ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרEl,הָאֵלYHWH,יְהוָהwho createsבּוֹרֵאthe heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand stretches them out,וְנוֹטֵיהֶםwho spreads outרֹקַעthe earthהָאָרֶץand what comes from it,וְצֶאֱצָאֶיהָwho givesנֹתֵןbreathנְשָׁמָהto the peopleלָעָםon itעָלֶיהָand spiritוְרוּחַto those who walkלַהֹלְכִיםin it:בָּהּ
Isaiah 42:5
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Isaiah 42:5, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- Elאֵלel
El, God, god
"El", an ancient Hebrew word for "God". Alone or with another title it is a name of the God of Israel: El Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God Almighty). Neighboring peoples used the same word for their gods; then this translation writes "god" in lower case. It also means "mighty".
Where else “el” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- who createsבּוֹרֵאbore
create
To bring something new into being; only God does this.
Where else “bore” appears- the heavensשָּׁמַיִםshamayim
sky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appears- and stretches them outנוֹטֵיnote
stretch out
To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.
Where else “note” appears- who spreads outרֹקַעroka
spread out
To lay out, like the earth or clouds.
Where else “roka” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- and what comes from itצֶאֱצָאֶיtseetsae
produce
What grows from the earth.
Where else “tseetsae” appears- who givesנֹתֵןnoten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “noten” appears- breathנְשָׁמָהneshama
breath
The puff of life God gave; "every living thing that draws air".
Where else “neshama” appears- to the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- and spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- to those who walkהֹלְכִיםholchim
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holchim” appears
The context
4He will not grow dim nor be broken, until he establishes justice in the earth; and for his instruction the coastlands will wait.
5 · This verse (above)
6“I, YHWH, have called you in righteousness, and I will take hold of your hand, and I will keep you, and I will give you as a covenant of the people, as a light of the nations,