Isaiah 53:9

“And they made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, although he had done no violence, nor was there deceit in his mouth.”
Isaiah 53:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And they madeוַיִּתֵּןhis graveקִבְרוֹwith the wicked,אֶת רְשָׁעִיםand with the richוְאֶת עָשִׁירin his death,בְּמֹתָיוalthoughעַלhe had doneעָשָׂהnoלֹאviolence,חָמָסnorוְלֹאwas there deceitמִרְמָהin his mouth.בְּפִיו

Quotation · 1 Peter 2:22

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Peter quotes the last part without a formula. Where the Hebrew says “he had done no violence,” Peter says “he committed no sin.”

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Greek of the New Testament: ὃς ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ

Hebrew (Masoretic text): וַיִּתֵּן אֶת רְשָׁעִים קִבְרוֹ וְאֶת עָשִׁיר בְּמֹתָיו עַל לֹא חָמָס עָשָׂה וְלֹא מִרְמָה בְּפִיו

Septuagint (Isaiah 53:9 in the Septuagint numbering): καὶ δώσω τοὺς καὶ αὐτὸς διὰ τὸ πονηροὺς ἀντὶ τῆς ταφῆς αὐτοῦ, καὶ τοὺς πλουσίους ἀντὶ τοῦ θανάτου αὐτοῦ· ὅτι ἀνομίαν οὐκ ἐποίησεν, οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὑτοῦ.

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 9 consecutive words: “οὐκ ἐποίησεν οὐδὲ εὑρέθη δόλος ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

Isaiah 53:9, word by word

And they madeיִּתֵּןyiten

make

To make someone something: "I have made you a father".

Where else “yiten” appears

his graveקִבְרkivr

tomb

Tomb, grave.

Where else “kivr” appears

with the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim

wicked

One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.

Where else “reshaim” appears

and with the richעָשִׁירashir

rich

Rich.

Where else “ashir” appears

in his deathמֹתָיmotay

death

The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.

Where else “motay” appears

he had doneעָשָׂהasa

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asa” appears

violenceחָמָסchamas

violence

Violence; unjust harm done to others.

Where else “chamas” appears

was there deceitמִרְמָהmirma

deceit

Deceit, fraud, treachery.

Where else “mirma” appears

in his mouthפִיfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “fi” appears

Translation note

“They made”: the Hebrew says “he made,” with no stated subject. 1 Peter 2:22 quotes the last part; Matthew 27:57-60 tells that a rich man buried him.

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Quotation · 1 Peter 2:22

Peter quotes the last part without a formula. Where the Hebrew says “he had done no violence,” Peter says “he committed no sin.”

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Isaiah 53:9

⁹And they made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, although he had done no violence, nor was there deceit in his mouth.

1 Peter 2:22

²²who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth;

The context

8By oppression and by judgment he was taken away; and his generation, who will consider it? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people the blow was for him.

9 · This verse (above)

10And YHWH was pleased to crush him; he made him sick. If he makes his soul a guilt offering, he will see offspring, he will prolong days, and the desire of YHWH will prosper in his hand.

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