqōḇ* and-*nəṣûrê* *Yiśrāʾēl* to-*hāšîḇ*; *ûnəṯattîḵā* for-*ʾôr* *gôyim*, to-*hiyôṯ* *yəšûʿāṯî* until-end *hāʾāreṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*Wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*nāqēl*": "adjective, masculine singular - too light/trifling",
"*ʿeḇed*": "noun, masculine singular - servant/slave",
"*hāqîm*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to raise up/establish",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*šiḇṭê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - tribes of",
"*Yaʿăqōḇ*": "proper noun - Jacob",
"*nəṣûrê*": "passive participle, qal plural construct - preserved ones of",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*hāšîḇ*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct - to return/restore",
"*ûnəṯattîḵā*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 1st singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and I will give you/make you",
"*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light",
"*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations/peoples",
"*hiyôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to be",
"*yəšûʿāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my salvation",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "article + noun, feminine singular - the earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*nāqēl*": "too light/trifling/insignificant",
"*hāqîm*": "to raise up/to establish/to restore",
"*šiḇṭê*": "tribes of/rods of/clans of",
"*nəṣûrê*": "preserved ones/protected ones/survivors",
"*hāšîḇ*": "to return/to restore/to bring back",
"*ʾôr*": "light/illumination/daybreak",
"*yəšûʿāṯî*": "my salvation/my deliverance/my victory"
}
}