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Isaiah 40:29

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.

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נֹתֵ֥ןnotengiveנָתַןverb, qal, participle, absolute — “give”, a verb used as a describing wordH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לַיָּעֵ֖ףlayaefto faintיָעֵףpreposition, with the article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to faint”, the ordinary formH3287fatigued; figuratively, exhaustedfaint, weary.כֹּ֑חַkochaforceכֹּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “force”, the ordinary formH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.וּלְאֵ֥יןuleeynand to elseאַיִןconjunction, preposition, particle, negative — “and to else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).אוֹנִ֖יםonimforceאוֹןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “force”, the ordinary formH202ability, power, (figuratively) wealthforce, goods, might, strength, substance.עָצְמָ֥הatsemahabundanceעׇצְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “abundance”, the ordinary formH6109powerfulness; by extension, numerousnessabundance, strength.יַרְבֶּֽהyarbehincreaseרָבָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “increase”, an unfinished actionH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might He increaseth strength.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

Young’s Literal Translation

He is giving power to the weary, And to those not strong He increaseth might.

World English Bible

He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might.

Darby Translation

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might he increaseth strength.

Douay-Rheims

It is he that giveth strength to the weary, and increaseth force and might to them that are not.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He giveth power to the faint; and to him that hath no might He increaseth strength.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He gives strength to the hungry, and sorrow to them that are not suffering.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

διδοὺς τοῖς πεινῶσιν ἰσχὺν, καὶ τοῖς μὴ ὀδυνωμένοις λύπην.