Isaiah 42:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
To openלִפְקֹ֖חַ
(lif·ko·ach)
6491b: to open (eyes)a prim. root
blindעִוְרֹ֑ות
(iv·ro·vt;)
5787: blindfrom avar
eyes,עֵינַ֣יִם
(ei·na·yim)
5869: an eyeof uncertain derivation
To bringלְהֹוצִ֤יא
(le·ho·v·tzi)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out prisonersאַסִּ֔יר
(as·sir,)
616: prisonersfrom asar
from the dungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙
(mim·mas·ger)
4525: a locksmith, smith, a dungeonfrom sagar
And those who dwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵי
(yo·she·vei)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
(cho·shech.)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
from the prison.מִבֵּ֥ית
(mib·beit)
1004: a housea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
To open
paqach  (paw-kakh')
to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively, to be observant -- open.
the blind
`ivver  (iv-vare')
blind -- blind (men, people).
eyes
`ayin  (ah'-yin)
an eye; by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
to bring out
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
the prisoners
'acciyr  (as-sere')
prisoner.
from the prison
macger  (mas-gare')
a fastener, i.e. (of a person) a smith, (of a thing) a prison -- prison, smith.
and them that sit
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
out of the prison
kele'  (keh'-leh)
a prison -- prison.
house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

King James Bible
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
in order to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon, and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

International Standard Version
to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison.

NET Bible
to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will give sight to the blind, bring prisoners out of prisons, and bring those who live in darkness out of dungeons.

King James 2000 Bible
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
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