King James Version

Isaiah 41:8

But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

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וְאַתָּה֙veatahand theeאַתָּהconjunction, pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.עַבְדִּ֔יavdiservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.יַעֲקֹ֖בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbechartikhaacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “acceptable”, a completed actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.זֶ֖רַעzeraseedזֶרַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “seed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.אַבְרָהָ֥םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.אֹהֲבִֽיohaviloveאָהַבverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “love”, a verb used as a describing wordH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But thou, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham My friend;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend,

Young’s Literal Translation

— And thou, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, Seed of Abraham, My lover,

World English Bible

“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham my friend,

Darby Translation

But thou, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, my friend

Douay-Rheims

But thou Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But thou, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham My friend;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But thou, Israel, art my servant Jacob, and he whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraam, whom I have loved:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ δὲ, Ἰσραὴλ παῖς μου Ἰακὼβ, καὶ ὃν ἐξελεξάμην, σπέρμα Ἁβραὰμ, ὃν ἠγάπησα·

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James 2:23 James 2:23 · King James VersionAnd the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.James 2:23 · King James VersionOpen the Source
the scripture was fulfilled
And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.

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