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Isaiah 9:8

In Isaiah 9 of Isaiah.

The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Isaiah 9:7.

דָּבָ֛רdavarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…שָׁלַ֥חshalachsendשָׁלַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a completed actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…אֲדֹנָ֖יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, 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.בְּיַעֲקֹ֑בbeyaaqovin Jacobיַעֲקֹבpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jacob”H3290Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarchJacob.וְנָפַ֖לvenafaland fallנָפַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and fall”, a completed action in a sequenceH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽלbeyisraelin Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(9-7) The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

Young’s Literal Translation

A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob, And it hath fallen in Israel.

World English Bible

The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.

Darby Translation

The Lord sent a word unto Jacob, and it lighteth upon Israel.

Douay-Rheims

The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(9-7) The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The Lord has sent death upon Jacob, and it has come upon Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θάνατον ἀπέστειλε Κύριος ἐπὶ Ἰακώβ, καὶ ἦλθεν ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ.

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