Isaiah 43:4

Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.
Isaiah 43:4
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Original language (Hebrew)

מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקַ֧רְתָּ בְעֵינַ֛י נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶתֵּ֤ן אָדָם֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

  1. מֵאֲשֶׁ֨רme.'a.Sher“<from> because”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from מֵאֲשֶׁר · “from which” · Strong's H0834C
  2. יָקַ֧רְתָּya.Kar.ta“you are precious”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָקַר · “be precious” · Strong's H3365
  3. בְעֵינַ֛יve.'ei.Nai“in view my”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  4. נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּnikh.Bad.ta“you are honored”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כָּבֵד · “honour” · Strong's H3513G
  5. וַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  6. אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ'a.hav.Ti.kha“I love you”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָהֵב · “lover” · Strong's H0157G
  7. וְאֶתֵּ֤ןve.'e.Ten“and I may give”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  8. אָדָם֙'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  9. תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָtach.Tei.kha“in place of you”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  10. וּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.Mim“and peoples”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from לְאֹם · “people” · Strong's H3816
  11. תַּ֥חַתTa.chat“in place of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “instead” · Strong's H8478H
  12. נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.kha“life your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)