Isaiah 41:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But when I look,וְאֵ֙רֶא֙
(ve·'e·re)
7200: to seea prim. root
thereוְאֵ֣ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
is noוְאֵ֣ין
(ve·'ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
one,אִ֔ישׁ
(ish,)
376: manfrom an unused word
And there is no 
 
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
counselorיֹועֵ֑ץ
(yo·v·'etz;)
3289: to advise, counsela prim. root
among 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
them Who, if I ask,וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם
(ve·'esh·'a·lem)
7592: to ask, inquirea prim. root
can giveוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ
(ve·ya·shi·vu)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
an answer.דָבָֽר׃
(da·var.)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar


















KJV Lexicon
For I beheld
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
and there was no man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
even among them and there was no counsellor
ya`ats  (yaw-ats')
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve -- advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.
that when I asked
sha'al  (shaw-al')
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
of them could answer
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
a word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But when I look, there is no one, And there is no counselor among them Who, if I ask, can give an answer.

King James Bible
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counseller, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When I look, there is no one; there is no counselor among them; when I ask them, they have nothing to say.

International Standard Version
But when I look, there is no one— among them there's no one to give counsel, no one to give an answer when I ask them.

NET Bible
I look, but there is no one, among them there is no one who serves as an adviser, that I might ask questions and receive answers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When I look, there is no one. There is no one to advise them. When I ask them a question, will they give an answer?

King James 2000 Bible
For I beheld, and there was no man; even among them, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word.
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