King James Version

Isaiah 55:4

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

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הֵ֛ןhenifהֵןparticle, demonstrative — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.עֵ֥דedwitnessעֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “witness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5707concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. princewitness.לְאוּמִּ֖יםleumimnationלְאֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “nation”, the ordinary formH3816a communitynation, people.נְתַתִּ֑יוnetativgiveנָתַןverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give”, a completed 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…נָגִ֥ידnagidcaptainנָגִידnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “captain”, the ordinary formH5057a commander (as occupying the front), civil, military or religious; generally (abstractly, plural), honorable themescaptain, chief, excellent thing, (chief) governor, leader, noble, prince, (chief) ruler.וּמְצַוֵּ֖הumetsavehand appointצָוָהconjunction, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “and appoint”, a verb used as a describing wordH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.לְאֻמִּֽיםleumimnationלְאֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “nation”, the ordinary formH3816a communitynation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, a witness to peoples I have given him, A leader and commander to peoples.

World English Bible

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander to the peoples.

Darby Translation

Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples.

Douay-Rheims

Behold I have given him for a witness to the people, for a leader and a master to the Gentiles.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peoples, a prince and commander to the peoples.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold, I have made him a testimony among the Gentiles, a prince and commander to the Gentiles.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ, μαρτύριον ἐν ἔθνεσιν ἔδωκα αὐτὸν, ἄρχοντα καὶ προστάσσοντα ἔθνεσιν.