Behold, I have made him a witness to the nations, a leader and commander of the peoples.Isaiah 55:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֵ֛ן עֵ֥ד לְאוּמִּ֖ים נְתַתִּ֑יו נָגִ֥יד וּמְצַוֵּ֖ה לְאֻמִּֽים׃
- הֵ֛ןhen“here!”Particle, interjection · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
- עֵ֥ד'ed“a witness of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עֵד · “witness” · Strong's H5707
- לְאוּמִּ֖יםle.'u.Mim“peoples”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from לְאֹם · “people” · Strong's H3816
- נְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.Tiv“I made him”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “make” · Strong's H5414I
- נָגִ֥ידna.Gid“a leader”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נָגִיד · “leader” · Strong's H5057
- וּמְצַוֵּ֖הu.me.tza.Veh“and a commander of”Conjunction + Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from צָוָה · “to command” · Strong's H6680
- לְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.Mim“peoples”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from לְאֹם · “people” · Strong's H3816
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)