King James Version

Isaiah 42:7

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

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לִפְקֹ֖חַlifqochato openפָּקַחpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to open”, the to-form of the verbH6491to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observantopen.עֵינַ֣יִםeynayimeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…עִוְר֑וֹתivrotblindעִוֵּרadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “blind”, the ordinary formH5787blind (literally or figuratively)blind (men, people).לְהוֹצִ֤יאlehotsito bring forthיָצָאpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to bring forth”, the to-form of the verbH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…מִמַּסְגֵּר֙mimasgerfrom prisonמַסְגֵּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from prison”, the ordinary formH4525a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prisonprison, smith.אַסִּ֔ירasirprisonerאַסִּירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “prisoner”, the ordinary formH616{bound, i.e. a captive}prisoner.מִבֵּ֥יתmibeytfrom familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…כֶּ֖לֶאkeleprison. Compare Hכֶּלֶאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “prison. Compare H”, the ordinary formH3608a prisonprison. Compare H3610 (כִּלְאַיִם), H3628 (כְּלִיא).יֹ֥שְׁבֵיyoshevedwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, construct — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…חֹֽשֶׁךְchoshekhdarkחֹשֶׁךְnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dark”, the ordinary formH2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessdark(-ness), night, obscurity.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

Young’s Literal Translation

To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting in darkness.

World English Bible

to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.

Darby Translation

to open the blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint.

Douay-Rheims

That thou mightest open the eyes of the blind, and bring forth the prisoner out of prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

to open the eyes of the blind, to bring the bound and them that sit in darkness out of bonds and the prison-house.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀνοῖξαι ὀφθαλμοὺς τυφλῶν, ἐξαγαγεῖν ἐκ δεσμῶν δεδεμένους καὶ ἐξ οἴκου φυλακῆς, καὶ καθημένους ἐν σκότει.

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Luke 1:79 Luke 1:79 · King James VersionTo give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.Luke 1:79 · King James VersionOpen the Source
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.