New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 41:8-9

8“But you, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977,Descendantזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85Myfriendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157,

9You whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I havetakenהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388from the endsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And calledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121from itsremotestH678partsH678And saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you, ‘You areMy servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650, I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977you and not rejectedמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988you.

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