Isaiah
Isaiah 38:3–5
3saying, “Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
4And the word of the LORD came to Isaiah, saying, 5“Go and tell Hezekiah that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.
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.
Isaiah 38:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| saying | וַיֹּאמַ֗ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | אָנָּ֤ה | ’ān·nāh | Interjection | H577 ah, now! I (or we) beseech thee! |
| O LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| remember | זְכָר־ | zə·ḵār- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2142 remember |
| how | אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I have walked | הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי | hiṯ·hal·laḵ·tî | Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before You | לְפָנֶ֗יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| faithfully | בֶּֽאֱמֶת֙ | be·’ĕ·meṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| and with wholehearted | וּבְלֵ֣ב | ū·ḇə·lêḇ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| devotion | שָׁלֵ֔ם | šā·lêm | Adjective - masculine singular | H8003 complete, safe, at peace |
| I have done | עָשִׂ֑יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| good | וְהַטּ֥וֹב | wə·haṭ·ṭō·wḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| in Your sight | בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| And Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| wept | וַיֵּ֥בְךְּ | way·yê·ḇək | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1058 weep, bewail |
| bitterly | גָדֽוֹל׃ס | ḡā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
Isaiah 38:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the word | דְּבַר־ | də·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| came | וַֽיְהִי֙ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Isaiah | יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ | yə·ša‘·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3470 Jeshajah |
| saying | לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
Isaiah 38:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go | הָל֞וֹךְ | hā·lō·wḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and tell | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Hezekiah | חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ | ḥiz·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2396 Chizkijah |
| that this is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵי֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of your father | אָבִ֔יךָ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| David | דָּוִ֣ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| says | אָמַ֤ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I have heard | שָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙ | šā·ma‘·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H8085 hear |
| your prayer | תְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָ | tə·p̄il·lā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8605 prayer |
| I have seen | רָאִ֖יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| your tears | דִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָ | dim·‘ā·ṯe·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1832 tears |
| Behold | הִנְנִי֙ | hin·nî | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I will add | יוֹסִ֣ף | yō·w·sip̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| fifteen | חֲמֵ֥שׁ | ḥă·mêš | Number - feminine singular construct | H2568 five |
| years | שָׁנָֽה׃ | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your life | יָמֶ֔יךָ | yā·me·ḵā | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H3117 day |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 38:3 Hebrews 5:7 · Hebrews 6:10 · Psalm 18:20–27 · Nehemiah 13:14 · 2 Chronicles 31:20–21 · John 1:47 · 2 Corinthians 1:12 · Deuteronomy 6:18 · Nehemiah 13:22 · Nehemiah 5:19 · 1 Chronicles 29:19 · Psalm 6:8
Isaiah 38:5 Psalm 34:5–6 · 1 John 5:14–15 · Revelation 7:17 · Luke 1:13 · Psalm 147:3 · Psalm 56:8 · 2 Kings 19:20 · Matthew 22:32 · Psalm 116:15 · 2 Corinthians 7:6 · Psalm 89:3–4 · Isaiah 7:13–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.