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Isaiah 61:2

To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

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לִקְרֹ֤אliqroto callקָרָאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to call”, the to-form of the verbH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.שְׁנַתshenatyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).רָצוֹן֙ratsonas... wouldרָצוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as... would”, the ordinary formH7522delight (especially as shown)(be) acceptable(-ance, -ed), delight, desire, favour, (good) pleasure, (own, self, voluntary) will, as...(what) would.לַֽיהוָ֔הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְי֥וֹםveyomand as long asיוֹםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…נָקָ֖םnaqamquarrelנָקָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “quarrel”, the ordinary formH5359revenge[phrase] avenged, quarrel, vengeance.לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּleloheynvto Godאֱלֹהִיםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “to God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.לְנַחֵ֖םlenachemto comfortנָחַםpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to comfort”, the to-form of the verbH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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).אֲבֵלִֽיםavelimmournאָבֵלadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “mourn”, the ordinary formH57lamentingmourn(-er, -ing).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

To proclaim the year of the LORD'S good pleasure, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

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American Standard Version (1901)

to proclaim the year of Jehovah’s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Young’s Literal Translation

To proclaim the year of the good pleasure of Jehovah, And the day of vengeance of our God, To comfort all mourners.

World English Bible

to proclaim the year of Yahweh’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

Darby Translation

to proclaim the acceptable year of Jehovah, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Douay-Rheims

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God: to comfort all that mourn:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

To proclaim the year of the LORD'S good pleasure, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

to declare the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of recompence; to comfort all that mourn;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καλέσαι ἐνιαυτὸν Κυρίου δεκτὸν, καὶ ἡμέραν ἀνταποδόσεως, παρακαλέσαι πάντας τοὺς πενθοῦντας,

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Luke 4:18 Luke 4:18 · King James VersionThe Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,Luke 4:18 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Luke 4:19 Luke 4:19 · King James VersionTo preach the acceptable year of the Lord.Luke 4:19 · King James VersionOpen the Source
it was written
To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.