Isaiah

Isaiah 38:15

¹⁵What can I say?

He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this.

I will walk slowly all my years

because of the anguish of my soul.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
can I say	אֲדַבֵּ֥ר	’ă·ḏab·bêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
He has spoken	וְאָֽמַר־	wə·’ā·mar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and He Himself	וְה֣וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
has done this	עָשָׂ֑ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
I will walk slowly	אֶדַּדֶּ֥ה	’ed·dad·deh	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1718 [move slowly]
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my years	שְׁנוֹתַ֖י	šə·nō·w·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H8141 year
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the anguish	מַ֥ר	mar	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4751 bitter, bitterness
of my soul	נַפְשִֽׁי׃	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.