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Isaiah 48:11

For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it: for how should my name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another.

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לְמַעֲנִ֧יlemaanithatמַעַןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.לְמַעֲנִ֛יlemaanithatמַעַןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “that”H4616properly, heed, i.e. purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order thatbecause of, to the end (intent) that, for (to,... 's sake), [phrase] lest, that, to.אֶעֱשֶׂ֖הeesehdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “do”, an unfinished actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֵ֣יךְeykhhowאֵיךְparticle, interrogative — “how”H349how? or how!; also wherehow, what.יֵחָ֑לyechalbeginחָלַלverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “begin”, an unfinished actionH2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)begin ([idiom] men began), defile, [idiom] break, defile, [idiom] eat (as common things), [idiom] first, [idiom] gather the grape thereof, [idiom] take inheritance, pipe, player on instruments, pollute, (cast as) profane (self), prostitute…וּכְבוֹדִ֖יukhevodiand 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).לְאַחֵ֥רleacherto 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…אֶתֵּֽןetengiveנָתַןverb, 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For Mine own sake, for Mine own sake, will I do it; for how should it be profaned? And My glory will I not give to another.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do it; for how should my name be profaned? and my glory will I not give to another.

Young’s Literal Translation

For My sake, for Mine own sake, I do [it], For how is it polluted? And Mine honour to another I give not.

World English Bible

For my own sake, for my own sake, I will do it; for how would my name be profaned? I will not give my glory to another.

Darby Translation

For mine own sake, for mine own sake, will I do [it]; for how should [my name] be profaned? and I will not give my glory unto another.

Douay-Rheims

For my own sake, for my own sake will I do it, that I may not be blasphemed: and I will not give my glory to another.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For Mine own sake, for Mine own sake, will I do it; for how should it be profaned? And My glory will I not give to another.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For mine own sake I will do this for thee, because my name is profaned; and I will not give my glory to another.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἕνεκεν ἐμοῦ ποιήσω σοι, ὅτι τὸ ἐμὸν ὄνομα βεβηλοῦται, καὶ τὴν δόξαν μου ἑτέρῳ οὐ δώσω.