Isaiah 42:3 — King James Version← Study notes

“A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.”

Isaiah 42:3 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 42:311 words

HebrewMeaning

קָנֶ֤הqāneh

balancenounH7070

bone · branch · calamus · cane ···

רָצוּץ֙rāṣwṣ

breakverbH7533

bruise · crush · discourage · oppress ···

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyišəbwōr

break (downverbH7665

off · in pieces · up) · broken ···

וּ/פִשְׁתָּ֥הwpišətāh

flaxconjH6594

tow

כֵהָ֖הkēhāh

somewhat darkadjH3544

darkish · wax dim · heaviness · smoking

לֹ֣אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יְכַבֶּ֑/נָּהyəkabenāh

go outverbH3518

quench

לֶ/אֱמֶ֖תleʾĕmet

assuredpronH571

establishment · faithful · right · sure ···

יוֹצִ֥יאywōṣiyʾ

appearverbH3318

after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···

מִשְׁפָּֽטmišəpāṭ

ceremonynounH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

ℹWords 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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