For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.Isaiah 43:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כִּ֗י אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָ נָתַ֤תִּי כָפְרְךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם כּ֥וּשׁ וּסְבָ֖א תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃
- כִּ֗יKi“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- אֲנִי֙'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- יְהוָ֣הYah.weh“[am] Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.kha“God your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- קְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.osh“[the] holy [one] of”Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from קָדוֹשׁ · “holy” · Strong's H6918G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
- מוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָmo.shi.'E.kha“deliverer your”Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָשַׁע · “to save” · Strong's H3467
- נָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.ti“I have given”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- כָפְרְךָ֙kha.fe.re.Kha“ransom your”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כֹּפֶר · “ransom” · Strong's H3724A
- מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yim“Egypt”Noun, proper name of a place · from מִצְרַ֫יִם · “Egypt” · Strong's H4714G
- כּ֥וּשׁkush“Cush”Noun, proper name of a place · from כּוּשׁ · “Cush” · Strong's H3568A
- וּסְבָ֖אu.se.Va'“and Seba”Conjunction + Noun, proper name of a place · from סְבָא · “Seba” · Strong's H5434H
- תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.kha“in place of you”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
Places named in this verse
- Cushregion · Identification: certain · Map of Cush (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Cush on OpenBible.info
- Egyptregion · Identification: certain · Map of Egypt (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Egypt on OpenBible.info
- Seba (Sheba)region · Identification: certain · Map of Sheba (opens OpenStreetMap) (a representative point for the area) · Details about Sheba on OpenBible.info