Isaiah 44:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But nowוְעַתָּ֥ה
(ve·'at·tah)
6258: nowprobably from anah
listen,שְׁמַ֖ע
(she·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
O Jacob,יַעֲקֹ֣ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
My servant,עַבְדִּ֑י
(av·di;)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
And Israel,וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(ve·yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
whom I have chosen:בָּחַ֥רְתִּי
(ba·char·ti)
977: to choosea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Yet now hear
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
O Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
my servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
and Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
whom I have chosen
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But now listen, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have chosen:

King James Bible
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And now listen, Jacob My servant, Israel whom I have chosen.

International Standard Version
"But now listen, Jacob my servant and Israel whom I have chosen:

NET Bible
"Now, listen, Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But now listen, my servant Jacob, Israel, whom I have chosen.

King James 2000 Bible
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
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