I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.Isaiah 50:6
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
גֵּוִי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לְמַכִּ֔ים וּלְחָיַ֖י לְמֹֽרְטִ֑ים פָּנַי֙ לֹ֣א הִסְתַּ֔רְתִּי מִכְּלִמּ֖וֹת וָרֹֽק׃
- גֵּוִי֙ge.Vi“back my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from גֵּו · “back” · Strong's H1460A
- נָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.ti“I gave”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
- לְמַכִּ֔יםle.ma.Kim“to [those who] struck [it]”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
- וּלְחָיַ֖יu.le.cha.Yai“and cheeks my”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לְחִי · “jaw” · Strong's H3895H
- לְמֹֽרְטִ֑יםle.mo.re.Tim“to [those who] made [them] bare”Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from מָרַט · “to smooth” · Strong's H4803
- פָּנַי֙pa.Nai“face my”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- הִסְתַּ֔רְתִּיhis.Tar.ti“I hid”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from סָתַר · “to hide” · Strong's H5641
- מִכְּלִמּ֖וֹתmi.ke.li.Mot“from insults”Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from כְּלִמָּה · “shame” · Strong's H3639
- וָרֹֽק׃va.Rok“and spittle”Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רֹק · “spittle” · Strong's H7536
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)