Isaiah

Isaiah 51:2

²Look to Abraham your father,

and to Sarah who gave you birth.

When I called him, he was but one;

then I blessed him and multiplied him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look	הַבִּ֙יטוּ֙	hab·bî·ṭū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H5027 look
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֣ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
your father	אֲבִיכֶ֔ם	’ă·ḇî·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
and to	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
Sarah	שָׂרָ֖ה	śā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8283 Sarah
who gave you birth	תְּחוֹלֶלְכֶ֑ם	tə·ḥō·w·lel·ḵem	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine plural	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe
When	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I called him	קְרָאתִ֔יו	qə·rā·ṯîw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
he was but one	אֶחָ֣ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
then I blessed him	וַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּ	wa·’ă·ḇā·rə·ḵê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
and multiplied him	וְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ס	wə·’ar·bê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.