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Isaiahchapter 40

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Isaiah 40— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition

How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.

Comfort Ye My People: a Voice Crying in the Wilderness1

Isaiah 40:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

נַחֲמ֥וּnachamucomfortH5162נַחֲמ֖וּnachamucomfortH5162עַמִּ֑יʾamipeople myH5971יֹאמַ֖רyomarhe saysH559אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ʾeloheikhemGod yourH430

Rashi on Isaiah 40:1

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Console, console My people He returns to his future prophecies; since from here to the end of the Book are words of consolations, this section separated them from the prophecies of retribution. Console, you, My prophets, console My people.

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Isaiah 40:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

כְּרֹעֶה֙keroehlike a shepherdH7462עֶדְר֣וֹedroflock hisH5739יִרְעֶ֔הyirehhe will shepherdH7462בִּזְרֹעוֹ֙bizrooin arm[s] hisH2220יְקַבֵּ֣ץyekabetzhe will gatherH6908טְלָאִ֔יםtelaimlambsH2922וּבְחֵיק֖וֹuvecheikoand in bosom hisH2436יִשָּׂ֑אyisa'he will carry [them]H5375עָל֖וֹתalotnursing [ewes]H5763יְנַהֵֽל׃ סyenahelhe will leadH5095

Rashi on Isaiah 40:11

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Like a shepherd [who] tends his flock Like a shepherd who tends his flock; with his arm he gathers lambs, and he carries them in his bosom.

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Isaiah 40:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

מִֽי־mi-who?H4310תִכֵּ֥ןtikenhas he directedH8505אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853ר֖וּחַruach[the] spirit ofH7307יְהוָ֑הyahwehYahwehH3068וְאִ֥ישׁveishand [the] person ofH376עֲצָת֖וֹatzatocounsel hisH6098יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yodienuwill he inform? himH3045

Rashi on Isaiah 40:13

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
Who meted the Holy Spirit in the mouth of the prophets? The Lord prepared it, and He is worthy of belief.

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Isaiah 40:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible

אֶת־ʾet-withH854מִ֤יmiwhom?H4310נוֹעָץ֙noatzdid he take counselH3289וַיְבִינֵ֔הוּvayvinehuand did he give understanding? himH995וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvaylamedehuand did he teach? himH3925בְּאֹ֣רַחbeorach<in> [the] path ofH734מִשְׁפָּ֑טmishpatjusticeH4941וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvaylamedehuand did he teach? himH3925דַ֔עַתdaatknowledgeH1847וְדֶ֥רֶךְvederekhand [the] way ofH1870תְּבוּנ֖וֹתtevunotunderstanding<s>H8394יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yodienuwill he inform? himH3045

Rashi on Isaiah 40:14

RashiFrance, 1040–1105· Commentary
With whom did He take counsel and give him to understand With which of the heathens ([mss., K’li Paz:] nations) did He take counsel, as He took counsel with the prophets, as it is said concerning Abraham (Gen.:17): “Do I conceal from Abraham..?”

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