King James Version

Isaiah 43:21

This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

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עַםampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.זוּ֙zvthatזוּparticle, relative — “that”H2098this or thatthat, this, [idiom] wherein, which, whom.יָצַ֣רְתִּיyatsartiformיָצַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “form”, a completed actionH3335to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)[idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.לִ֔יlitoלִ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toתְּהִלָּתִ֖יtehilatipraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “praise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.יְסַפֵּֽרוּyesapervcommuneסָפַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “commune”, an unfinished actionH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The people which I formed for Myself, that they might tell of My praise.

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American Standard Version (1901)

the people which I formed for myself, that they might set forth my praise.

Young’s Literal Translation

This people I have formed for Myself, My praise they recount.

World English Bible

the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise.

Darby Translation

This people have I formed for myself: they shall shew forth my praise.

Douay-Rheims

This people have I formed for myself, they shall shew forth my praise.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The people which I formed for Myself, that they might tell of My praise.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

even my people whom I have preserved to tell forth my praises.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

λαόν μου ὃν περιεποιησάμην τὰς ἀρετάς μου διηγεῖσθαι.