King James Version

Isaiah 40:11

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

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כְּרֹעֶה֙keroehas companionרָעָהpreposition, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “as companion”, a verb used as a describing wordH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.עֶדְר֣וֹedrvodroveעֵדֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “drove”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5739an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals)drove, flock, herd.יִרְעֶ֔הyirehcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “companion”, an unfinished actionH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.בִּזְרֹעוֹ֙bizrovoin armזְרוֹעַpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in arm”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2220the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, forcearm, [phrase] help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.יְקַבֵּ֣ץyeqabetsassembleקָבַץverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “assemble”, an unfinished actionH6908to grasp, i.e. collectassemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.טְלָאִ֔יםtelaimlambטְלָאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lamb”, the ordinary formH2922a lamblamb.וּבְחֵיק֖וֹuvecheyqvoand in bosomחֵיקconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and in bosom”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2436the bosom (literally or figuratively)bosom, bottom, lap, midst, within.יִשָּׂ֑אyisalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…עָל֖וֹתalotmilchעוּלverb, qal, participle, absolute — “milch”, a verb used as a describing wordH5763to suckle, i.e. give milkmilch, (ewe great) with young.יְנַהֵֽלyenahelcarryנָהַלverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “carry”, an unfinished actionH5095properly, to run with asparkle, i.e. flow; hence (transitively), to conduct, and (by inference) to protect, sustaincarry, feed, guide, lead (gently, on).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and will gently lead those that have their young.

Young’s Literal Translation

As a shepherd His flock He feedeth, With His arm He gathereth lambs, And in His bosom He carrieth [them]: Suckling ones He leadeth.

World English Bible

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

Darby Translation

He will feed his flock like a shepherd: he will gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom; he will gently lead those that give suck.

Douay-Rheims

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and shall take them up in his bosom, and he himself shall carry them that are with young.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Even as a shepherd that feedeth his flock, that gathereth the lambs in his arm, and carrieth them in his bosom, and gently leadeth those that give suck.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He shall tend his flock as a shepherd, and he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and shall soothe them that are with young.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς ποιμὴν ποιμανεῖ τὸ ποίμνιον αὐτοῦ, καὶ τῷ βραχίονι αὐτοῦ συνάξει ἄρνας, καὶ ἐν γαστρὶ ἐχούσας παρακαλέσει.