King James Version

Isaiah 35:3

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

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חַזְּק֖וּchazqvbe constantחָזַקverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be constant”, a commandH2388to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conqueraid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintai…יָדַ֣יִםyadayimhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “hand”, the ordinary formH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […רָפ֑וֹתrafotweak. raphahרָפֶהadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “weak. raphah”, the ordinary formH7504slack (in body or mind)weak. raphah, Raphah. See H7497 (רָפָא), H7498 (רָפָא). riphah. See H7383 (רִיפָה).וּבִרְכַּ֥יִםuvirkayimand kneeבֶּרֶךְconjunction, noun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “and knee”, the ordinary formH1290a kneeknee.כֹּשְׁל֖וֹתkoshelotfallכָּשַׁלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “fall”, a verb used as a describing wordH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.אַמֵּֽצוּametsvbe courageousאָמַץverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “be courageous”, a commandH553to be alert, physically (on foot) or mentally (in courage)confirm, be courageous (of good courage, stedfastly minded, strong, stronger), establish, fortify, harden, increase, prevail, strengthen (self), make strong (obstinate, speed).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and make firm the tottering knees.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Young’s Literal Translation

Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.

World English Bible

Strengthen the weak hands, and make the feeble knees firm.

Darby Translation

Strengthen the weak hands and confirm the tottering knees.

Douay-Rheims

Strengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the weak knees.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and make firm the tottering knees.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Be strong, ye relaxed hands and palsied knees.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰσχύσατε χεῖρες ἀνειμέναι, καὶ γόνατα παραλελυμένα.