Isaiah 41:24 Go deeper

Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you. (KJV)

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הֵן\־hen-here!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Isaiah 41:24 word 1

אַתֶּ֣ם'a.Temyou

Lemma: אַתֶּם (at.tem) · Strong's: H0859D

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Second · Masculine · Plural (HPp2mp)

Meaning: you(m.p.)

Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 9:7, Genesis 26:27, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 42:9, Genesis 42:14, Genesis 42:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0859D; TAHOT Isaiah 41:24 word 2

מֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yin[are] from nothing

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Isaiah 41:24 word 3

וּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.Khemand work your

Lemma: פֹּ֫עַל (po.al) · Strong's: H6467

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: work

Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:4, Deuteronomy 33:11, Ruth 2:12, 2 Samuel 23:20, 1 Chronicles 11:22, Job 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6467; TAHOT Isaiah 41:24 word 4

מֵאָ֑פַעme.'A.fa'[is] from something worthless

Lemma: אֶ֫פַע (e.pah) · Strong's: H0659

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: worthless

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0659; TAHOT Isaiah 41:24 word 5

תּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.Vah[is] an abomination

Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה (to.e.vah) · Strong's: H8441

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: abomination

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 43:32, Genesis 46:34, Exodus 8:26, Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 18:26, Leviticus 18:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8441; TAHOT Isaiah 41:24 word 6

יִבְחַ֥רyiv.Char[one who] he chooses

Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to choose

Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Isaiah 41:24 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
you	→	אַתֶּם H0859D you(m.p.)
are nothing	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
and your work	→	פֹּ֫עַל H6467 work
is of no value	→	אֶ֫פַע H0659 worthless
Anyone who chooses	→	בָּחַר H0977 to choose
you	→
is detestable	→	תּוֹעֵבַה H8441 abomination

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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