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Isaiah 42:8

I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

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אֲנִ֥יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).ה֣וּאhuas for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.שְׁמִ֑יshemifameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.וּכְבוֹדִי֙ukhevodiand gloriousכָּבוֹדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and glorious”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).לְאַחֵ֣רleacherto other manאַחֵרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…אֶתֵּ֔ןetengiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to 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…וּתְהִלָּתִ֖יutehilatiand praiseתְּהִלָּהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and praise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.לַפְּסִילִֽיםlapsilimto carved imageפְּסִילpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to carved image”, the ordinary formH6456an idolcarved (graven) image, quarry.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I am the LORD, that is My name; and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise unto graven images.

Young’s Literal Translation

I [am] Jehovah, this [is] My name, And Mine honour to another I give not, Nor My praise to graven images.

World English Bible

“I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.

Darby Translation

I am Jehovah, that is my name; and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Douay-Rheims

I the Lord, this is my name: I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to graven things.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I am the LORD, that is My name; and My glory will I not give to another, neither My praise to graven images.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I am the Lord God: that is my name: I will not give my glory to another, nor my praises to graven images.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ Θεός, τοῦτό μου ἐστὶ τὸ ὄνομα, τὴν δόξαν μου ἑτέρῳ οὐ δώσω, οὐδὲ τὰς ἀρετάς μου τοῖς γλυπτοῖς.