Isaiah

Isaiah 41:23

²³Tell us the things that are to come,

so that we may know that you are gods.

Yes, do something good or evil,

that we may look on together in dismay.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Tell us	הַגִּ֙ידוּ֙	hag·gî·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5046 be conspicuous
the things	הָאֹתִיּ֣וֹת	hā·’ō·ṯî·yō·wṯ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H857 come
that are to come	לְאָח֔וֹר	lə·’ā·ḥō·wr	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H268 the hinder side, back part
so that we may know	וְנֵ֣דְעָ֔ה	wə·nê·ḏə·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H3045 know
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אַתֶּ֑ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
are gods	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
Yes	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
do something good	תֵּיטִ֣יבוּ	tê·ṭî·ḇū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
or evil	וְתָרֵ֔עוּ	wə·ṯā·rê·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7489 be evil, bad
that we may look on together in dismay	וְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָה	wə·niš·tā·‘āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H8159 gaze

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.