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Isaiah 9:2

The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
Isaiah 9:2
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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)

הָעָם֙ הַהֹלְכִ֣ים בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ רָא֖וּ א֣וֹר גָּד֑וֹל יֹשְׁבֵי֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ צַלְמָ֔וֶת א֖וֹר נָגַ֥הּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. הָעָם֙ha.'Am“the people”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  2. הַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.Khim“which walk”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  3. בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekh“in the darkness”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֹ֫שֶׁךְ · “darkness” · Strong's H2822
  4. רָא֖וּra.'U“they will see”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  5. א֣וֹר'or“a light”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
  6. גָּד֑וֹלga.Dol“great”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
  7. יֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.Vei“[those who] dwell”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  8. בְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retz“in a land of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  9. צַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vet“deep darkness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַלְמָ֫וֶת · “shadow” · Strong's H6757
  10. א֖וֹר'or“a light”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אוֹר · “light” · Strong's H0216
  11. נָגַ֥הּna.Gah“it will shine”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָגַהּ · “to shine” · Strong's H5050
  12. עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.Hem“on them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)