Isaiah 42:19 Go deeper
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Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD’s servant? (KJV)
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מִ֤יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 1
עִוֵּר֙'i.Ver[is] blind
Lemma: עִוֵּר (iv.ver) · Strong's: H5787
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: blind
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Leviticus 21:18, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5787; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 2
כִּ֣יkithat
Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: that if: except
Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 3
אִם\־'im-except
Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: except
Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 4
עַבְדִּ֔י'av.Diservant my
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 5
וְחֵרֵ֖שׁve.che.Reshand deaf
Lemma: חֵרֵשׁ (che.resh) · Strong's: H2795
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: deaf
Used 9 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Psalms 38:13, Psalms 58:4, Isaiah 29:18, Isaiah 35:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2795; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 6
כְּמַלְאָכִ֣יke.mal.'a.Khilike messenger my
Lemma: מַלְאָךְ (ma.le.akh) · Strong's: H4397G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: messenger
Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 32:3, Genesis 32:6, Numbers 20:14, Numbers 21:21, Numbers 22:5, Numbers 24:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4397G; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 7
אֶשְׁלָ֑ח'esh.Lach[whom] I will send
Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)
Meaning: to send: depart
Used 669 times. Also: Genesis 3:23, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:8, Genesis 8:10, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 12:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7971G; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 8
מִ֤יmiwho?
Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: who?
Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 9
עִוֵּר֙'i.Ver[is] blind
Lemma: עִוֵּר (iv.ver) · Strong's: H5787
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: blind
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Leviticus 21:18, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5787; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 10
כִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔םkim.shu.Lamlike [one] in a covenant
Lemma: שָׁלַם (sha.lam) · Strong's: H7999B
Parsing: Verb · Pual (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVPsmsa)
Meaning: to ally
Used 13 times. Also: Deuteronomy 20:12, Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:4, Joshua 11:19, 2 Samuel 20:19, 1 Kings 22:44 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7999B; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 11
וְעִוֵּ֖רve.'i.Verand blind
Lemma: עִוֵּר (iv.ver) · Strong's: H5787
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: blind
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 4:11, Leviticus 19:14, Leviticus 21:18, Deuteronomy 15:21, Deuteronomy 27:18, Deuteronomy 28:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5787; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 12
כְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedlike [the] servant of
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 13
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Isaiah 42:19 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| is blind | → | עִוֵּר H5787 blind |
| but | → | כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except |
| . . . | → | [כִּי] אם H0518B if: except |
| My servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| or deaf | → | חֵרֵשׁ H2795 deaf |
| like the messenger | → | מַלְאָךְ H4397G messenger |
| I am sending | → | שָׁלַח H7971G to send: depart |
| Who | → | מִי H4310 who? |
| is blind | → | עִוֵּר H5787 blind |
| like My covenant partner | → | שָׁלַם H7999B to ally |
| or blind | → | עִוֵּר H5787 blind |
| like the servant | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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