Isaiah 45:3

“and I will give you the treasures of darkness and the hidden riches of secret places, so that you may know that I am YHWH, who calls you by your name, the Elohim of Israel.”

Isaiah 45:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 45:3, word by word

and I will giveנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “natati” appears
the treasuresאוֹצְרוֹתotsrot

treasure

Valuables stored up.

Where else “otsrot” appears
of darknessחֹשֶׁךְchoshech

gloom

Distress, ignorance or death.

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and the hidden richesמַטְמֻנֵיmatmune

hidden treasure

Hidden treasure; treasure stored away.

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of secret placesמִסְתָּרִיםmistarim

hiding place, covert

A hiding place: a hidden spot where someone hides or takes cover.

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you may knowתֵּדַעteda

acknowledge

To acknowledge YHWH: admit that he is God.

Where else “teda” 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 calls youקּוֹרֵאkore

name

To give someone a name.

Where else “kore” appears
by your nameשִׁמְshim

name of YHWH

YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.

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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

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

Where else “elohe” appears
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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The context

2“I will go before you and make straight the twisted places; doors of bronze I will break, and bars of iron I will cut through;

3 · This verse (above)

4For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen one, I have called you by your name; I have surnamed you, though you have not known me.

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