God & Savior

Isaiah 52:3

For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”
Isaiah 52:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

כִּֽי־כֹה֙ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה חִנָּ֖ם נִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑ם וְלֹ֥א בְכֶ֖סֶף תִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃

  1. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. כֹה֙khoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  3. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. חִנָּ֖םchi.Nam“for nothing”
    Adverb · from חִנָּם · “for nothing” · Strong's H2600
  6. נִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑םnim.kar.Tem“you were sold”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from מָכַר · “to sell” · Strong's H4376
  7. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. בְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sef“with money”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  9. תִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃ti.ga.'E.lu“you will be redeemed”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from גָּאַל · “redeem” · Strong's H1350A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)