Isaiah 41:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"But you, Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
My servant,עַבְדִּ֔י
(av·di,)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖ב
(ya·'a·kov)
3290: a son of Isaac, also his desc.from the same as aqeb
whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I have chosen,בְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָ
(be·char·ti·cha;)
977: to choosea prim. root
Descendantזֶ֖רַע
(ze·ra)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם
(av·ra·ham)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
My friend,אֹהֲבִֽי׃
(o·ha·vi.)
157: to lovea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
But thou Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
art my servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Jacob
Ya`aqob  (yah-ak-obe')
heel-catcher (i.e. supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch -- Jacob.
whom I have chosen
bachar  (baw-khar')
to try, i.e. (by implication) select -- acceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.
the seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
of Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
my friend
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, Descendant of Abraham My friend,

King James Bible
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But you, Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham, My friend--

International Standard Version
"But as for you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I've chosen, the offspring of my friend Abraham—

NET Bible
"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"But you are my servant Israel, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend.

King James 2000 Bible
But you, Israel, are my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham my friend.
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