Isaiah 66:9 — King James Version← Study notes

“Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the Lord: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.”

Isaiah 66:9 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Isaiah 66:912 words

HebrewMeaning

הַ/אֲנִ֥יhaʾăniy

IparticleH589

me · mine · myself · we ···

אַשְׁבִּ֛ירʾašəbiyr

break (downverbH7665

off · in pieces · up) · broken ···

וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

אוֹלִ֖ידʾwōliyd

bearverbH3205

beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···

יֹאמַ֣רyōʾmar

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh

LORDnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אִםʾim

(andconjH518

can- · doubtless · if · that) ···

אֲנִ֧יʾăniy

IprepH589

me · mine · myself · we ···

הַ/מּוֹלִ֛ידhamwōliyd

bearparticleH3205

beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···

וְ/עָצַ֖רְתִּיwəʿāṣarətiy

close upconjH6113

be able · detain · fast · keep (self close ···

אָמַ֥רʾāmar

answerverbH559

appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···

אֱלֹהָֽיִ/ךְʾĕlōhāyikə

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

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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