Isaiah 42:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold,הֵ֤ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
My Servant,עַבְדִּי֙
(av·di)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
whom I uphold;אֶתְמָךְ־
(et·mach-)
8551: to grasp, support, attaina prim. root
My chosenבְּחִירִ֖י
(be·chi·ri)
972: chosenfrom bachar
one [in whom] My soulנַפְשִׁ֑י
(naf·shi;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
delights.רָצְתָ֣ה
(ra·tze·tah)
7521: to be pleased with, accept favorablya prim. root
I have putנָתַ֤תִּי
(na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
My Spiritרוּחִי֙
(ru·chi)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
upon Him; He will bring forthיֹוצִֽיא׃
(yo·v·tzi.)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖ט
(mish·pat)
4941: judgmentfrom shaphat
to the nations.לַגֹּויִ֥ם
(lag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
Behold my servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
whom I uphold
tamak  (taw-mak')
to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close -- (take, up-)hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
mine elect
bachiyr  (baw-kheer')
select -- choose, chosen one, elect.
in whom my soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
delighteth
ratsah  (raw-tsaw')
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt
I have put
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
my spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
upon him he shall bring forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
to the Gentiles
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.

King James Bible
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is My Servant; I strengthen Him, this is My Chosen One; I delight in Him. I have put My Spirit on Him; He will bring justice to the nations.

International Standard Version
"Here is my servant, whom I support, my chosen one, in whom I delight. I've placed my Spirit upon him; and he'll deliver his justice throughout the world.

NET Bible
"Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Here is my servant, whom I support. Here is my chosen one, with whom I am pleased. I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
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