Isaiah 38:19

The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
Isaiah 38:19
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

חַ֥י חַ֛י ה֥וּא יוֹדֶ֖ךָ כָּמ֣וֹנִי הַיּ֑וֹם אָ֣ב לְבָנִ֔ים יוֹדִ֖יעַ אֶל־אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃

  1. חַ֥יchai“[the] living”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  2. חַ֛יchai“[the] living”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  3. ה֥וּאhu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  4. יוֹדֶ֖ךָyo.De.kha“he gives thanks to you”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדָה · “to give thanks” · Strong's H3034
  5. כָּמ֣וֹנִיka.Mo.ni“as I”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from כְּמוֹ · “like” · Strong's H3644G
  6. הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yom“this day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  7. אָ֣ב'av“a father”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  8. לְבָנִ֔יםle.va.Nim“to children”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  9. יוֹדִ֖יעַyo.Di.a'“he makes known”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  10. אֶל־'el-“concerning”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. אֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.kha“faithfulness your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱמֶת · “faithful” · Strong's H0571G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)