Isaiah

Isaiah 42:3

³A bruised reed He will not break

and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish;

He will faithfully bring forth justice.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A bruised	רָצוּץ֙	rā·ṣūṣ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H7533 crush
reed	קָנֶ֤ה	qā·neh	Noun - masculine singular	H7070 stalk, reed
He will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
break	יִשְׁבּ֔וֹר	yiš·bō·wr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
and a smoldering	כֵהָ֖ה	ḵê·hāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3544 dim, dull, faint
wick	וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה	ū·p̄iš·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6594 flax
He will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
extinguish	יְכַבֶּ֑נָּה	yə·ḵab·ben·nāh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3518 be quenched, extinguished, go out
He will faithfully	לֶאֱמֶ֖ת	le·’ĕ·meṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth
bring forth	יוֹצִ֥יא	yō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
justice	מִשְׁפָּֽט׃	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment

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