Isaiah

Isaiah 41:1

¹“Be silent before Me, O islands,^a

and let the peoples renew their strength.

Let them come forward and testify;

let us together draw near for judgment.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Be silent	הַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּ	ha·ḥă·rî·šū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
before Me	אֵלַי֙	’ê·lay	Preposition; first person common singular	H413 motion to
O islands	אִיִּ֔ים	’î·yîm	Noun - masculine plural	H339 coast, region
and let the peoples	וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים	ū·lə·’um·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
renew	יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ	ya·ḥă·lî·p̄ū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2498 pass on or away, pass through
their strength	כֹ֑חַ	ḵō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
Let them come forward	יִגְּשׁוּ֙	yig·gə·šū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5066 draw near, approach
and	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
testify	יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ	yə·ḏab·bê·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
let us together	יַחְדָּ֖ו	yaḥ·dāw	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
draw near	נִקְרָֽבָה׃	niq·rā·ḇāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7126 come near, approach
for judgment	לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט	lam·miš·pāṭ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.