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Isaiah 65:24

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

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וְהָיָ֥הvehayahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.טֶֽרֶםterembeforeטֶרֶםadverb — “before”H2962properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or beforebefore, ere, not yet.יִקְרָ֖אוּyiqravcallקָרָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “call”, an unfinished actionH7121to 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.וַאֲנִ֣יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.אֶעֱנֶ֑הeenehshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…ע֛וֹדodagainעוֹדadverb — “again”H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, moreagain, [idiom] all life long, at all, besides, but, else, further(-more), henceforth, (any) longer, (any) more(-over), [idiom] once, since, (be) still, when, (good, the) while (having being), (as, because, whether, while) yet (within).הֵ֥םhemtheyהֵםpronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “they”H1992they (only used when emphatic)it, like, [idiom] (how, so) many (soever, more as) they (be), (the) same, [idiom] so, [idiom] such, their, them, these, they, those, which, who, whom, withal, ye.מְדַבְּרִ֖יםmedabrimspeakדָבַרverb, piel, participle, absolute — “speak”, a verb used as a describing wordH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.וַאֲנִ֥יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.אֶשְׁמָֽעeshmahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it hath come to pass, They do not yet call, and I answer, They are yet speaking, and I hear.

World English Bible

It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Darby Translation

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Douay-Rheims

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hear; as they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer, and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will hearken to them; while they are yet speaking, I will say, What is it?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔσται πρὶν ἢ κεκράξαι αὐτοὺς, ἐγὼ ὑπακούσομαι αὐτῶν· ἔτι λαλούντων αὐτῶν, ἐρῶ, τί ἐστι;