King James Version

Isaiah 41:24

Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he that chooseth you.

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הֵןhenifהֵןparticle, demonstrative — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.אַתֶּ֣םatemtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.מֵאַ֔יִןmeayinfrom elseאַיִןpreposition, particle, negative — “from 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).וּפָעָלְכֶ֖םufaalekhemand actפֹּעַלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and act”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6467an act or work (concretely)act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.מֵאָ֑פַעmeafafrom of noughtאֵפַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from of nought”, the ordinary formH659properly, a breath, i.e. nothingof nought.תּוֹעֵבָ֖הtoevahabominableתּוֹעֵבַהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “abominable”, the ordinary formH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.יִבְחַ֥רyivcharacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “acceptable”, an unfinished actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.בָּכֶֽםbakheminבָּכֶֽםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, ye are nothing, and your work a thing of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work is of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, ye [are] of nothing, and your work of nought, An abomination — it fixeth on you.

World English Bible

Behold, you are nothing, and your work is nothing. He who chooses you is an abomination.

Darby Translation

Behold, ye are less than nothing, and your work is of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you. ...

Douay-Rheims

Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of that which hath no being: he that hath chosen you is an abomination.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, ye are nothing, and your work a thing of nought; an abomination is he that chooseth you.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

whence ye are, and whence is your work: they have chosen you an abomination out of the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὅτι πόθεν ἐστὲ ὑμεῖς, καὶ πόθεν ἡ ἐργασία ὑμῶν· ἐκ γῆς βδέλυγμα ἐξελέξαντο ὑμᾶς.