Isaiah 61
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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ר֛וּחַthe spirit ofאֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lordיְהוִ֖הYahwehעָלָ֑יis on meיַ֡עַןbecauseמָשַׁח֩he has anointedיְהוָ֨הYahwehאֹתִ֜יobj. meלְבַשֵּׂ֣רto bear newsעֲנָוִ֗יםhumble peopleשְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙he has sent meלַחֲבֹ֣שׁto bind upלְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־to people broken ofלֵ֔בheartלִקְרֹ֤אto proclaimלִשְׁבוּיִם֙to captivesדְּר֔וֹרlibertyוְלַאֲסוּרִ֖יםand to prisonersפְּקַח־re-קֽוֹחַ׃-lease
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לָשׂ֣וּם׀to putלַאֲבֵלֵ֣יto the mourners ofצִיּ֗וֹןZionלָתֵת֩to giveלָהֶ֨םto the themפְּאֵ֜רa turbanתַּ֣חַתin place ofאֵ֗פֶרashesשֶׁ֤מֶןoil ofשָׂשׂוֹן֙joyתַּ֣חַתin place ofאֵ֔בֶלmourningמַעֲטֵ֣הa mantle ofתְהִלָּ֔הpraiseתַּ֖חַתin place ofר֣וּחַa spiritכֵּהָ֑הfaintוְקֹרָ֤אand it will be calledלָהֶם֙to the themאֵילֵ֣יthe oaks ofהַצֶּ֔דֶקthe righteousnessמַטַּ֥עthe planting ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehלְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃to glorify himself
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וְנוֹדַ֤עand it will be knownבַּגּוֹיִם֙among the nationsזַרְעָ֔םoffspring theirוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םand descendants theirבְּת֣וֹךְin amongהָעַמִּ֑יםthe peoplesכָּל־allרֹֽאֵיהֶם֙those who see themיַכִּיר֔וּםthey will recognize themכִּ֛יthatהֵ֥םtheyזֶ֖רַעare offspringבֵּרַ֥ךְwhom he has blessedיְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
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שׂ֧וֹשׂcertainly to rejoiceאָשִׂ֣ישׂI will rejoiceבַּֽיהוָ֗הin Yahwehתָּגֵ֤לit may be gladנַפְשִׁי֙self myבֵּֽאלֹהַ֔יin God myכִּ֤יforהִלְבִּישַׁ֙נִי֙he has clothed meבִּגְדֵי־garments ofיֶ֔שַׁעsalvationמְעִ֥ילa robe ofצְדָקָ֖הrighteousnessיְעָטָ֑נִיhe has covered meכֶּֽחָתָן֙like the bridegroomיְכַהֵ֣ןwho he acts like a priestפְּאֵ֔רa turbanוְכַכַּלָּ֖הand like the brideתַּעְדֶּ֥הwho she adorns herselfכֵלֶֽיהָ׃ornaments her
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כִּ֤יforכָאָ֙רֶץ֙like the groundתּוֹצִ֣יאwhich it brings forthצִמְחָ֔הּgrowth itsוּכְגַנָּ֖הand like a gardenזֵרוּעֶ֣יהָwhich things sown in itתַצְמִ֑יחַit makes growכֵּ֣ן׀soאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehיַצְמִ֤יחַhe will make growצְדָקָה֙righteousnessוּתְהִלָּ֔הand praiseנֶ֖גֶדbeforeכָּל־allהַגּוֹיִֽם׃the nations
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