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Isaiah 50:5

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.

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אֲדֹנָ֤יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.יְהוִה֙yehviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.פָּתַֽחpatachopenפָּתַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “open”, a completed actionH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.לִ֣יlitoלִ֣יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toאֹ֔זֶןozenearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “ear”, the ordinary formH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.וְאָנֹכִ֖יveanokhiand meאָנֹכִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.לֹ֣אlono , -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…מָרִ֑יתִיmaritibitterמָרָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “bitter”, a completed actionH4784to be (causatively, make) bitter (or unpleasant); (figuratively) to rebel (or resist; causatively, to provoke)bitter, change, be disobedient, disobey, grievously, provocation, provoke(-ing), (be) rebel (against, -lious).אָח֖וֹרachorafterאָחוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “after”, the ordinary formH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.לֹ֥אlono , -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…נְסוּגֹֽתִיnesugotigo backסוּגverb, niphal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “go back”, a completed actionH5472properly, to flinch, i.e. (by implication) to go back, literally (to retreat) or figuratively (to apostatize)backslider, drive, go back, turn (away, back).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.

Young’s Literal Translation

The Lord Jehovah opened for me the ear, And I rebelled not — backward I moved not.

World English Bible

The Lord Yahweh has opened my ear. I was not rebellious. I have not turned back.

Darby Translation

The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious; I turned not away back.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord God hath opened my ear, and I do not resist: I have not gone back.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the instruction of the Lord, even the Lord, opens mine ears, and I do not disobey, nor dispute.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἡ παιδεία Κυρίου Κυρίου ἀνοίγει μου τὰ ὦτα· ἐγὼ δὲ οὐκ ἀπειθῶ, οὐδὲ ἀντιλέγω.