11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 42:1
“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
Isaiah 42:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- KJV King James Version
- Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Behold, My servant, I take hold on Him, || My Chosen One—My soul has accepted, I have put My Spirit on Him, || He brings forth judgment to nations.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Look! Here is my servant, the one I support; my chosen one who pleases me. I have placed my Spirit on him, and he will show the nations what is right.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one — My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect [in whom] my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Behold my servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Behold my servant, I will uphold him: my elect, my soul delighteth in him: I have given my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| הֵ֤ן | hên | Here is | H2005 הֵן look! |
| עַבְדִּי֙ | ‘aḇ·dî | My Servant | H5650 עֶ֫בֶד servant/slave |
| אֶתְמָךְ־ | ’eṯ·māḵ- | whom I uphold | H8551 תָּמַךְ to grasp |
| בּ֔וֹ | bōw | — | H9003 ב in/on/with |
| בְּחִירִ֖י | bə·ḥî·rî | My Chosen One | H972 בָּחִיר chosen |
| רָצְתָ֣ה | rā·ṣə·ṯāh | delights | H7521 רָצָה to accept |
| נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | [in whom] My soul | H5315 נֶ֫פֶשׁ soul |
| נָתַ֤תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | I will put | H5414 נָתַן to give: give |
| רוּחִי֙ | rū·ḥî | My Spirit | H7307 רוּחַ spirit |
| עָלָ֔יו | ‘ā·lāw | on Him | H5921 עַל upon |
| מִשְׁפָּ֖ט | miš·pāṭ | justice | H4941 מִשְׁפָּט justice: judgement |
| לַגּוֹיִ֥ם | lag·gō·w·yim | to the nations | H1471 גּוֹי nation |
| יוֹצִֽיא׃ | yō·w·ṣî | [and] He will bring | H3318 יָצָא to come out: come |
Related verses
- Matthew 12:18–21
“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations. He will not strive, nor shout; neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets. He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory. …
- Luke 3:22
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
- Isaiah 52:13
Behold, my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high.
- Isaiah 61:1
The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me; because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to those who are bound;
- Isaiah 43:10
“You are my witnesses,” says Yahweh, “With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me.
- Philippians 2:7
but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.
- Matthew 17:5
While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
- Matthew 3:16–17
Jesus, when he was baptized, went up directly from the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him. He saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming on him. Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
- Isaiah 53:11
After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities.
- 1 Peter 2:4
coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
3 He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
Read all of Isaiah 42 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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