{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.1", "source": "נַחֲמ֥וּ נַחֲמ֖וּ עַמִּ֑י יֹאמַ֖ר אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*naḥămû naḥămû ʿammî yōʾmar ʾĕlōhêkem*", "grammar": { "*naḥămû*": "piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - repeated for emphasis", "*ʿammî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular possessive suffix - 'my people'", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he says/will say'", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural possessive suffix - 'your God'" }, "variants": { "*naḥămû*": "comfort/console", "*ʿammî*": "my people/my nation", "*yōʾmar*": "says/will say/is saying", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "your God/your deity [plural form with singular meaning]" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.2", "source": "דַּבְּר֞וּ עַל־לֵ֤ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וְקִרְא֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֤י מָֽלְאָה֙ צְבָאָ֔הּ כִּ֥י נִרְצָ֖ה עֲוֺנָ֑הּ כִּ֤י לָקְחָה֙ מִיַּ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה כִּפְלַ֖יִם בְּכָל־חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ ס", "text": "*dabběrû ʿal-lēb yěrûšālaim wě-qirʾû ʾēlêhā kî mālěʾāh ṣěbāʾāh kî nirṣāh ʿăwōnāh kî lāqěḥāh miyyad YHWH kipělayim běkol-ḥaṭṭōʾtêhā*", "grammar": { "*dabběrû*": "piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'speak'", "*ʿal-lēb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'to/upon heart of'", "*yěrûšālaim*": "proper noun - 'Jerusalem'", "*wě-qirʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'and call'", "*ʾēlêhā*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'to her'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'that/because/for'", "*mālěʾāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'she has completed/fulfilled'", "*ṣěbāʾāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'her service/warfare'", "*nirṣāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'has been accepted/satisfied'", "*ʿăwōnāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'her iniquity'", "*lāqěḥāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'she has received/taken'", "*miyyad*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - 'from hand of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*kipělayim*": "noun, masculine dual - 'double/twice'", "*běkol-ḥaṭṭōʾtêhā*": "preposition + noun + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'for all her sins'" }, "variants": { "*dabběrû ʿal-lēb*": "speak to heart/speak tenderly", "*mālěʾāh ṣěbāʾāh*": "completed her service/fulfilled her hard service/finished her warfare", "*nirṣāh*": "has been accepted/has been pardoned/has been paid", "*miyyad YHWH*": "from the hand of the LORD/from the LORD's power", "*kipělayim*": "double amount/twice as much" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.3", "source": "ק֣וֹל קוֹרֵ֔א בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר פַּנּ֖וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה יַשְּׁרוּ֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה מְסִלָּ֖ה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃", "text": "*qôl qôrēʾ bammidbar pannû derek YHWH yaššěrû bāʿărābāh měsillāh lēʾlōhênû*", "grammar": { "*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'voice of'", "*qôrēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - 'calling/one who calls'", "*bammidbar*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'in the wilderness'", "*pannû*": "piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'clear/prepare'", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'way of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*yaššěrû*": "piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'make straight'", "*bāʿărābāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'in the desert plain'", "*měsillāh*": "noun, feminine singular - 'highway'", "*lēʾlōhênû*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - 'for our God'" }, "variants": { "*qôl qôrēʾ*": "voice calling/voice of one calling", "*bammidbar*": "in the wilderness/in the desert", "*pannû*": "clear/prepare/make way", "*bāʿărābāh*": "in the desert plain/in the Arabah", "*měsillāh*": "highway/raised road" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.4", "source": "כָּל־גֶּיא֙ יִנָּשֵׂ֔א וְכָל־הַ֥ר וְגִבְעָ֖ה יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ וְהָיָ֤ה הֶֽעָקֹב֙ לְמִישׁ֔וֹר וְהָרְכָסִ֖ים לְבִקְעָֽה׃", "text": "*kol-geyʾ yinnāśēʾ wěkol-har wěgibʿāh yišpālû wěhāyāh heʿāqōb lěmîšôr wěhārkāsîm lěbiqʿāh*", "grammar": { "*kol-geyʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - 'every valley'", "*yinnāśēʾ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'will be lifted/raised'", "*wěkol-har*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - 'and every mountain'", "*wěgibʿāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - 'and hill'", "*yišpālû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will be made low'", "*wěhāyāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and will be'", "*heʿāqōb*": "definite article + adjective, masculine singular - 'the crooked'", "*lěmîšôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'to level ground'", "*wěhārkāsîm*": "conjunction + definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'and the rough places'", "*lěbiqʿāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - 'to a plain'" }, "variants": { "*geyʾ*": "valley/ravine", "*yinnāśēʾ*": "will be lifted/will be raised up", "*yišpālû*": "will be made low/will be brought down", "*heʿāqōb*": "the crooked/the uneven", "*mîšôr*": "level ground/plain", "*hārkāsîm*": "rough places/rugged ground", "*biqʿāh*": "plain/valley" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.5", "source": "וְנִגְלָ֖ה כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֑ה וְרָא֤וּ כָל־בָּשָׂר֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֛י פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ ס", "text": "*wěniglāh kěbôd YHWH wěrāʾû kol-bāśār yaḥdāw kî pî YHWH dibbēr*", "grammar": { "*wěniglāh*": "conjunction + niphal perfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and will be revealed'", "*kěbôd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'glory of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*wěrāʾû*": "conjunction + qal perfect consecutive, 3rd person common plural - 'and will see'", "*kol-bāśār*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - 'all flesh'", "*yaḥdāw*": "adverb - 'together'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'for/because'", "*pî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'mouth of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*dibbēr*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has spoken'" }, "variants": { "*wěniglāh*": "will be revealed/will be uncovered", "*kěbôd*": "glory/honor", "*bāśār*": "flesh/mankind", "*yaḥdāw*": "together/at the same time", "*pî YHWH dibbēr*": "the mouth of the LORD has spoken/the LORD has said it" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.6", "source": "ק֚וֹל אֹמֵ֣ר קְרָ֔א וְאָמַ֖ר מָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א כָּל־הַבָּשָׂ֣ר חָצִ֔יר וְכָל־חַסְדּ֖וֹ כְּצִ֥יץ הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃", "text": "*qôl ʾōmēr qěrāʾ wěʾāmar māh ʾeqrāʾ kol-habbāśār ḥāṣîr wěkol-ḥasdô kěṣîṣ haśśādeh*", "grammar": { "*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular - 'voice'", "*ʾōmēr*": "qal participle, masculine singular - 'saying'", "*qěrāʾ*": "qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular - 'call/cry out'", "*wěʾāmar*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and he said'", "*māh*": "interrogative pronoun - 'what'", "*ʾeqrāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'shall I call/cry'", "*kol-habbāśār*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'all the flesh'", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'", "*wěkol-ḥasdô*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and all its faithfulness'", "*kěṣîṣ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'like flower of'", "*haśśādeh*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the field'" }, "variants": { "*qôl ʾōmēr*": "a voice says/a voice saying", "*qěrāʾ*": "call out/proclaim/cry", "*māh ʾeqrāʾ*": "what shall I call/what should I cry", "*ḥāṣîr*": "grass/vegetation", "*ḥasdô*": "its faithfulness/its constancy/its goodliness/its beauty", "*ṣîṣ*": "flower/blossom" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.7", "source": "יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֔יץ כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה נָ֣שְׁבָה בּ֑וֹ אָכֵ֥ן חָצִ֖יר הָעָֽם׃", "text": "*yābēš ḥāṣîr nābēl ṣîṣ kî rûaḥ YHWH nāšěbāh bô ʾākēn ḥāṣîr hāʿām*", "grammar": { "*yābēš*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'dries up'", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'", "*nābēl*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'withers'", "*ṣîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'flower'", "*kî*": "conjunction - 'because/when'", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'breath/wind of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*nāšěbāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'blows'", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'on it'", "*ʾākēn*": "adverb - 'surely/indeed'", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'", "*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the people'" }, "variants": { "*yābēš*": "dries up/withers", "*nābēl*": "withers/fades", "*rûaḥ*": "breath/wind/spirit", "*nāšěbāh*": "blows/breathes", "*ʾākēn*": "surely/truly/indeed" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.8", "source": "יָבֵ֥שׁ חָצִ֖יר נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֑יץ וּדְבַר־אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יָק֥וּם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ ס", "text": "*yābēš ḥāṣîr nābēl ṣîṣ ûdbar-ʾĕlōhênû yāqûm lěʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*yābēš*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'dries up'", "*ḥāṣîr*": "noun, masculine singular - 'grass'", "*nābēl*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'withers'", "*ṣîṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'flower'", "*ûdbar*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'but word of'", "*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person plural suffix - 'our God'", "*yāqûm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'will stand'", "*lěʿôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'forever'" }, "variants": { "*yābēš*": "dries up/withers", "*nābēl*": "withers/fades", "*dbar-ʾĕlōhênû*": "word of our God/what our God says", "*yāqûm*": "will stand/will endure/will remain", "*lěʿôlām*": "forever/eternally" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.9", "source": "עַ֣ל הַר־גָּבֹ֤הַ עֲלִי־לָךְ֙ מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶת צִיּ֔וֹן הָרִ֤ימִי בַכֹּ֙חַ֙ קוֹלֵ֔ךְ מְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶת יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם הָרִ֙ימִי֙ אַל־תִּירָ֔אִי אִמְרִי֙ לְעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה הִנֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*ʿal har-gābōaḥ ʿălî-lāk měbaśśeret ṣiyyôn hārîmî bakkōaḥ qôlēk měbaśśeret yěrûšālāim hārîmî ʾal-tîrāʾî ʾimrî lěʿārê yěhûdāh hinnēh ʾĕlōhêkem*", "grammar": { "*ʿal har-gābōaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct + adjective, masculine singular - 'on a high mountain'", "*ʿălî-lāk*": "qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular + preposition with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - 'go up for yourself'", "*měbaśśeret*": "piel participle, feminine singular construct - 'herald/bearer of good news of'", "*ṣiyyôn*": "proper noun - 'Zion'", "*hārîmî*": "hiphil imperative, 2nd person feminine singular - 'lift up'", "*bakkōaḥ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'with strength'", "*qôlēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - 'your voice'", "*měbaśśeret*": "piel participle, feminine singular construct - 'herald/bearer of good news of'", "*yěrûšālāim*": "proper noun - 'Jerusalem'", "*hārîmî*": "hiphil imperative, 2nd person feminine singular - 'lift up'", "*ʾal-tîrāʾî*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 2nd person feminine singular - 'do not fear'", "*ʾimrî*": "qal imperative, 2nd person feminine singular - 'say'", "*lěʿārê*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - 'to cities of'", "*yěhûdāh*": "proper noun - 'Judah'", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - 'behold'", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - 'your God'" }, "variants": { "*měbaśśeret*": "bearer of good news/herald/messenger", "*hārîmî bakkōaḥ qôlēk*": "lift up your voice with strength/raise your voice powerfully", "*ʾal-tîrāʾî*": "do not fear/do not be afraid", "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.10", "source": "הִנֵּ֨ה אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ בְּחָזָ֣ק יָב֔וֹא וּזְרֹע֖וֹ מֹ֣שְׁלָה ל֑וֹ הִנֵּ֤ה שְׂכָרוֹ֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹ לְפָנָֽיו׃", "text": "*hinnēh ʾădōnāy YHWH běḥāzāq yābôʾ ûzěrōʿô mōšělāh lô hinnēh śěkārô ʾittô ûpěʿullātô lěpānāyw*", "grammar": { "*hinnēh*": "interjection - 'behold'", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my Lord'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*běḥāzāq*": "preposition + adjective, masculine singular - 'with strength'", "*yābôʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will come'", "*ûzěrōʿô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and his arm'", "*mōšělāh*": "qal participle, feminine singular - 'ruling'", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'for him'", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - 'behold'", "*śěkārô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his reward'", "*ʾittô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'with him'", "*ûpěʿullātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and his recompense'", "*lěpānāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'before him'" }, "variants": { "*běḥāzāq*": "with strength/mightily/powerfully", "*zěrōʿô mōšělāh lô*": "his arm rules for him/his arm governs for him", "*śěkārô*": "his reward/his wage", "*pěʿullātô*": "his recompense/his work/his wage" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.11", "source": "כְּרֹעֶה֙ עֶדְר֣וֹ יִרְעֶ֔ה בִּזְרֹעוֹ֙ יְקַבֵּ֣ץ טְלָאִ֔ים וּבְחֵיק֖וֹ יִשָּׂ֑א עָל֖וֹת יְנַהֵֽל׃ ס", "text": "*kěrōʿeh ʿedrô yirʿeh bizrōʿô yěqabbēṣ ṭělāʾîm ûběḥêqô yiśśāʾ ʿālôt yěnahēl*", "grammar": { "*kěrōʿeh*": "preposition + qal participle, masculine singular - 'like shepherd'", "*ʿedrô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his flock'", "*yirʿeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will tend'", "*bizrōʿô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'with his arm'", "*yěqabbēṣ*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will gather'", "*ṭělāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'lambs'", "*ûběḥêqô*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and in his bosom'", "*yiśśāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will carry'", "*ʿālôt*": "qal participle, feminine plural - 'nursing ewes'", "*yěnahēl*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he will lead'" }, "variants": { "*kěrōʿeh*": "like a shepherd/as a shepherd", "*yirʿeh*": "will tend/will shepherd/will pasture", "*yěqabbēṣ*": "will gather/will collect", "*ṭělāʾîm*": "lambs/young sheep", "*běḥêqô*": "in his bosom/in his arms", "*ʿālôt*": "nursing ewes/nursing mothers/suckling ones", "*yěnahēl*": "will lead/will guide gently" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.12", "source": "מִֽי־מָדַ֨ד בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ מַ֗יִם וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ בַּזֶּ֣רֶת תִּכֵּ֔ן וְכָ֥ל בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשָׁקַ֤ל בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ הָרִ֔ים וּגְבָע֖וֹת בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃", "text": "*mî-mādad běšāʿŏlô mayim wěšāmayim bazzeret tikkēn wěkāl baššāliš ʿăpar hāʾāreṣ wěšāqal bappeles hārîm ûgěbāʿôt běmōʾzěnāyim*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - 'who'", "*mādad*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has measured'", "*běšāʿŏlô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'with his hollow hand'", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'waters'", "*wěšāmayim*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - 'and heavens'", "*bazzeret*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'with the span'", "*tikkēn*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has measured'", "*wěkāl*": "conjunction + verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and has calculated'", "*baššāliš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'with the measure'", "*ʿăpar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'dust of'", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth'", "*wěšāqal*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and has weighed'", "*bappeles*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'in the scale'", "*hārîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'the mountains'", "*ûgěbāʿôt*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural - 'and hills'", "*běmōʾzěnāyim*": "preposition + noun, masculine dual - 'in a balance'" }, "variants": { "*šāʿŏlô*": "hollow of his hand/palm of his hand", "*zeret*": "span [measurement between thumb and little finger]", "*tikkēn*": "measured/marked off", "*kāl*": "calculated/measured/contained", "*šāliš*": "measure/third part [a measuring container]", "*šāqal*": "weighed/measured", "*peles*": "scale/balance", "*mōʾzěnāyim*": "scales/balances" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.13", "source": "מִֽי־תִכֵּ֥ן אֶת־ר֖וּחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָת֖וֹ יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*mî-tikkēn ʾet-rûaḥ YHWH wěʾîš ʿăṣātô yôdîʿennû*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - 'who'", "*tikkēn*": "piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has measured/directed'", "*ʾet-rûaḥ*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct - 'the Spirit of'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*wěʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and man of'", "*ʿăṣātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his counsel'", "*yôdîʿennû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'makes him know'" }, "variants": { "*tikkēn*": "measured/directed/comprehended/fathomed", "*rûaḥ*": "Spirit/mind/breath", "*ʾîš ʿăṣātô*": "man of his counsel/his counselor", "*yôdîʿennû*": "makes him know/instructs him/teaches him" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.14", "source": "אֶת־מִ֤י נוֹעָץ֙ וַיְבִינֵ֔הוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ בְּאֹ֣רַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ דַ֔עַת וְדֶ֥רֶךְ תְּבוּנ֖וֹת יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃", "text": "*ʾet-mî nôʿāṣ wayěbînēhû wayělammědēhû běʾōraḥ mišpāṭ wayělammědēhû daʿat wěderek těbûnôt yôdîʿennû*", "grammar": { "*ʾet-mî*": "direct object marker + interrogative pronoun - 'with whom'", "*nôʿāṣ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'did he consult'", "*wayěbînēhû*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and he gave him understanding'", "*wayělammědēhû*": "conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and taught him'", "*běʾōraḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'in path of'", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'justice'", "*wayělammědēhû*": "conjunction + piel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and taught him'", "*daʿat*": "noun, feminine singular - 'knowledge'", "*wěderek*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and way of'", "*těbûnôt*": "noun, feminine plural - 'understanding'", "*yôdîʿennû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'made him know'" }, "variants": { "*nôʿāṣ*": "consulted/took counsel", "*wayěbînēhû*": "gave him understanding/instructed him", "*ʾōraḥ mišpāṭ*": "path of justice/way of judgment", "*daʿat*": "knowledge/insight", "*derek těbûnôt*": "way of understanding/path of discernment" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.15", "source": "הֵ֤ן גּוֹיִם֙ כְּמַ֣ר מִדְּלִ֔י וּכְשַׁ֥חַק מֹאזְנַ֖יִם נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ הֵ֥ן אִיִּ֖ים כַּדַּ֥ק יִטּֽוֹל׃", "text": "*hēn gôyim kěmar middělî ûkěšaḥaq mōʾzěnayim neḥšābû hēn ʾiyyîm kaddaq yiṭṭôl*", "grammar": { "*hēn*": "interjection - 'behold'", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'nations'", "*kěmar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'like a drop'", "*middělî*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'from bucket'", "*ûkěšaḥaq*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'and like dust of'", "*mōʾzěnayim*": "noun, masculine dual - 'scales'", "*neḥšābû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are counted'", "*hēn*": "interjection - 'behold'", "*ʾiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'islands/coastlands'", "*kaddaq*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like the fine dust'", "*yiṭṭôl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he lifts up'" }, "variants": { "*mar*": "drop/droplet", "*middělî*": "from a bucket/from a pail", "*šaḥaq*": "dust/fine dust", "*neḥšābû*": "are counted/are regarded/are considered", "*ʾiyyîm*": "islands/coastlands", "*daq*": "fine dust/fine powder", "*yiṭṭôl*": "lifts up/takes up" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.16", "source": "וּלְבָנ֕וֹן אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י בָּעֵ֑ר וְחַיָת֔וֹ אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י עוֹלָֽה׃ ס", "text": "*ûlěbānôn ʾên dêy bāʿēr wěḥayyātô ʾên dêy ʿôlāh*", "grammar": { "*ûlěbānôn*": "conjunction + proper noun - 'and Lebanon'", "*ʾên*": "negative particle - 'is not'", "*dêy*": "noun, masculine singular - 'sufficient'", "*bāʿēr*": "preposition + infinitive construct - 'for burning'", "*wěḥayyātô*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and its animals'", "*ʾên*": "negative particle - 'are not'", "*dêy*": "noun, masculine singular - 'sufficient'", "*ʿôlāh*": "noun, feminine singular - 'burnt offering'" }, "variants": { "*lěbānôn*": "Lebanon [referring to its forests]", "*ʾên dêy*": "is not sufficient/is not enough", "*bāʿēr*": "for burning/for fire", "*ḥayyātô*": "its animals/its beasts", "*ʿôlāh*": "burnt offering/sacrifice" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.17", "source": "כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם כְּאַ֣יִן נֶגְדּ֑וֹ מֵאֶ֥פֶס וָתֹ֖הוּ נֶחְשְׁבוּ־לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kol-haggôyim kěʾayin negdô mēʾepes wātōhû neḥšěbû-lô*", "grammar": { "*kol-haggôyim*": "noun, masculine singular construct + definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'all the nations'", "*kěʾayin*": "preposition + noun - 'as nothing'", "*negdô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'before him'", "*mēʾepes*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'as less than nothing'", "*wātōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - 'and emptiness'", "*neḥšěbû-lô*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'they are counted to him'" }, "variants": { "*kěʾayin*": "as nothing/as naught", "*negdô*": "before him/in his sight", "*ʾepes*": "nothing/zero/nonexistence", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste", "*neḥšěbû-lô*": "are counted to him/are regarded by him" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.18", "source": "וְאֶל־מִ֖י תְּדַמְּי֣וּן אֵ֑ל וּמַה־דְּמ֖וּת תַּ֥עַרְכוּ לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wěʾel-mî tědamměyûn ʾēl ûmah-děmût taʿarěkû lô*", "grammar": { "*wěʾel-mî*": "conjunction + preposition + interrogative pronoun - 'and to whom'", "*tědamměyûn*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'will you liken'", "*ʾēl*": "noun, masculine singular - 'God'", "*ûmah-děmût*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun + noun, feminine singular - 'and what likeness'", "*taʿarěkû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'will you compare'", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'to him'" }, "variants": { "*tědamměyûn*": "will you liken/will you compare", "*ʾēl*": "God/deity", "*děmût*": "likeness/image/comparison", "*taʿarěkû*": "will you compare/will you arrange/will you set in order" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.19", "source": "הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ נָסַ֣ךְ חָרָ֔שׁ וְצֹרֵ֖ף בַּזָּהָ֣ב יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ וּרְתֻק֥וֹת כֶּ֖סֶף צוֹרֵֽף׃", "text": "*happese nāsak ḥārāš wěṣōrēp bazzāhāb yěraqqěʿennû ûrětûqôt kesep ṣôrēp*", "grammar": { "*happese*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the idol'", "*nāsak*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'casts'", "*ḥārāš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'craftsman'", "*wěṣōrēp*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine singular - 'and goldsmith'", "*bazzāhāb*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'with the gold'", "*yěraqqěʿennû*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'overlays it'", "*ûrětûqôt*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct - 'and chains of'", "*kesep*": "noun, masculine singular - 'silver'", "*ṣôrēp*": "qal participle, masculine singular - 'smith'" }, "variants": { "*pesel*": "idol/image/carved image", "*nāsak*": "casts/pours out/melts", "*ḥārāš*": "craftsman/artisan", "*ṣōrēp*": "goldsmith/refiner", "*yěraqqěʿennû*": "overlays it/plates it/hammers it out", "*rětûqôt*": "chains/bonds" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.20", "source": "הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן תְּרוּמָ֔ה עֵ֥ץ לֹֽא־יִרְקַ֖ב יִבְחָ֑ר חָרָ֤שׁ חָכָם֙ יְבַקֶּשׁ־ל֔וֹ לְהָכִ֥ין פֶּ֖סֶל לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃", "text": "*hamsûkkān těrûmāh ʿēṣ lōʾ-yirqab yibḥār ḥārāš ḥākām yěbaqqeš-lô lěhākîn pesel lōʾ yimmôṭ*", "grammar": { "*hamsûkkān*": "definite article + pual participle, masculine singular - 'the impoverished'", "*těrûmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - 'offering'", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'wood'", "*lōʾ-yirqab*": "negative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'will not rot'", "*yibḥār*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he selects'", "*ḥārāš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'craftsman'", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'skilled'", "*yěbaqqeš-lô*": "piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'he seeks for himself'", "*lěhākîn*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - 'to set up'", "*pesel*": "noun, masculine singular - 'idol'", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - 'not'", "*yimmôṭ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'it will move/topple'" }, "variants": { "*hamsûkkān*": "the impoverished/the poor one", "*těrûmāh*": "offering/contribution", "*ʿēṣ lōʾ-yirqab*": "wood that will not rot/decay-resistant wood", "*ḥārāš ḥākām*": "skilled craftsman/wise artisan", "*lěhākîn*": "to set up/to establish", "*lōʾ yimmôṭ*": "will not topple/will not move/will not be shaken" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.21", "source": "הֲל֤וֹא תֵֽדְעוּ֙ הֲל֣וֹא תִשְׁמָ֔עוּ הֲל֛וֹא הֻגַּ֥ד מֵרֹ֖אשׁ לָכֶ֑ם הֲלוֹא֙ הֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔ם מוֹסְד֖וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "*hălôʾ tēdʿû hălôʾ tišmāʿû hălôʾ huggad mērōʾš lākem hălôʾ hăbînōtem môsědôt hāʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'will you not'", "*tēdʿû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'know'", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'will you not'", "*tišmāʿû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'hear'", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'has not'", "*huggad*": "hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'been told'", "*mērōʾš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'from beginning'", "*lākem*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - 'to you'", "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'have you not'", "*hăbînōtem*": "hiphil perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - 'understood'", "*môsědôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - 'foundations of'", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth'" }, "variants": { "*tēdʿû*": "will you know/do you know", "*tišmāʿû*": "will you hear/do you hear", "*huggad mērōʾš*": "been told from the beginning/been declared from the start", "*hăbînōtem*": "understood/comprehended", "*môsědôt hāʾāreṣ*": "foundations of the earth/foundations of the land" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.22", "source": "הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ עַל־ח֣וּג הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה כַדֹּק֙ שָׁמַ֔יִם וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם כָּאֹ֖הֶל לָשָֽׁבֶת׃", "text": "*hayyōšēb ʿal-ḥûg hāʾāreṣ wěyōšěbêhā kaḥăgābîm hanôṭeh kadōq šāmayim wayyimtāḥēm kāʾōhel lāšābet*", "grammar": { "*hayyōšēb*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - 'the one sitting'", "*ʿal-ḥûg*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'upon circle of'", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth'", "*wěyōšěbêhā*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - 'and its inhabitants'", "*kaḥăgābîm*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural - 'like grasshoppers'", "*hanôṭeh*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - 'the one stretching out'", "*kadōq*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like a curtain'", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine plural - 'heavens'", "*wayyimtāḥēm*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'and he spreads them'", "*kāʾōhel*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like a tent'", "*lāšābet*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - 'to dwell'" }, "variants": { "*hayyōšēb ʿal-ḥûg*": "who sits upon the circle/who sits above the vault", "*ḥûg*": "circle/vault/horizon", "*kaḥăgābîm*": "like grasshoppers/like locusts", "*hanôṭeh*": "who stretches out/who spreads", "*dōq*": "curtain/thin cloth", "*wayyimtāḥēm*": "and spreads them out/and extends them", "*ʾōhel*": "tent/dwelling" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.23", "source": "הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן רוֹזְנִ֖ים לְאָ֑יִן שֹׁ֥פְטֵי אֶ֖רֶץ כַּתֹּ֥הוּ עָשָֽׂה׃", "text": "*hannôtēn rôzěnîm lěʾāyin šōpěṭê ʾereṣ kattōhû ʿāśāh*", "grammar": { "*hannôtēn*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine singular - 'the one who brings'", "*rôzěnîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'rulers'", "*lěʾāyin*": "preposition + noun - 'to nothing'", "*šōpěṭê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - 'judges of'", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - 'earth'", "*kattōhû*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like emptiness'", "*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he has made'" }, "variants": { "*hannôtēn*": "who brings/who reduces", "*rôzěnîm*": "rulers/princes", "*lěʾāyin*": "to nothing/to naught", "*šōpěṭê ʾereṣ*": "judges of the earth/earthly judges", "*tōhû*": "emptiness/void/chaos", "*ʿāśāh*": "has made/has rendered" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.24", "source": "אַ֣ף בַּל־נִטָּ֗עוּ אַ֚ף בַּל־זֹרָ֔עוּ אַ֛ף בַּל־שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ בָּאָ֖רֶץ גִּזְעָ֑ם וְגַם־נָשַׁ֤ף בָּהֶם֙ וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ וּסְעָרָ֖ה כַּקַּ֥שׁ תִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ ס", "text": "*ʾap bal-niṭṭāʿû ʾap bal-zōrāʿû ʾap bal-šōrēš bāʾāreṣ gizʿām wěgam-nāšap bāhem wayyibāšû ûsěʿārāh kaqqaš tiśśāʾēm*", "grammar": { "*ʾap*": "conjunction - 'indeed'", "*bal-niṭṭāʿû*": "negative particle + niphal perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are not planted'", "*ʾap*": "conjunction - 'indeed'", "*bal-zōrāʿû*": "negative particle + pual perfect, 3rd person common plural - 'they are not sown'", "*ʾap*": "conjunction - 'indeed'", "*bal-šōrēš*": "negative particle + poel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'has not taken root'", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'in the earth'", "*gizʿām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their stem'", "*wěgam-nāšap*": "conjunction + conjunction + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'and also he blows'", "*bāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'on them'", "*wayyibāšû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and they wither'", "*ûsěʿārāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - 'and tempest'", "*kaqqaš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'like chaff'", "*tiśśāʾēm*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'carries them away'" }, "variants": { "*ʾap*": "indeed/moreover/also/barely", "*bal-niṭṭāʿû*": "are not planted/are scarcely planted", "*bal-zōrāʿû*": "are not sown/are scarcely sown", "*bal-šōrēš*": "has not taken root/is scarcely rooted", "*gizʿām*": "their stem/their stock/their trunk", "*nāšap*": "blows/breathes", "*wayyibāšû*": "they wither/they dry up", "*sěʿārāh*": "tempest/whirlwind/storm", "*qaš*": "chaff/stubble/straw", "*tiśśāʾēm*": "carries them away/sweeps them away" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.25", "source": "וְאֶל־מִ֥י תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה יֹאמַ֖ר קָדֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "*wěʾel-mî tědammělûnî wěʾešweh yōʾmar qādôš*", "grammar": { "*wěʾel-mî*": "conjunction + preposition + interrogative pronoun - 'and to whom'", "*tědammělûnî*": "piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'will you liken me'", "*wěʾešweh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'and I will be equal'", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'says'", "*qādôš*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'Holy One'" }, "variants": { "*tědammělûnî*": "will you liken me/will you compare me", "*wěʾešweh*": "and I will be equal/that I should be equal", "*qādôš*": "Holy One/the Holy One [meaning God]" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.26", "source": "שְׂאוּ־מָר֨וֹם עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם וּרְאוּ֙ מִי־בָרָ֣א אֵ֔לֶּה הַמּוֹצִ֥יא בְמִסְפָּ֖ר צְבָאָ֑ם לְכֻלָּם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יִקְרָ֔א מֵרֹ֤ב אוֹנִים֙ וְאַמִּ֣יץ כֹּ֔חַ אִ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א נֶעְדָּֽר׃ ס", "text": "*śěʾû-mārôm ʿênêkem ûrěʾû mî-bārāʾ ʾēlleh hammôṣîʾ běmispār ṣěbāʾām lěkullām běšēm yiqrāʾ mērōb ʾônîm wěʾammîṣ kōaḥ ʾîš lōʾ neʿdār*", "grammar": { "*śěʾû*": "qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'lift up'", "*mārôm*": "adverb - 'on high'", "*ʿênêkem*": "noun, feminine dual with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - 'your eyes'", "*ûrěʾû*": "conjunction + qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural - 'and see'", "*mî-bārāʾ*": "interrogative pronoun + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'who created'", "*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, common plural - 'these'", "*hammôṣîʾ*": "definite article + hiphil participle, masculine singular - 'the one who brings out'", "*běmispār*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'by number'", "*ṣěbāʾām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their host'", "*lěkullām*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'to all of them'", "*běšēm*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - 'by name'", "*yiqrāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'he calls'", "*mērōb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - 'because of greatness of'", "*ʾônîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'strength'", "*wěʾammîṣ*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct - 'and mighty of'", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'power'", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - 'man/one'", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - 'not'", "*neʿdār*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'is missing'" }, "variants": { "*śěʾû-mārôm*": "lift up on high/raise your eyes upward", "*mî-bārāʾ*": "who created/who has created", "*hammôṣîʾ běmispār ṣěbāʾām*": "who brings out their host by number/who leads out their army by count", "*běšēm yiqrāʾ*": "calls by name/summons by name", "*mērōb ʾônîm wěʾammîṣ kōaḥ*": "because of great strength and mighty power", "*ʾîš lōʾ neʿdār*": "not one is missing/not one fails" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.27", "source": "לָ֤מָּה תֹאמַר֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נִסְתְּרָ֤ה דַרְכִּי֙ מֵֽיְהוָ֔ה וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י יַעֲבֽוֹר׃", "text": "*lāmmāh tōʾmar yaʿăqōb ûtědabbēr yiśrāʾēl nistěrāh darkî mêYHWH ûmēʾĕlōhay mišpāṭî yaʿăbôr*", "grammar": { "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative adverb - 'why'", "*tōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'do you say'", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - 'Jacob'", "*ûtědabbēr*": "conjunction + piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'and speak'", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - 'Israel'", "*nistěrāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - 'is hidden'", "*darkî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my way'", "*mêYHWH*": "preposition + divine name - 'from the LORD'", "*ûmēʾĕlōhay*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - 'and from my God'", "*mišpāṭî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my justice'", "*yaʿăbôr*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'passes by'" }, "variants": { "*lāmmāh tōʾmar*": "why do you say/why would you say", "*ûtědabbēr*": "and speak/and declare", "*nistěrāh darkî*": "my way is hidden/my path is concealed", "*mišpāṭî yaʿăbôr*": "my justice passes by/my right is disregarded/my cause is ignored" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.28", "source": "הֲל֨וֹא יָדַ֜עְתָּ אִם־לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֱלֹהֵ֨י עוֹלָ֤ם ׀ יְהוָה֙ בּוֹרֵא֙ קְצ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א יִיעַ֖ף וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֑ע אֵ֥ין חֵ֖קֶר לִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*hălôʾ yādaʿtā ʾim-lōʾ šāmaʿtā ʾĕlōhê ʿôlām YHWH bôrēʾ qěṣôt hāʾāreṣ lōʾ yîʿap wělōʾ yîgāʿ ʾên ḥēqer litbûnātô*", "grammar": { "*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - 'have you not'", "*yādaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'known'", "*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - 'if not'", "*šāmaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - 'heard'", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - 'God of'", "*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - 'eternity'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*bôrēʾ*": "qal participle, masculine singular construct - 'Creator of'", "*qěṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - 'ends of'", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - 'the earth'", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - 'not'", "*yîʿap*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'faints'", "*wělōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - 'and not'", "*yîgāʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - 'grows weary'", "*ʾên*": "negative particle - 'there is no'", "*ḥēqer*": "noun, masculine singular - 'searching out'", "*litbûnātô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'for his understanding'" }, "variants": { "*ʾĕlōhê ʿôlām*": "everlasting God/eternal God", "*bôrēʾ qěṣôt hāʾāreṣ*": "Creator of the ends of the earth/Maker of the earth's farthest bounds", "*lōʾ yîʿap wělōʾ yîgāʿ*": "does not faint or grow weary/never tires or becomes exhausted", "*ʾên ḥēqer litbûnātô*": "there is no searching of his understanding/his understanding is unsearchable" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.29", "source": "נֹתֵ֥ן לַיָּעֵ֖ף כֹּ֑חַ וּלְאֵ֥ין אוֹנִ֖ים עָצְמָ֥ה יַרְבֶּֽה׃", "text": "*nōtēn layyāʿēp kōaḥ ûlěʾên ʾônîm ʿāṣmāh yarbeh*", "grammar": { "*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'" }, "variants": { "*nōtēn*": "gives/provides", "*yāʿēp*": "faint/weary", "*ʾônîm*": "strength/might", "*ʿāṣmāh*": "power/might", "*yarbeh*": "increases/multiplies" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.30", "source": "וְיִֽעֲפ֥וּ נְעָרִ֖ים וְיִגָ֑עוּ וּבַחוּרִ֖ים כָּשׁ֥וֹל יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃", "text": "*wěyîʿăpû něʿārîm wěyîgāʿû ûbaḥûrîm kāšôl yikkāšēlû*", "grammar": { "*wěyîʿăpû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and will faint'", "*něʿārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - 'youths'", "*wěyîgāʿû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'and will grow weary'", "*ûbaḥûrîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - 'and young men'", "*kāšôl*": "qal infinitive absolute - 'utterly'", "*yikkāšēlû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'will stumble'" }, "variants": { "*yîʿăpû*": "will faint/will grow tired", "*něʿārîm*": "youths/young men", "*yîgāʿû*": "will grow weary/will become exhausted", "*baḥûrîm*": "young men/chosen men", "*kāšôl yikkāšēlû*": "will utterly stumble/will certainly fall" } }

{ "verseID": "Isaiah.40.31", "source": "וְקוֹיֵ֤ יְהוָה֙ יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ כֹ֔חַ יַעֲל֥וּ אֵ֖בֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים יָר֙וּצוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֔עוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יִיעָֽפוּ׃ פ", "text": "*wěqôyê YHWH yaḥălîpû kōaḥ yaʿălû ʾēber kanněšārîm yārûṣû wělōʾ yîgāʿû yēlěkû wělōʾ yîʿāpû*", "grammar": { "*wěqôyê*": "conjunction + qal participle, masculine plural construct - 'but those who wait for'", "*YHWH*": "divine name - 'LORD'", "*yaḥălîpû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'will renew'", "*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'strength'", "*yaʿălû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will mount up'", "*ʾēber*": "noun, masculine singular - 'wing/pinion'", "*kanněšārîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - 'like the eagles'", "*yārûṣû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will run'", "*wělōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - 'and not'", "*yîgāʿû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'grow weary'", "*yēlěkû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will walk'", "*wělōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - 'and not'", "*yîʿāpû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - 'faint'" }, "variants": { "*qôyê*": "those who wait for/those who hope in", "*yaḥălîpû*": "will renew/will exchange", "*yaʿălû ʾēber*": "will mount up with wings/will rise up with pinions", "*něšārîm*": "eagles/large birds of prey", "*yārûṣû*": "will run/will race", "*yîgāʿû*": "grow weary/become exhausted", "*yēlěkû*": "will walk/will go", "*yîʿāpû*": "faint/tire" } }