Isaiah 53:7
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.
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ASV
He was oppressed, yet when he was afflicted he opened not his mouth; as a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and as a sheep that before its shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth.
KJV
He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| נִגַּ֨שׂ | ni.Gas | he was oppressed | H5065 → |
| וְה֣וּא | ve.Hu' | and he | H1931 → |
| נַעֲנֶה֮ | na.'a.Neh | [was] afflicted | H6031 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| יִפְתַּח־ | yif.tach- | he opened | H6605 → |
| פִּיו֒ | piv | mouth his | H6310 → |
| כַּשֶּׂה֙ | ka.Seh | like <the> sheep | H7716 → |
| לַטֶּ֣בַח | la.Te.vach | [which] to the slaughter | H2874 → |
| יוּבָ֔ל | yu.Val | it is brought | H2986 → |
| וּכְרָחֵ֕ל | u.khe.ra.Chel | and like a ewe | H7353 → |
| לִפְנֵ֥י | lif.Nei | [which] <to> before | H6440 → |
| גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ | go.ze.Zei.ha | shearers its | H1494 → |
| נֶאֱלָ֑מָה | ne.'e.La.mah | it is dumb | H481 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| יִפְתַּ֖ח | yif.Tach | he opened | H6605 → |
| פִּֽיו׃ | Piv | mouth his | H6310 → |
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