Isaiah 44:6

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Isaiah 44:6, word by word

saysאָמַרamar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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.

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the Kingמֶלֶךְmelech

supreme king

YHWH, king of Israel and the earth.

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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and his Redeemerגֹאֲלgoal

Redeemer

YHWH, who rescues his people.

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Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot

Tsevaot

A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.

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am the firstרִאשׁוֹןrishon

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

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am the lastאַחֲרוֹןacharon

last

What comes at the end or goes behind something else.

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and besides meבַּלְעָדַbalada

except

Except, besides, apart from.

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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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Translation note

Revelation 1:17; 2:8 and 22:13 take up “the first and the last.”

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