Isaiah 42:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. | to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house. | to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| to open | לִפְקֹ֖חַ | lif-KO-ach | H6491 | to openפָּקַח (pa.qach) 1) to open (the eyes) 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to open (the eyes) 1a2) to open (the ears) 1b) (Niphal) to be opened |
| eyes | עֵינַ֣יִם | 'ei-NA-yim | H5869A | eyeעַ֫יִן (a.yin) : eye 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) |
| blind | עִוְר֑וֹת | iv-ROT | H5787 | blindעִוֵּר (iv.ver) 1) blind 1a) blind (physically) 1b) blind (fig.) |
| to bring out | לְהוֹצִ֤יא | le-ho-TZI' | H3318H | to come out: comeיָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth |
| from prison | מִמַּסְגֵּר֙ | mi-mas-GER | H4525 | locksmithמַסְגֵּר (mas.ger) 1) a shutting up, locksmith, smith, dungeon, enclosure, builder of bulwarks 1a) locksmith, smith 1b) dungeon |
| prisoner[s] | אַסִּ֔יר | 'a-SIR | H0616 | prisonerאַסִּיר (as.sir) 1) prisoners (collective) 2) (CLBL) prisoner, captive |
| from a house of | מִבֵּ֥ית | mi-BEIT | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
| imprisonment | כֶּ֖לֶא | KE-le' | H3608 | prisonכֶּ֫לֶא (ke.le) imprisonment, confinement, restraint |
| [those who] dwell of | יֹ֥שְׁבֵי | YO-she-vei | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| darkness | חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ | CHO-shekh | H2822 | darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.