Isaiah

Isaiah 43:4

⁴Because you are precious and honored in My sight,

and because I love you,

I will give men in exchange for you

and nations in place of your life.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because	מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר	mê·’ă·šer	Preposition-m; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you are precious	יָקַ֧רְתָּ	yā·qar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3365 be precious, prized, appraised
and honored	נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ	niḵ·baḏ·tā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
in My sight	בְעֵינַ֛י	ḇə·‘ê·nay	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
and	וַאֲנִ֣י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
love you	אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ	’ă·haḇ·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H157 love
I will give	וְאֶתֵּ֤ן	wə·’et·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
men	אָדָם֙	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
in exchange for you	תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ	taḥ·te·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H8478 the under part
and nations	וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים	ū·lə·’um·mîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3816 people
in place of	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
your life	נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃	nap̄·še·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 7:6–8 · 1 Peter 2:9 · Jeremiah 31:3 · Revelation 3:9 · Genesis 12:2 · Hosea 11:1 · John 16:27 · Deuteronomy 32:9–14 · John 17:23 · Exodus 19:5–6 · Deuteronomy 26:18 · Deuteronomy 14:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.