King James Version

Isaiah 26:2

Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.

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פִּתְח֖וּpitchvopenפָּתַחverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “open”, a commandH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.שְׁעָרִ֑יםshearimdoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).וְיָבֹ֥אveyavoand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…גוֹיgoyGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.צַדִּ֖יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).שֹׁמֵ֥רshomerbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “beward”, a verb used as a describing wordH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).אֱמֻנִֽיםemunimfaithאֵמוּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “faith”, the ordinary formH529established, i.e. (figuratively) trusty; also (abstractly) trustworthinessfaith(-ful), truth.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation that keepeth faithfulness may enter in.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth faith may enter in.

Young’s Literal Translation

Open ye the gates, that enter may a righteous nation, Preserving stedfastness.

World English Bible

Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.

Darby Translation

Open ye the gates, and the righteous nation which keepeth faithfulness shall enter in.

Douay-Rheims

Open ye the gates, and let the just nation, that keepeth the truth, enter in.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation that keepeth faithfulness may enter in.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Open ye the gates, let the nation enter that keeps righteousness, and keeps truth,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνοίξατε πύλας, εἰσελθέτω λαὸς φυλάσσων δικαιοσύνην, καὶ φυλάσσων ἀλήθειαν,