Isaiah
Isaiah 42:1
1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold,
My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights.
I will put My Spirit on Him,
and He will bring justice to the nations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Here is | הֵ֤ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| My Servant | עַבְדִּי֙ | ‘aḇ·dî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| whom I uphold | אֶתְמָךְ־ | ’eṯ·māḵ- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H8551 grasp, support, attain |
| My Chosen One | בְּחִירִ֖י | bə·ḥî·rî | Adjective - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H972 chosen |
| My soul | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| delights | רָצְתָ֣ה | rā·ṣə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably |
| I will put | נָתַ֤תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| My Spirit | רוּחִי֙ | rū·ḥî | Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| on Him | עָלָ֔יו | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| He will bring | יוֹצִֽיא׃ | yō·w·ṣî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| justice | מִשְׁפָּ֖ט | miš·pāṭ | Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| to the nations | לַגּוֹיִ֥ם | lag·gō·w·yim | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 12:18–21 · Luke 3:22 · Isaiah 52:13 · Isaiah 61:1 · Philippians 2:7 · Isaiah 43:10 · Matthew 17:5 · Matthew 3:16–17 · 1 Peter 2:4 · Isaiah 53:11 · Ephesians 1:6 · Ephesians 3:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.