Isaiah 49:16 — King James Version← Study notes

“Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.”

Isaiah 49:16 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 49:167 words

HebrewMeaning

הֵ֥ןhēn

beholdparticleH2005

if · lo · though

עַלʿal

abovepronH5921

according to · after · against · among ···

כַּפַּ֖יִםkapayim

branchnounH3709

foot · hand · -dle · ) ···

חַקֹּתִ֑י/ךְḥaqōtiykə

appointverbH2710

decree · governor · grave · lawgiver ···

חוֹמֹתַ֥יִ/ךְḥwōmōtayikə

wallnounH2346

walled

נֶגְדִּ֖/יnegədiy

aboutpronH5048

against · aloof · far · from ···

תָּמִֽידtāmiyd

alwaynounH8548

continual (employment · -ly) · daily · ever ···

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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