King James Version

Isaiah 44:1

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:

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וְעַתָּ֥הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.שְׁמַ֖עshemahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hear”, a commandH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…יַעֲקֹ֣בyaaqovJacobיַעֲקֹבnoun, proper name — “Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.עַבְדִּ֑יavdiservantעֶבֶדnoun, 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.וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לveyisraeland Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.בָּחַ֥רְתִּיbachartiacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “acceptable”, a completed actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.בֽוֹvvoinבֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”in

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yet now hear, O Jacob My servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant, and Israel, who I have chosen:

Young’s Literal Translation

And now, hear, O Jacob, My servant, And Israel, whom I have fixed on:

World English Bible

Yet listen now, Jacob my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen.

Darby Translation

And now hear, Jacob, my servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen:

Douay-Rheims

And now hear, O Jacob, my servant, and Israel whom I have chosen.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yet now hear, O Jacob My servant, and Israel, whom I have chosen;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But now hear, Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Νῦν δὲ ἄκουσον Ἰακὼβ ὁ παῖς μου, καὶ Ἰσραὴλ ὃν ἐξελεξάμην.