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Isaiah 41:28

For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

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וְאֵ֨רֶא֙veereand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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).אִ֔ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּהumeelehand from theseאֵלֶּהconjunction, preposition, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “and from these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).וְאֵ֣יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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).יוֹעֵ֑ץyoetsadviseיָעַץverb, qal, participle, absolute — “advise”, a verb used as a describing wordH3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolveadvertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םveeshalemand demandשָׁאַלconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and demand”, an unfinished actionH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.וְיָשִׁ֥יבוּveyashivvand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…דָבָֽרdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I look, but there is no man; even among them, but there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can give an answer.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And when I look, there is no man: even among them there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can answer a word.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I see that there is no man, Yea, of these that there is no counsellor, And I ask them, and they return word:

World English Bible

When I look, there is no man, even among them there is no counselor who, when I ask, can answer a word.

Darby Translation

And I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, — and there was no counsellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

Douay-Rheims

And I saw, and there was no one even among them to consult, or who, when I asked, could answer a word.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I look, but there is no man; even among them, but there is no counsellor, that, when I ask of them, can give an answer.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For from among the nations, behold, there was no one; and of their idols there was none to declare anything : and if I should ask them, Whence are ye? they could not answer me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ γὰρ τῶν ἐθνῶν, ἰδοὺ οὐδείς· καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων αὐτῶν οὐκ ἦν ὁ ἀναγγέλλων· καὶ ἐὰν ἐρωτήσω αὐτοὺς, πόθεν ἐστέ; οὐ μὴ ἀποκριθῶσί μοι.