King James Version

Isaiah 48:9

For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

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לְמַ֤עַןlemaanthatמַעַןpreposition — “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.שְׁמִי֙shemifameשֵׁםnoun, 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.אַאֲרִ֣יךְaarikhelongאָרַךְverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “long”, an unfinished actionH748to be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)defer, draw out, lengthen, (be, become, make, pro-) long, [phrase] (out-, over-) live, tarry (long).אַפִּ֔יapifaceאַףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “face”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.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.אֶחֱטָםechetamrefrainחָטַםverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “refrain”, an unfinished actionH2413to stoprefrain.לָ֑ךְlakhetoלָ֑ךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”toלְבִלְתִּ֖יleviltito because unבִּלְתִּיpreposition, conjunction — “to because un”H1115properly, a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.because un(satiable), beside, but, [phrase] continual, except, from, lest, neither, no more, none, not, nothing, save, that no, without.הַכְרִיתֶֽךָhakhritekhacovenantכָּרַתverb, hiphil, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “covenant”, the to-form of the verbH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For My name's sake will I defer Mine anger, and for My praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

Young’s Literal Translation

For My name's sake I defer Mine anger, And My praise I restrain for thee, So as not to cut thee off.

World English Bible

For my name’s sake, I will defer my anger, and for my praise, I hold it back for you so that I don’t cut you off.

Darby Translation

For my name's sake I will defer mine anger, and [for] my praise will I refrain as to thee, that I cut thee not off.

Douay-Rheims

For my name’s sake I will remove my wrath far off: and for my praise I will bridle thee, lest thou shouldst perish.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For My name's sake will I defer Mine anger, and for My praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For mine own sake will I shew thee my wrath, and will bring before thee my glorious acts, that I may not utterly destroy thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἕνεκεν τοῦ ἐμοῦ ὀνόματος δείξω σοι τὸν θυμόν μου, καὶ τὰ ἔνδοξά μου ἐπάξω ἐπὶ σὲ, ἵνα μὴ ἐξολοθρεύσω σε.