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Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Isaiah 61:1
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Study notes

The Spirit of the Lord is on the speaker, who is anointed to bring good news to the poor, heal the brokenhearted, and proclaim freedom to captives.

Explanation

Jesus read these words in the synagogue at Nazareth and said, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing" (Luke 4:16-21).

Original language
  • ר֛וּחַ (Ru.ach): spirit
    Hebrew · Noun, feminine, singular, construct · Strong's H7307G · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Spirit.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 61:1, word 1

  • מָשַׁח֩ (ma.Shach): to anoint
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H4886 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    He has anointed.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 61:1, word 6

  • לְבַשֵּׂ֣ר (le.va.Ser): to bear tidings
    Hebrew · Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · Strong's H1319 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    To bring good news.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 61:1, word 9

  • לַחֲבֹ֣שׁ (la.cha.Vosh): to saddle|tie
    Hebrew · Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · Strong's H2280 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    To bind up.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 61:1, word 12

  • דְּר֔וֹר (de.Ror): liberty
    Hebrew · Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · Strong's H1865 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Liberty, release.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Isaiah 61:1, word 17

Cross-references
  • Luke 4:18-21 · Quotation

    Jesus reads this passage and says it is fulfilled.

  • Isaiah 61:2 · Surrounding passage

    To proclaim the year of the LORD's favour.

  • Psalm 147:3 · Same theme

    He heals the brokenhearted.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

ר֛וּחַ אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה עָלָ֑י יַ֡עַן מָשַׁח֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֹתִ֜י לְבַשֵּׂ֣ר עֲנָוִ֗ים שְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙ לַחֲבֹ֣שׁ לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־לֵ֔ב לִקְרֹ֤א לִשְׁבוּיִם֙ דְּר֔וֹר וְלַאֲסוּרִ֖ים פְּקַח־קֽוֹחַ׃

  1. ר֛וּחַRu.ach“[the] spirit of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from רוּחַ · “spirit” · Strong's H7307G
  2. אֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  3. יְהוִ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  4. עָלָ֑י'a.Lai“[is] on me”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  5. יַ֡עַןYa.'an“because”
    Conjunction · from יַעַן · “because” · Strong's H3282
  6. מָשַׁח֩ma.Shach“he has anointed”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָשַׁח · “to anoint” · Strong's H4886
  7. יְהוָ֨הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  8. אֹתִ֜י'o.Ti“<obj.> me”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. לְבַשֵּׂ֣רle.va.Ser“to bear news”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from בָּשַׂר · “to bear tidings” · Strong's H1319
  10. עֲנָוִ֗ים'a.na.Vim“humble [people]”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from עָנָו · “poor” · Strong's H6035
  11. שְׁלָחַ֙נִי֙she.la.Cha.ni“he has sent me”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  12. לַחֲבֹ֣שׁla.cha.Vosh“to bind up”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from חָבַשׁ · “to saddle|tie” · Strong's H2280
  13. לְנִשְׁבְּרֵי־le.nish.be.rei-“<to> [people] broken of”
    Preposition + Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from שָׁבַר · “to break” · Strong's H7665
  14. לֵ֔בLev“heart”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  15. לִקְרֹ֤אlik.Ro'“to proclaim”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from קָרָא · “call out” · Strong's H7121I
  16. לִשְׁבוּיִם֙lish.vu.Yim“to captives”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁבָה · “to take captive” · Strong's H7617
  17. דְּר֔וֹרde.Ror“liberty”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דְּרוֹר · “liberty” · Strong's H1865
  18. וְלַאֲסוּרִ֖יםve.la.'a.su.Rim“and to prisoners”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (passive), masculine, plural, absolute · from אָסַר · “to bind” · Strong's H0631
  19. פְּקַח־pe.kach-“re-”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פְּקַח־קוֹחַ · “opening” · Strong's H6495
  20. קֽוֹחַ׃Ko.ach“-lease”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פְּקַח־קוֹחַ · “opening” · Strong's H6495
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)