Becauseמֵאֲשֶׁרyou are preciousיָקַרְתָּin my eyes,בְעֵינַיyou are honored,נִכְבַּדְתָּand Iוַאֲנִיhave loved you;אֲהַבְתִּיךָand I will giveוְאֶתֵּןhuman beingsאָדָםin your place,תַּחְתֶּיךָand peoplesוּלְאֻמִּיםin exchange forתַּחַתyour soul.נַפְשֶׁךָ
Isaiah 43:4
Study it in the app“Because you are precious in my eyes, you are honored, and I have loved you; and I will give human beings in your place, and peoples in exchange for your soul.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 43:4, word by word
- you are preciousיָקַרְתָּyakarta
be precious
To be of great worth to someone.
Where else “yakarta” appears- in my eyesעֵינַena
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ena” appears- you are honoredנִכְבַּדְתָּnichbadta
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “nichbadta” appears- have loved youאֲהַבְתִּיahavti
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahavti” appears- and I will giveאֶתֵּןeten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “eten” appears- human beingsאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- and peoplesלְאֻמִּיםleumim
people, nation
People, nation.
Where else “leumim” appears- your soulנַפְשֶׁnafshe
soul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “nafshe” appears
The context
3For I am YHWH your Elohim, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I have given as your ransom Egypt, Cush and Seba in your place.
4 · This verse (above)
5Do not fear, for I am with you; from the east I will bring your offspring, and from the west I will gather you.