King James Version

Isaiah 40:1

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

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נַחֲמ֥וּnachamvcomfortנָחַםverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “comfort”, a commandH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).נַחֲמ֖וּnachamvcomfortנָחַםverb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “comfort”, a commandH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).עַמִּ֑יamipeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.יֹאמַ֖רyomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽםeloheykhemGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods 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 superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Young’s Literal Translation

Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people, saith your God.

World English Bible

“Comfort, comfort my people,” says your God.

Darby Translation

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

Douay-Rheims

Be comforted, be comforted, my people, saith your God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παρακαλεῖτε παρακαλεῖτε τὸν λαόν μου, λέγει ὁ Θεός.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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