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Isaiah 60:21

Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

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וְעַמֵּךְ֙veamekheand peopleעַםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “and people”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.כֻּלָּ֣םkulamallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).צַדִּיקִ֔יםtsadiqimjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).לְעוֹלָ֖םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…יִ֣ירְשׁוּyireshvexpelיָרַשׁverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “expel”, an unfinished actionH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…אָ֑רֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.נֵ֧צֶרnetserbranchנֵצֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “branch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5342a shoot; figuratively, a descendantbranch.מטעוmtvplantמַטָּעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “plant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4302something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, plantingplant(-ation, -ing).מַטָּעַ֛יmataayplantמַטָּעnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “plant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4302something planted, i.e. the place (a garden or vineyard), or the thing (a plant, figuratively or men); by implication, the act, plantingplant(-ation, -ing).מַעֲשֵׂ֥הmaasehbusinessמַעֲשֶׂהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) propertyact, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought.יָדַ֖יyadayhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […לְהִתְפָּאֵֽרlehitpaerto boast selfפָּאַרpreposition, verb, hithpael, infinitive construct — “to boast self”, the to-form of the verbH6286to gleam, i.e. (causatively) embellish; figuratively, to boast; also to explain (i.e. make clear) oneself; to shake a treebeautify, boast self, go over the boughs, glorify (self), glory, vaunt self.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thy people also shall be all righteous, they shall inherit the land for ever; the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, wherein I glory.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

Young’s Literal Translation

And thy people [are] all of them righteous, To the age they possess the earth, A branch of My planting, A work of My hands, to be beautified.

World English Bible

Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

Darby Translation

Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall possess the land for ever — the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

Douay-Rheims

And thy people shall be all just, they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hand to glorify me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thy people also shall be all righteous, they shall inherit the land for ever; the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, wherein I glory.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, preserving that which they have planted, even the works of their hands, for glory.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὁ λαός σου πᾶς δίκαιος, διʼ αἰῶνος κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῆν, φυλάσσων τὸ φύτευμα, ἔργα χειρῶν αὐτοῦ, εἰς δόξαν.