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Isaiah 55:5

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Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.	Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest not, and nations [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for he hath glorified thee.	Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Behold, thou shalt call^H7121 a nation^H1471 that thou knowest^H3045 not, and nations^H1471 that knew^H3045 not thee shall run^H7323 unto thee because of the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, and for the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478; for he hath glorified^H6286 thee.

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Original Hebrew

הֵן גֹּוי לֹא־תֵדַע תִּקְרָא וְגֹוי לֹא־יְדָעוּךָ אֵלֶיךָ יָרוּצוּ לְמַעַן יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ וְלִקְדֹושׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל כִּי פֵאֲרָךְ׃ ס

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
הֵ֣ן	hen	H2005	HTm	there!
גּ֤וֹי	Goy	H1471	HNcmsa	a nation
לֹֽא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	(which) not
תֵדַע֙	te.Da'	H3045	HVqi2ms	you know
תִּקְרָ֔א	tik.Ra'	H7121	HVqi2ms	you will call
וְ/ג֥וֹי	ve./Goy	H1471	HC/Ncmsa	and/ a nation
לֹֽא	lo'-	H3808	HTn	(which) not
יְדָע֖וּ/ךָ	ye.da.'U./kha	H3045	HVqp3cp/Sp2ms	they have known/ you
אֵלֶ֣י/ךָ	'e.Lei./kha	H413	HR/Sp2ms	to/ you
יָר֑וּצוּ	ya.Ru.tzu	H7323	HVqi3mp	they will run
לְמַ֨עַן֙	le.Ma.'an	H4616	HR	on account of
יְהוָ֣ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ	'e.lo.Hei./kha	H430	HNcmpc/Sp2ms	God/ your
וְ/לִ/קְד֥וֹשׁ	ve./li/k.Do.osh	H6918	HC/R/Aamsc	and/ to/ (the) holy (one) of
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
כִּ֥י	ki	H3588	HC	for
פֵאֲרָֽ/ךְ	fe.'a.Ra/kh	H6286	HVpp3ms/Sp2fs	he has glorified/ you

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H1471 — גּוֹי (gôwy, go'-ee): rarely (shortened) גֹּי; apparently from the same root as גֵּוָה (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts; Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
• H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H6286 — פָּאַר (pâʼar, paw-ar'): a primitive root; also denominative from פְּאֹרָה,; to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain (i.e. make clear) oneself; to shake a tree; beautify, boast self, go over the boughs, glorify (self), glory, vaunt self.
• H6918 — קָדוֹשׁ (qâdôwsh, kaw-doshe'): or קָדֹשׁ; from קָדַשׁ; sacred (ceremonially or morally); (as noun) God (by eminence), an angel, a saint, a sanctuary; holy (One), saint.
• H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
• H7323 — רוּץ (rûwts, roots): a primitive root; to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush); break down, divide speedily, footman, guard, bring hastily, (make) run (away, through), post.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H2005 — הֵן (hên, hane): a primitive particle; lo!; also (as expressing surprise) if; behold, if, lo, though.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H4616 — מַעַן (maʻan, mah'-an): from עָנָה; properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that; because of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.

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