Isaiah
Isaiah 38:19
19The living, only the living, can thank You,
as I do today;
fathers will tell their children
about Your faithfulness.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The living | חַ֥י | ḥay | Adjective - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| only the living | חַ֛י | ḥay | Adjective - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| can thank You | יוֹדֶ֖ךָ | yō·w·ḏe·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H3034 throw, cast |
| as I do today | כָּמ֣וֹנִי | kā·mō·w·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| fathers | אָ֣ב | ’āḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H1 father |
| will tell | יוֹדִ֖יעַ | yō·w·ḏî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| their children | לְבָנִ֔ים | lə·ḇā·nîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| about | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Your faithfulness | אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃ | ’ă·mit·te·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Deuteronomy 6:7 · Psalm 119:175 · Psalm 78:3–6 · Deuteronomy 4:9 · Deuteronomy 11:19 · Psalm 146:2 · Psalm 145:4 · Exodus 13:14–15 · Exodus 12:26–27 · Genesis 18:19 · Psalm 118:17 · Joshua 4:21–22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.