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For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though thou hast not known me. (KJV)

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לְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anfor [the] sake of

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Isaiah 45:4 word 1

עַבְדִּ֣י'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 45:4 word 2

יַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoJacob

Lemma: יַעֲקֹב (ya.a.qov) · Strong's: H3290

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Jacob

Used 350 times. Also: Genesis 25:26, Genesis 25:27, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Genesis 25:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3290; TAHOT Isaiah 45:4 word 3

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'Eland Israel

Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Israel

Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Isaiah 45:4 word 4

בְּחִירִ֑יbe.chi.Richosen one my

Lemma: בָּחִיר (ba.chir) · Strong's: H0972

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: chosen

Used 13 times. Also: 2 Samuel 21:6, 1 Chronicles 16:13, Psalms 89:3, Psalms 105:6, Psalms 105:43, Psalms 106:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0972; TAHOT Isaiah 45:4 word 5

וָאֶקְרָ֤אva.'ek.Ra'and I summoned

Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7121G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)

Meaning: to call: call to

Used 363 times. Also: Genesis 3:9, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:8, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 16:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7121G; TAHOT Isaiah 45:4 word 6

בִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaby name your

Lemma: שֵׁם (shem) · Strong's: H8034

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

Meaning: name

Used 864 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8034; TAHOT Isaiah 45:4 word 7

אֲכַנְּךָ֖'a.kha.ne.KhaI will give a title you

Lemma: כָּנָה (ka.nah) · Strong's: H3655

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)

Meaning: to flatter

Used 4 times. Also: Job 32:21, Job 32:22, Isaiah 44:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3655; TAHOT Isaiah 45:4 word 8

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Isaiah 45:4 word 9

יְדַעְתָּֽנִי\׃ye.da'.Ta.niyou know me

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Isaiah 45:4 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

For the sake	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
of Jacob	→	יַעֲקֹב H3290 Jacob
My servant	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
and Israel	→	יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel
My chosen one	→	בָּחִיר H0972 chosen
I call	→	קָרָא H7121G to call: call to
you	→
by name	→	שֵׁם H8034 name
I have given you a title of honor	→	כָּנָה H3655 to flatter
though you have not	→	לֹא H3808 not
known Me	→	יָדַע H3045 to know

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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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