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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 53ישעיהו 53

Each verse opens with the running Hebrew, an English translation, and a discourse note (its connective, relation, and role in the argument). Below follows the word-by-word breakdown in six tiers: gloss, case/state or parsing, syntax, semantic force, and a lexical note.

Case Nominative Genitive Dative Accusative Vocative Verb (no case) Indeclinable

Discourse notes head each verse: relation · connective · clause-flow. Indentation marks prominence — flush-left = main line of argument; indented = supporting / subordinate material.

Theme

The unbelieving question over the report and the unveiled arm of YHWH, the servant's growth like a shoot from dry ground without visible majesty, his rejection as the man of pains acquainted with sickness, the reversal by which others finally confess that he bore their illnesses and sorrows, the piercing and crushing tied to transgressions and iniquities not his own, the sheep-like wandering of all contrasted with YHWH's laying of collective guilt upon him, the lamb-like silence before oppression, judgment, and slaughter, the grave assigned with the wicked despite a life without violence or deceit, YHWH's will to crush only in order that the servant become a guilt offering who sees seed and prolongs days, and the final vindication in which he justifies the many, bears their iniquities, and intercedes for transgressors together make Isaiah 53 the climactic exposition of the servant introduced at the end of Isaiah 52. It opens with astonishment rather than applause. The report has not been readily believed, and the arm of YHWH has not been recognized where it appeared. That failure of recognition is immediately explained by the servant's form. He rose like tender growth from parched ground, lacking the obvious beauty, stature, and splendor that would naturally draw human desire. Rejection followed appearance: despised, forsaken, full of pains, and familiar with sickness, he became one from whom faces turned away. Yet the center of the song lies in the confession that this judgment was wrong. What was first treated as divine striking for his own sake is reinterpreted as substitutionary burden-bearing. He carried illnesses, bore sorrows, was pierced because of transgressions, crushed because of iniquities, and wounded so that peace and healing might come to others. The community's guilt is summarized in the wandering-sheep image: all have turned to their own way, but YHWH caused the iniquity of all to meet upon him. The poem then lingers over his posture under suffering. Oppressed and afflicted, he did not open his mouth. Lamb and ewe imagery stress not passivity alone but sacrificial innocence and quiet endurance. Taken away through coercion and judgment, cut off from the land of the living for the rebellion of YHWH's people, he nevertheless remains morally singular: no violence, no deceit. From there the song moves into its deepest paradox. YHWH was pleased to crush him, yet not as meaningless destruction. When his life is made a guilt offering, the servant sees offspring, prolongs days, and becomes the successful instrument of YHWH's pleasure. Out of the travail of his soul comes satisfaction, and by his knowledge the righteous servant justifies the many because he bears their iniquities. The final verse therefore turns from humiliation to division of spoil and royal reward. Numbered with transgressors, pouring out his life unto death, and carrying the sin of the many, he also intercedes for those same transgressors. Taken together, misrecognition, vicarious suffering, silent endurance, guilt-offering logic, and final vindication form a chapter where the deepest work of YHWH's saving arm is accomplished through the servant's rejected suffering and where the many receive healing, justification, and peace precisely through the one they had despised.

Translation & textual notes

The Hebrew base text here follows the Masoretic Text in the Leningrad tradition as represented by the Westminster Leningrad Codex / MorphHB diplomatic stream imported from OSHB; distinctively copyrighted apparatus from BHS or BHQ is not reproduced. Five linked movements shape the chapter: the unbelieving question over the report together with the servant's unimpressive growth and rejected appearance (vv. 1-3), the confession that his suffering was in fact borne for others and tied to their peace and healing (vv. 4-6), the servant's silent submission under oppression and his being cut off from the land of the living despite innocence (vv. 7-9), YHWH's purpose in crushing him through the logic of a guilt offering that leads to life, offspring, and successful mission (vv. 10-11a), and the final vindication in which the servant justifies the many, bears their iniquities, and receives the portion of the victorious (vv. 11b-12). Verse 1 should preserve the force of shocked questioning: who has believed the report, and to whom has the arm of YHWH been revealed? The parallel links proclamation and divine power, showing that the saving arm is present precisely where it is not naturally recognized. Verses 2-3 explain that failure through the servant's appearance and reception. The images of a tender shoot and a root from dry ground should remain concrete, because frailty, obscurity, and unlikely growth are central. The lines about lacking form, majesty, and desirable appearance should not be softened. Verse 3's cluster of despised, forsaken, pains, and sickness should likewise stay cumulative, while the line about hiding faces should preserve the social recoil built into the verse. Verses 4-6 carry the chapter's central reversal and must be translated with unusual care. The opening אָכֵן should retain its force of correction or dawning realization. The servant bears illnesses and sorrows, yet the observers had misread him as stricken by God for himself. Verse 5 then tightens the vicarious logic: pierced because of transgressions, crushed because of iniquities, disciplined for peace, wounded for healing. Verse 6's sheep image should remain universal and confessional, and the closing line should preserve the strong sense that YHWH caused the iniquity of all to meet upon him. Verses 7-9 portray the servant under affliction and death. Verse 7's sequence of oppression, affliction, silence, lamb, and ewe should remain stark and unembellished. Verse 8 is compressed and difficult in places, but the translation should preserve coercive removal, judicial distortion, and the servant's cutting off from the land of the living on account of the rebellion of YHWH's people. Verse 9's grave line is also syntactically challenging, yet the contrast between the wicked, the rich, and the servant's innocence should remain visible, especially the final statement that he had done no violence and had no deceit in his mouth. Verses 10-12 move from crushing to vindication without reducing the severity of either side. Verse 10 should keep the scandal and the purpose together: YHWH was pleased to crush him, yet when his life is made an אָשָׁם, a guilt offering, he sees seed, prolongs days, and causes YHWH's pleasure to prosper in his hand. Verse 11 is textually discussed at the phrase about seeing from the travail of his soul, but the overall sense of satisfied vindication should remain explicit. The servant is called righteous, and by his knowledge or through knowledge of him he justifies the many while bearing their iniquities. Verse 12 concludes with royal and priestly overtones at once. The servant receives a portion among the many or the great, divides spoil with the strong, poured out his life unto death, was numbered with transgressors, bore the sin of many, and intercedes for transgressors. Translation should preserve that these final lines interpret the whole song rather than merely decorate it. Taken together, the passage should therefore be translated as the chapter where the servant's rejected suffering is re-read as YHWH's appointed means of bearing guilt, securing peace, justifying the many, and moving from deathlike humiliation to victorious vindication. Versification follows the MT. **Cruxes.** | Verse | Issue | | --- | --- | | none | none of note |

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מִ֥י הֶאֱמִ֖ין לִשְׁמֻעָתֵ֑נוּ וּזְר֥וֹעַ יְהוָ֖ה עַל מִ֥י נִגְלָֽתָה

Who has believed our report? and to whom is the arm of YHWH revealed?

Qatal — perfective or stative predicationasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Qatal — perfective or stative predication. Lead predicate is 'believed'. Opens the chapter.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
מִ֥יwhointerrog. · מִי (H4310)Particle or relational elementמִי (H4310) 'who'.
הֶאֱמִ֖יןbelievedHiphil perf 3ms · אָמַן (H539)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actאָמַן (H539) 'believed'.
לִשְׁמֻעָתֵ֑נוּbruitprep + N com f sg constr + sfx 1cp · שְׁמוּעָה (H8052)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)שְׁמוּעָה (H8052) 'bruit'.
וּזְר֥וֹעַthe shoulderconj וְ + N com c sg constr · זְרוֹעַ (H2220)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)זְרוֹעַ (H2220) 'the shoulder'.
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN · יְהוָה (H3068)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יְהוָה (H3068) 'YHWH'.
עַלonprep · עַל (H5921)Particle or relational elementעַל (H5921) 'on'.
מִ֥יwhointerrog. · מִי (H4310)Particle or relational elementמִי (H4310) 'who'.
נִגְלָֽתָהshall you uncoverN · גָּלָה (H1540)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)גָּלָה (H1540) 'shall you uncover'.
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וַיַּ֨עַל כַּיּוֹנֵ֜ק לְפָנָ֗יו וְכַשֹּׁ֨רֶשׁ֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ צִיָּ֔ה לֹא תֹ֥אַר ל֖וֹ וְלֹ֣א הָדָ֑ר וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּ וְלֹֽא מַרְאֶ֖ה וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּ

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, no beauty that we should desire him.

Narrative wayyiqtol — foregrounded sequential actionwə
wə-chaining from the preceding clause. Narrative wayyiqtol — foregrounded sequential action. Lead predicate is 'and he went up'.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַיַּ֨עַלand he went upconj וְ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · עָלָה (H5927)Predicate verb (wayyiqtol of narrative sequence)→ Wayyiqtol: foregrounded narrative advanceעָלָה (H5927) 'and he went up'.
כַּיּוֹנֵ֜קas / likeprep + art + N com m sg abs · יוֹנֵק (H3126)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יוֹנֵק (H3126) 'as / like'.
לְפָנָ֗יוbefore himprep + N com c pl constr + sfx 3ms · פָּנִים (H6440)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)פָּנִים (H6440) 'before him'.
וְכַשֹּׁ֨רֶשׁ֙a rootconj וְ + prep + art + N com m sg abs · שֹׁרֶשׁ (H8328)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)שֹׁרֶשׁ (H8328) 'a root'.
מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofprep + N com c sg constr · אֶרֶץ (H776)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֶרֶץ (H776) 'from the land of'.
צִיָּ֔הbarrenN c · צִיָּה (H6723)Construct chain (genitival)צִיָּה (H6723) 'barren'.
לֹאnotneg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'not'.
תֹ֥אַרformN c · תֹּאַר (H8389)Construct chain (genitival)תֹּאַר (H8389) 'form'.
ל֖וֹto himprep + sfx 3msParticle or relational elementFunction word: 'to him'.
וְלֹ֣אand notconj וְ + neg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'and not'.
הָדָ֑רmajestyN c · הָדָר (H1926)Construct chain (genitival)הָדָר (H1926) 'majesty'.
וְנִרְאֵ֥הוּand he sawconj וְ + Qal impf 1cp + sfx 3ms · רָאָה (H7200)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalרָאָה (H7200) 'and he saw'.
וְלֹֽאand notconj וְ + neg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'and not'.
מַרְאֶ֖הappearanceN c · מַרְאֶה (H4758)Construct chain (genitival)מַרְאֶה (H4758) 'appearance'.
וְנֶחְמְדֵֽהוּyou shall covetconj וְ + Qal impf 1cp + sfx 3ms · חָמַד (H2530)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalחָמַד (H2530) 'you shall covet'.
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נִבְזֶה֙ וַחֲדַ֣ל אִישִׁ֔ים אִ֥ישׁ מַכְאֹב֖וֹת וִיד֣וּעַ חֹ֑לִי וּכְמַסְתֵּ֤ר פָּנִים֙ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ נִבְזֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א חֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּ

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actorasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actor. Lead predicate is 'I know'.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
נִבְזֶה֙thus despisedN · בָּזָה (H959)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)בָּזָה (H959) 'thus despised'.
וַחֲדַ֣לandconj וְ + Adj · חָדֵל (H2310)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)חָדֵל (H2310) 'and'.
אִישִׁ֔יםa manN c · אִישׁ (H376)Construct chain (genitival)אִישׁ (H376) 'a man'.
אִ֥ישׁa manN c · אִישׁ (H376)Construct chain (genitival)אִישׁ (H376) 'a man'.
מַכְאֹב֖וֹתtheir sufferingsN c · מַכְאוֹב (H4341)Construct chain (genitival)מַכְאוֹב (H4341) 'their sufferings'.
וִיד֣וּעַI knowconj וְ + Qal ptc ms · יָדַע (H3045)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorיָדַע (H3045) 'I know'.
חֹ֑לִיsicknessN c · חֳלִי (H2483)Construct chain (genitival)חֳלִי (H2483) 'sickness'.
וּכְמַסְתֵּ֤רandconj וְ + prep + N com m sg constr · מַסְתֵּר (H4564)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מַסְתֵּר (H4564) 'and'.
פָּנִים֙faceN c · פָּנִים (H6440)Construct chain (genitival)פָּנִים (H6440) 'face'.
מִמֶּ֔נּוּfrom itprep + sfx 1cp · מִן (H4480)Particle or relational elementמִן (H4480) 'from it'.
נִבְזֶ֖הthus despisedN · בָּזָה (H959)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)בָּזָה (H959) 'thus despised'.
וְלֹ֥אand notconj וְ + neg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'and not'.
חֲשַׁבְנֻֽהוּa skilled designerQal perf 1cp + sfx 3ms · חָשַׁב (H2803)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actחָשַׁב (H2803) 'a skilled designer'.
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אָכֵ֤ן חֳלָיֵ֨נוּ֙ ה֣וּא נָשָׂ֔א וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּ סְבָלָ֑ם וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ חֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּ נָג֛וּעַ מֻכֵּ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים וּמְעֻנֶּֽה

Surely he has borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.

Qatal — perfective or stative predicationasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Qatal — perfective or stative predication. Lead predicate is 'lifts up'.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
אָכֵ֤ןsurelyart · אָכֵן (H403)Particle or relational elementאָכֵן (H403) 'surely'.
חֳלָיֵ֨נוּ֙sicknessN c · חֳלִי (H2483)Construct chain (genitival)חֳלִי (H2483) 'sickness'.
ה֣וּאhepron 3ms · הִיא (H1931)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)הִיא (H1931) 'he'.
נָשָׂ֔אlifts upQal perf 3ms · נָשָׂא (H5375)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actנָשָׂא (H5375) 'lifts up'.
וּמַכְאֹבֵ֖ינוּtheir sufferingsconj וְ + N com m pl constr + sfx 1cp · מַכְאוֹב (H4341)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מַכְאוֹב (H4341) 'their sufferings'.
סְבָלָ֑םto bear burdensQal perf 3ms + sfx 3mp · סָבַל (H5445)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actסָבַל (H5445) 'to bear burdens'.
וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּand weconj וְ + pron 1cp · אֲנַחְנוּ (H587)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֲנַחְנוּ (H587) 'and we'.
חֲשַׁבְנֻ֔הוּa skilled designerQal perf 1cp + sfx 3ms · חָשַׁב (H2803)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actחָשַׁב (H2803) 'a skilled designer'.
נָג֛וּעַtouchesQal ptc ms · נָגַע (H5060)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorנָגַע (H5060) 'touches'.
מֻכֵּ֥הwho strikesHophal ptc ms · הִכָּה (H5221)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorהִכָּה (H5221) 'who strikes'.
אֱלֹהִ֖יםGodN c · אֱלֹהִים (H430)Construct chain (genitival)אֱלֹהִים (H430) 'God'.
וּמְעֻנֶּֽהand you shall afflictconj וְ + Pual ptc ms · עָנָה (H6031)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorעָנָה (H6031) 'and you shall afflict'.
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וְהוּא֙ מְחֹלָ֣ל מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּ מְדֻכָּ֖א מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵ֑ינוּ מוּסַ֤ר שְׁלוֹמֵ֨נוּ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹ נִרְפָּא לָֽנוּ

But he wounded for our transgressions, bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actorwə
wə-chaining from the preceding clause. Participle — attendant circumstance or substantival actor. Lead predicate is 'began'.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וְהוּא֙and heconj וְ + pron 3ms · הִיא (H1931)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)הִיא (H1931) 'and he'.
מְחֹלָ֣לbeganPolal ptc ms · חָלַל (H2490)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorחָלַל (H2490) 'began'.
מִפְּשָׁעֵ֔נוּand transgressionprep + N com m pl constr + sfx 1cp · פֶשַע (H6588)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)פֶשַע (H6588) 'and transgression'.
מְדֻכָּ֖אand crush mePual ptc ms · דָּכָא (H1792)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorדָּכָא (H1792) 'and crush me'.
מֵעֲוֺנֹתֵ֑ינוּthe iniquity ofprep + N com c pl constr + sfx 1cp · עָוֹן (H5771)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָוֹן (H5771) 'the iniquity of'.
מוּסַ֤רthe discipline ofN c · מוּסָר (H4148)Construct chain (genitival)מוּסָר (H4148) 'the discipline of'.
שְׁלוֹמֵ֨נוּ֙in peaceN c · שָׁלוֹם (H7965)Construct chain (genitival)שָׁלוֹם (H7965) 'in peace'.
עָלָ֔יוon itprep + sfx 3ms · עַל (H5921)Particle or relational elementעַל (H5921) 'on it'.
וּבַחֲבֻרָת֖וֹstripe / weltconj וְ + prep + N com f sg constr + sfx 3ms · חַבּוּרָה (H2250)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)חַבּוּרָה (H2250) 'stripe / welt'.
נִרְפָּאis healedN · רָפָא (H7495)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)רָפָא (H7495) 'is healed'.
לָֽנוּto usprep + sfx 1cpParticle or relational elementFunction word: 'to us'.
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כֻּלָּ֨נוּ֙ כַּצֹּ֣אן תָּעִ֔ינוּ אִ֥ישׁ לְדַרְכּ֖וֹ פָּנִ֑ינוּ וַֽיהוָה֙ הִפְגִּ֣יעַ בּ֔וֹ אֵ֖ת עֲוֺ֥ן כֻּלָּֽנוּ

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and YHWH has laid on him the iniquity of us all.

Qatal — perfective or stative predicationasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Qatal — perfective or stative predication. Lead predicate is 'wandering'.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
כֻּלָּ֨נוּ֙all of usN c · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (genitival)כֹּל (H3605) 'all of us'.
כַּצֹּ֣אןlike sheepprep + art + N com c sg abs · צֹאן (H6629)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)צֹאן (H6629) 'like sheep'.
תָּעִ֔ינוּwanderingQal perf 1cp · תָּעָה (H8582)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actתָּעָה (H8582) 'wandering'.
אִ֥ישׁa manN c · אִישׁ (H376)Construct chain (genitival)אִישׁ (H376) 'a man'.
לְדַרְכּ֖וֹon his wayprep + N com c sg constr + sfx 3ms · דֶּרֶךְ (H1870)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)דֶּרֶךְ (H1870) 'on his way'.
פָּנִ֑ינוּand they turnedQal perf 1cp · פָּנָה (H6437)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actפָּנָה (H6437) 'and they turned'.
וַֽיהוָה֙and YHWHconj וְ + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יְהוָה (H3068) 'and YHWH'.
הִפְגִּ֣יעַand it touchedHiphil perf 3ms · פָּגַע (H6293)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actפָּגַע (H6293) 'and it touched'.
בּ֔וֹin itprep + sfx 3msParticle or relational elementFunction word: 'in it'.
אֵ֖ת(obj)obj marker · אֵת (H853)Particle or relational elementאֵת (H853) '(obj)'.
עֲוֺ֥ןthe iniquity ofN c · עָוֹן (H5771)Construct chain (genitival)עָוֹן (H5771) 'the iniquity of'.
כֻּלָּֽנוּall of usN c · כֹּל (H3605)Construct chain (genitival)כֹּל (H3605) 'all of us'.
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נִגַּ֨שׂ וְה֣וּא נַעֲנֶה֮ וְלֹ֣א יִפְתַּח פִּיו֒ כַּשֶּׂה֙ לַטֶּ֣בַח יוּבָ֔ל וּכְרָחֵ֕ל לִפְנֵ֥י גֹזְזֶ֖יהָ נֶאֱלָ֑מָה וְלֹ֥א יִפְתַּ֖ח פִּֽיו

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-orientedasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-oriented. Lead predicate is 'he will open'.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
נִגַּ֨שׂthe taskmasters ofN · נָגַשׂ (H5065)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)נָגַשׂ (H5065) 'the taskmasters of'.
וְה֣וּאand heconj וְ + pron 3ms · הִיא (H1931)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)הִיא (H1931) 'and he'.
נַעֲנֶה֮and you shall afflictN · עָנָה (H6031)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָנָה (H6031) 'and you shall afflict'.
וְלֹ֣אand notconj וְ + neg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'and not'.
יִפְתַּחhe will openQal impf 3ms · פָּתַח (H6605)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalפָּתַח (H6605) 'he will open'.
פִּיו֒his wordN c · פֶּה (H6310)Construct chain (genitival)פֶּה (H6310) 'his word'.
כַּשֶּׂה֙a sheepprep + art + N com c sg abs · שֶׂה (H7716)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)שֶׂה (H7716) 'a sheep'.
לַטֶּ֣בַחa slaughter/animalprep + art + N com m sg abs · טֶבַח (H2874)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)טֶבַח (H2874) 'a slaughter/animal'.
יוּבָ֔לbringHophal impf 3ms · יָבַל (H2986)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalיָבַל (H2986) 'bring'.
וּכְרָחֵ֕לyour ewesconj וְ + prep + N com f sg abs · רָחֵל (H7353)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)רָחֵל (H7353) 'your ewes'.
לִפְנֵ֥יbeforeprep + N com c pl constr · פָּנִים (H6440)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)פָּנִים (H6440) 'before'.
גֹזְזֶ֖יהָto shearQal ptc mp + sfx 3fs · גָּזַז (H1494)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorגָּזַז (H1494) 'to shear'.
נֶאֱלָ֑מָהbinding sheavesN · אָלַם (H481)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אָלַם (H481) 'binding sheaves'.
וְלֹ֥אand notconj וְ + neg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'and not'.
יִפְתַּ֖חhe will openQal impf 3ms · פָּתַח (H6605)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalפָּתַח (H6605) 'he will open'.
פִּֽיוhis wordN c · פֶּה (H6310)Construct chain (genitival)פֶּה (H6310) 'his word'.
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מֵעֹ֤צֶר וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙ לֻקָּ֔ח וְאֶת דּוֹר֖וֹ מִ֣י יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַ כִּ֤י נִגְזַר֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֔ים מִפֶּ֥שַׁע עַמִּ֖י נֶ֥גַע לָֽמוֹ

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.

Qatal — perfective or stative predicationasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Qatal — perfective or stative predication. Lead predicate is 'he took'.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
מֵעֹ֤צֶרfromprep + N com m sg abs · עֹצֶר (H6115)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עֹצֶר (H6115) 'from'.
וּמִמִּשְׁפָּט֙judgmentconj וְ + prep + N com m sg abs · מִשְׁפָּט (H4941)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מִשְׁפָּט (H4941) 'judgment'.
לֻקָּ֔חhe tookPual perf 3ms · לָקַח (H3947)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actלָקַח (H3947) 'he took'.
וְאֶתand [obj]conj וְ + obj marker · אֵת (H853)Particle or relational elementאֵת (H853) 'and [obj]'.
דּוֹר֖וֹthroughout your generationsN c · דּוֹר (H1755)Construct chain (genitival)דּוֹר (H1755) 'throughout your generations'.
מִ֣יwhointerrog. · מִי (H4310)Particle or relational elementמִי (H4310) 'who'.
יְשׂוֹחֵ֑חַrecountPiel impf 3ms · שִׂיחַ (H7878)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalשִׂיחַ (H7878) 'recount'.
כִּ֤יforconj וְ · כִּי (H3588)Particle or relational elementכִּי (H3588) 'for'.
נִגְזַר֙cut downN · גָּזַר (H1504)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)גָּזַר (H1504) 'cut down'.
מֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofprep + N com c sg constr · אֶרֶץ (H776)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)אֶרֶץ (H776) 'from the land of'.
חַיִּ֔יםaliveAdj · חַי (H2416)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)חַי (H2416) 'alive'.
מִפֶּ֥שַׁעand transgressionprep + N com m sg constr · פֶשַע (H6588)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)פֶשַע (H6588) 'and transgression'.
עַמִּ֖יmy peopleN c · עַם (H5971)Construct chain (genitival)עַם (H5971) 'my people'.
נֶ֥גַעa mark ofN c · נֶגַע (H5061)Construct chain (genitival)נֶגַע (H5061) 'a mark of'.
לָֽמוֹfor themprep + sfx 3mpParticle or relational elementFunction word: 'for them'.
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וַיִּתֵּ֤ן אֶת רְשָׁעִים֙ קִבְר֔וֹ וְאֶת עָשִׁ֖יר בְּמֹתָ֑יו עַ֚ל לֹא חָמָ֣ס עָשָׂ֔ה וְלֹ֥א מִרְמָ֖ה בְּפִֽיו

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither deceit in his mouth.

Narrative wayyiqtol — foregrounded sequential actionwə
wə-chaining from the preceding clause. Narrative wayyiqtol — foregrounded sequential action. Lead predicate is 'and he gave'.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וַיִּתֵּ֤ןand he gaveconj וְ + Qal wayyiqtol 3ms · נָתַן (H5414)Predicate verb (wayyiqtol of narrative sequence)→ Wayyiqtol: foregrounded narrative advanceנָתַן (H5414) 'and he gave'.
אֶתwithprep · אֵת (H854)Particle or relational elementאֵת (H854) 'with'.
רְשָׁעִים֙the wickedAdj · רָשָׁע (H7563)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)רָשָׁע (H7563) 'the wicked'.
קִבְר֔וֹhis tombN c · קֶבֶר (H6913)Construct chain (genitival)קֶבֶר (H6913) 'his tomb'.
וְאֶתand withconj וְ + prep · אֵת (H854)Particle or relational elementאֵת (H854) 'and with'.
עָשִׁ֖ירthe rich (one)Adj · עָשִׁיר (H6223)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָשִׁיר (H6223) 'the rich (one)'.
בְּמֹתָ֑יוthe death ofprep + N com m pl constr + sfx 3ms · מָוֶת (H4194)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מָוֶת (H4194) 'the death of'.
עַ֚לonprep · עַל (H5921)Particle or relational elementעַל (H5921) 'on'.
לֹאnotneg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'not'.
חָמָ֣סviolenceN c · חָמָס (H2555)Construct chain (genitival)חָמָס (H2555) 'violence'.
עָשָׂ֔הhe didQal perf 3ms · עָשָׂה (H6213)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actעָשָׂה (H6213) 'he did'.
וְלֹ֥אand notconj וְ + neg. · לֹא (H3808)Particle or relational elementלֹא (H3808) 'and not'.
מִרְמָ֖הwith deceitN c · מִרְמָה (H4820)Construct chain (genitival)מִרְמָה (H4820) 'with deceit'.
בְּפִֽיוin his mouthprep + N com m sg constr + sfx 3ms · פֶּה (H6310)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)פֶּה (H6310) 'in his mouth'.
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וַיהוָ֞ה חָפֵ֤ץ דַּכְּאוֹ֙ הֶֽחֱלִ֔י אִם תָּשִׂ֤ים אָשָׁם֙ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ יִרְאֶ֥ה זֶ֖רַע יַאֲרִ֣יךְ יָמִ֑ים וְחֵ֥פֶץ יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָד֥וֹ יִצְלָֽח

Yet it pleased YHWH to bruise him; he has put to grief: when you shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see seed, he shall prolong days, and the pleasure of YHWH shall prosper in his hand.

Qatal — perfective or stative predicationwə
wə-chaining from the preceding clause. Qatal — perfective or stative predication. Lead predicate is 'he delighted'.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
וַיהוָ֞הand YHWHconj וְ + N proper · יְהוָה (H3068)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יְהוָה (H3068) 'and YHWH'.
חָפֵ֤ץhe delightedQal perf 3ms · חָפֵץ (H2654)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actחָפֵץ (H2654) 'he delighted'.
דַּכְּאוֹ֙and crush mePiel inf constr + sfx 3ms · דָּכָא (H1792)Infinitive construct→ Infinitive construct: purpose, result, or complementדָּכָא (H1792) 'and crush me'.
הֶֽחֱלִ֔יinflictedHiphil perf 3ms · חָלָה (H2470)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actחָלָה (H2470) 'inflicted'.
אִםifconj וְ · אִם (H518)Particle or relational elementאִם (H518) 'if'.
תָּשִׂ֤יםyou shall setQal impf 3fs · שִׂים (H7760)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalשִׂים (H7760) 'you shall set'.
אָשָׁם֙as a guilt offeringN c · אָשָׁם (H817)Construct chain (genitival)אָשָׁם (H817) 'as a guilt offering'.
נַפְשׁ֔וֹhis soulN c · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Construct chain (genitival)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315) 'his soul'.
יִרְאֶ֥הshall be seenQal impf 3ms · רָאָה (H7200)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalרָאָה (H7200) 'shall be seen'.
זֶ֖רַעseedN c · זֶרַע (H2233)Construct chain (genitival)זֶרַע (H2233) 'seed'.
יַאֲרִ֣יךְhe may prolongHiphil impf 3ms · אָרַךְ (H748)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalאָרַךְ (H748) 'he may prolong'.
יָמִ֑יםdaysN c · יוֹם (H3117)Construct chain (genitival)יוֹם (H3117) 'days'.
וְחֵ֥פֶץacceptableconj וְ + N com m sg constr · חֵפֶץ (H2656)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)חֵפֶץ (H2656) 'acceptable'.
יְהוָ֖הYHWHN · יְהוָה (H3068)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יְהוָה (H3068) 'YHWH'.
בְּיָד֥וֹin his handprep + N com c sg constr + sfx 3ms · יָד (H3027)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)יָד (H3027) 'in his hand'.
יִצְלָֽחmakes prosperQal impf 3ms · צָלַח (H6743)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalצָלַח (H6743) 'makes prosper'.
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מֵעֲמַ֤ל נַפְשׁוֹ֙ יִרְאֶ֣ה יִשְׂבָּ֔ע בְּדַעְתּ֗וֹ יַצְדִּ֥יק צַדִּ֛יק עַבְדִּ֖י לָֽרַבִּ֑ים וַעֲוֺנֹתָ֖ם ה֥וּא יִסְבֹּֽל

He shall see of the travail of his soul, shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-orientedasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-oriented. Lead predicate is 'shall be seen'.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
מֵעֲמַ֤לour toilprep + N com c sg constr · עָמָל (H5999)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָמָל (H5999) 'our toil'.
נַפְשׁוֹ֙his soulN c · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Construct chain (genitival)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315) 'his soul'.
יִרְאֶ֣הshall be seenQal impf 3ms · רָאָה (H7200)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalרָאָה (H7200) 'shall be seen'.
יִשְׂבָּ֔עand be satisfiedQal impf 3ms · שָׂבַע (H7646)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalשָׂבַע (H7646) 'and be satisfied'.
בְּדַעְתּ֗וֹthe knowledge ofprep + N com f sg constr + sfx 3ms · דַּעַת (H1847)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)דַּעַת (H1847) 'the knowledge of'.
יַצְדִּ֥יקand they justifyHiphil impf 3ms · צָדַק (H6663)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalצָדַק (H6663) 'and they justify'.
צַדִּ֛יקrighteousAdj · צַדִּיק (H6662)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)צַדִּיק (H6662) 'righteous'.
עַבְדִּ֖יthe servants ofN c · עֶבֶד (H5650)Construct chain (genitival)עֶבֶד (H5650) 'the servants of'.
לָֽרַבִּ֑יםmanyprep + art + Adj · רַב (H7227)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)רַב (H7227) 'many'.
וַעֲוֺנֹתָ֖םthe iniquity ofconj וְ + N com c pl constr + sfx 3mp · עָוֹן (H5771)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָוֹן (H5771) 'the iniquity of'.
ה֥וּאhepron 3ms · הִיא (H1931)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)הִיא (H1931) 'he'.
יִסְבֹּֽלto bear burdensQal impf 3ms · סָבַל (H5445)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalסָבַל (H5445) 'to bear burdens'.
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לָכֵ֞ן אֲחַלֶּק ל֣וֹ בָרַבִּ֗ים וְאֶת עֲצוּמִים֮ יְחַלֵּ֣ק שָׁלָל֒ תַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֶעֱרָ֤ה לַמָּ֨וֶת֙ נַפְשׁ֔וֹ וְאֶת פֹּשְׁעִ֖ים נִמְנָ֑ה וְהוּא֙ חֵטְא רַבִּ֣ים נָשָׂ֔א וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖ים יַפְגִּֽיעַ

Therefore will I divide him with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he has poured out his soul to death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-orientedasyndeton
Asyndeton: no clause-level wə. Yiqtol — imperfective, modal, or future-oriented. Lead predicate is 'I will divide'. Closes the chapter.
Word-by-word analysis· 22 words
לָכֵ֞ןthereforeprep + art · כֵּן (H3651)Particle or relational elementכֵּן (H3651) 'therefore'.
אֲחַלֶּקI will dividePiel impf 1cs · חָלַק (H2505)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalחָלַק (H2505) 'I will divide'.
ל֣וֹto himprep + sfx 3msParticle or relational elementFunction word: 'to him'.
בָרַבִּ֗יםmanyprep + art + Adj · רַב (H7227)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)רַב (H7227) 'many'.
וְאֶתand withconj וְ + prep · אֵת (H854)Particle or relational elementאֵת (H854) 'and with'.
עֲצוּמִים֮and mightyAdj · עָצוּם (H6099)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)עָצוּם (H6099) 'and mighty'.
יְחַלֵּ֣קdividesPiel impf 3ms · חָלַק (H2505)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalחָלַק (H2505) 'divides'.
שָׁלָל֒the spoil ofN c · שָׁלָל (H7998)Construct chain (genitival)שָׁלָל (H7998) 'the spoil of'.
תַּ֗חַתunderprep · תַּחַת (H8478)Particle or relational elementתַּחַת (H8478) 'under'.
אֲשֶׁ֨רthatrel. שֶׁ · אֲשֶׁר (H834)Particle or relational elementאֲשֶׁר (H834) 'that'.
הֶעֱרָ֤הhe has laid bareHiphil perf 3ms · עָרָה (H6168)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actעָרָה (H6168) 'he has laid bare'.
לַמָּ֨וֶת֙the death ofprep + art + N com m sg abs · מָוֶת (H4194)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מָוֶת (H4194) 'the death of'.
נַפְשׁ֔וֹhis soulN c · נֶפֶשׁ (H5315)Construct chain (genitival)נֶפֶשׁ (H5315) 'his soul'.
וְאֶתand withconj וְ + prep · אֵת (H854)Particle or relational elementאֵת (H854) 'and with'.
פֹּשְׁעִ֖יםandQal ptc mp · פָּשַׁע (H6586)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorפָּשַׁע (H6586) 'and'.
נִמְנָ֑הhas countedN · מָנָה (H4487)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)מָנָה (H4487) 'has counted'.
וְהוּא֙and heconj וְ + pron 3ms · הִיא (H1931)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)הִיא (H1931) 'and he'.
חֵטְאsinN c · חֵטְא (H2399)Construct chain (genitival)חֵטְא (H2399) 'sin'.
רַבִּ֣יםmanyAdj · רַב (H7227)Nominal (subject, object, or apposition)רַב (H7227) 'many'.
נָשָׂ֔אlifts upQal perf 3ms · נָשָׂא (H5375)Predicate verb (qatal)→ Perfective: a completed actנָשָׂא (H5375) 'lifts up'.
וְלַפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםandconj וְ + prep + art + Qal ptc mp · פָּשַׁע (H6586)Participle→ Participle: attendant circumstance or substantival actorפָּשַׁע (H6586) 'and'.
יַפְגִּֽיעַand it touchedHiphil impf 3ms · פָּגַע (H6293)Predicate verb (yiqtol)→ Yiqtol: imperfective or modalפָּגַע (H6293) 'and it touched'.