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Nearקָרוֹבis he who declares me righteous;מַצְדִּיקִיwhoמִיwill contendיָרִיבwith me?אִתִּיLet us stand upנַעַמְדָהtogether;יָּחַדwhoמִיis my adversary in judgment?בַעַל מִשְׁפָּטִיLet him come nearיִגַּשׁto me.אֵלָי
Isaiah 50:8
Study it in the app“Near is he who declares me righteous; who will contend with me? Let us stand up together; who is my adversary in judgment? Let him come near to me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 50:8, word by word
- Nearקָרוֹבkarov
near
Close by, or having access to YHWH.
Where else “karov” appears- is he who declares me righteousמַצְדִּיקִmatsdiki
vindicate
To pronounce someone in the clear, defend their cause.
Where else “matsdiki” appears- will contendיָרִיבyariv
quarrel
To fight with words.
Where else “yariv” appears- Let us stand upנַעַמְדָהnaamda
stand
To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.
Where else “naamda” appears- togetherיָּחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears- is my adversary in judgmentבַעַלvaal
one having
Literally "lord of": one marked by something, like the "lord of dreams", a dreamer.
Where else “vaal” appears- is my adversary in judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִmishpati
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpati” appears- Let him come nearיִגַּשׁyigash
come near
To go until one is near someone or something.
Where else “yigash” appears
Translation note
Paul uses similar words in Romans 8:33-34.
The context
7But Adonai YHWH helps me; therefore I have not been humiliated; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know that I will not be ashamed.
8 · This verse (above)
9Look, Adonai YHWH helps me; who is he who will condemn me? Look, all of them like a garment will wear out; the moth will eat them.