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Isaiah 41:8 — King James Version← Study notes

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.


Isaiah 41:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 41:89 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/אַתָּה֙wəʾatāh
and youconjH859
thou · ye · you
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyiśərāʾēl
O IsraelnounH3478
עַבְדִּ֔/יʿabədiy
servant mynounH5650
bondage · servant · servant
יַעֲקֹ֖בyaʿăqōb
JacobnounH3290
אֲשֶׁ֣רʾăšer
whomparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
בְּחַרְתִּ֑י/ךָbəḥarətiykā
I have chosen youverbH977
appoint · choose · excellent · join ···
זֶ֖רַעzeraʿ
the offspring ofnounH2233
carnally · fruitful · seed · sowing-time
אַבְרָהָ֥םʾabərāhām
AbrahamnounH85
אֹהֲבִֽ/יʾōhăbiy
friend myverbH157
-ly · -r) · like · friend
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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The cost of discipleship - Isaiah 41
This connects directly to the promise made to Abraham. Faith isn't the absence of doubt - it's choosing to believe despite it. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. I ...
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