Isaiah 42:6
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Berean Study Bible
“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,

Young's Literal Translation
I, Jehovah, did call thee in righteousness, And I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee, And I give thee for a covenant of a people, And a light of nations.

King James Bible
I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

Hebrew
“I,
אֲנִ֧י (’ă·nî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

the LORD,
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

have called you
קְרָאתִ֥יךָֽ (qə·rā·ṯî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

for a righteous purpose,
בְצֶ֖דֶק (ḇə·ṣe·ḏeq)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity

and I will take hold
וְאַחְזֵ֣ק (wə·’aḥ·zêq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - first person common singular
Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer

of your hand.
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ (bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

I will keep you
וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ (wə·’eṣ·ṣā·rə·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep

and appoint you
וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ (wə·’et·ten·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to be a covenant
לִבְרִ֥ית (liḇ·rîṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1285: A covenant

for the people
עָ֖ם (‘ām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

and a light
לְא֥וֹר (lə·’ō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

to the nations,
גּוֹיִֽם׃ (gō·w·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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