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accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 9146 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְאוֹתִ֗י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veoti_853.htm" title="ve·'o·Ti,: - -- Occurrence 6 of 11.">wə-’ō-w-ṯî,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And yet Me</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Direct object marker :: first person common singular">Conj-w | DirObjM | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year <BR> 1a) day (as opposed to night) <BR> 1b) day (24 hour period) <BR> 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 <BR> 1b2) as a division of time <BR> 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey <BR> 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) <BR> 1d) time, period (general) <BR> 1e) year <BR> 1f) temporal references <BR> 1f1) today <BR> 1f2) yesterday <BR> 1f3) tomorrow">3117</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3117 -- Occurrence 1821 of 2303">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">י֥וֹם<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yom_3117.htm" title="Yom: day -- Occurrence 172 of 239.">yō-wm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">day</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year <BR> 1a) day (as opposed to night) <BR> 1b) day (24 hour period) <BR> 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 <BR> 1b2) as a division of time <BR> 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey <BR> 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) <BR> 1d) time, period (general) <BR> 1e) year <BR> 1f) temporal references <BR> 1f1) today <BR> 1f2) yesterday <BR> 1f3) tomorrow">3117</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3117 -- Occurrence 1822 of 2303">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יוֹם֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yom_3117.htm" title="yOm: day -- Occurrence 173 of 239.">yō-wm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">by day</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1875: 1) to resort to, seek, seek with care, enquire, require <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to resort to, frequent (a place), (tread a place) <BR> 1a2) to consult, enquire of, seek <BR> 1a2a) of God <BR> 1a2b) of heathen gods, necromancers <BR> 1a3) to seek deity in prayer and worship <BR> 1a3a) God <BR> 1a3b) heathen deities <BR> 1a4) to seek (with a demand), demand, require <BR> 1a5) to investigate, enquire <BR> 1a6) to ask for, require, demand <BR> 1a7) to practice, study, follow, seek with application <BR> 1a8) to seek with care, care for <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to allow oneself to be enquired of, consulted (only of God) <BR> 1b2) to be sought, be sought out <BR> 1b3) to be required (of blood)">1875</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1875 -- Occurrence 128 of 164">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִדְרֹשׁ֔וּן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yidroshun_1875.htm" title="yid·ro·Shun,: seek -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">yiḏ-rō-šūn,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they seek</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural :: Paragogic nun">V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | Pn</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1847: 1) knowledge <BR> 1a) knowledge, perception, skill <BR> 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom">1847</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1847.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1847 -- Occurrence 85 of 95">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְדַ֥עַת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vedaat_1847.htm" title="ve·Da·'at: to know -- Occurrence 15 of 16.">wə-ḏa-‘aṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and to know</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - feminine singular construct">Conj-w | N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1870: 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner <BR> 1a) road, way, path <BR> 1b) journey <BR> 1c) direction <BR> 1d) manner, habit, way <BR> 1e) of course of life (fig.) <BR> 1f) of moral character (fig.)">1870</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1870 -- Occurrence 504 of 706">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דְּרָכַ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/derachai_1870.htm" title="de·ra·Chai: my ways -- Occurrence 14 of 17.">də-rā-ḵay</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">My ways</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common plural construct :: first person common singular">N-cpc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2654: 1) to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) of men <BR> 1a1a) to take pleasure in, delight in <BR> 1a1b) to delight, desire, be pleased to do <BR> 1a2) of God <BR> 1a2a) to delight in, have pleasure in <BR> 1a2b) to be pleased to do <BR> 2) to move, bend down <BR> 2a) (Qal) to bend down">2654</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2654.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2654 -- Occurrence 59 of 75">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yechpatzun_2654.htm" title="yech·pa·Tzun;: and delight -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">yeḥ-pā-ṣūn;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">delight</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural :: Paragogic nun">V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | Pn</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1471: n m <BR> 1) nation, people <BR> 1a) nation, people<BR> 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people <BR> 1a2) of descendants of Abraham <BR> 1a3) of Israel <BR> 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) <BR> n pr m <BR> 1c) Goyim? = 'nations'">1471</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1471 -- Occurrence 286 of 561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כְּג֞וֹי<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kegoy_1471.htm" title="ke·Goy: A nation -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">kə-ḡō-w</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">as a nation</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-k :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-k | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 834: 1) (relative part.) <BR> 1a) which, who <BR> 1b) that which <BR> 2) (conj) <BR> 2a) that (in obj clause) <BR> 2b) when <BR> 2c) since <BR> 2d) as <BR> 2e) conditional if">834</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 834 -- Occurrence 4472 of 5502">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲשֶׁר־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/asher_834.htm" title="'a·Sher-: after -- Occurrence 3898 of 4804.">’ă-šer-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - relative">Pro-r</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6666: 1) justice, righteousness <BR> 1a) righteousness (in government) <BR> 1a1) of judge, ruler, king <BR> 1a2) of law <BR> 1a3) of Davidic king Messiah <BR> 1b) righteousness (of God's attribute) <BR> 1c) righteousness (in a case or cause) <BR> 1d) righteousness, truthfulness <BR> 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) <BR> 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation <BR> 1f1) of God <BR> 1f2) prosperity (of people) <BR> 1g) righteous acts">6666</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6666 -- Occurrence 107 of 157">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">צְדָקָ֣ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tzedakah_6666.htm" title="tze·da·Kah: righteousness -- Occurrence 22 of 30.">ṣə-ḏā-qāh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">righteousness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6213: 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to do, work, make, produce <BR> 1a1a) to do <BR> 1a1b) to work <BR> 1a1c) to deal (with) <BR> 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect <BR> 1a2) to make <BR> 1a2a) to make <BR> 1a2b) to produce <BR> 1a2c) to prepare <BR> 1a2d) to make (an offering) <BR> 1a2e) to attend to, put in order <BR> 1a2f) to observe, celebrate <BR> 1a2g) to acquire (property) <BR> 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute <BR> 1a2i) to bring about <BR> 1a2j) to use <BR> 1a2k) to spend, pass <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be done <BR> 1b2) to be made <BR> 1b3) to be produced <BR> 1b4) to be offered <BR> 1b5) to be observed <BR> 1b6) to be used <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be made <BR> 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze">6213</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6213 -- Occurrence 2147 of 2628">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָשָׂ֗ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/asah_6213.htm" title="'a·Sah,: has done -- Occurrence 313 of 358.">‘ā-śāh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">did</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance <BR> 1a) judgment <BR> 1a1) act of deciding a case <BR> 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment <BR> 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) <BR> 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) <BR> 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) <BR> 1a6) execution (of judgment) <BR> 1a7) time (of judgment) <BR> 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) <BR> 1c) ordinance <BR> 1d) decision (in law) <BR> 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) <BR> 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan">4941</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4941 -- Occurrence 309 of 421">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּמִשְׁפַּ֤ט<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/umishpat_4941.htm" title="u·mish·Pat: the ordinance -- Occurrence 21 of 28.">ū-miš-paṭ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and the ordinance</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Conj-w | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) <BR> 1a) rulers, judges <BR> 1b) divine ones <BR> 1c) angels <BR> 1d) gods <BR> 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) <BR> 2a) god, goddess <BR> 2b) godlike one <BR> 2c) works or special possessions of God <BR> 2d) the (true) God <BR> 2e) God">430</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 430 -- Occurrence 2273 of 2598">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֱלֹהָיו֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/elohav_430.htm" title="'e·lo·Hav: of their God -- Occurrence 49 of 58.">’ĕ-lō-hāw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of their God</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct :: third person masculine singular">N-mpc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no <BR> 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) <BR> 1b) not (with modifier-negation) <BR> 1c) nothing (subst) <BR> 1d) without (with particle) <BR> 1e) before (of time)">3808</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3808 -- Occurrence 3853 of 5184">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לֹ֣א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/lo_3808.htm" title="lo: not -- Occurrence 2469 of 3269.">lō</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Not</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Adverb - Negative particle">Adv-NegPrt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5800: 1) to leave, loose, forsake<BR> 1a) (Qal) to leave <BR> 1a1) to depart from, leave behind, leave, let alone <BR> 1a2) to leave, abandon, forsake, neglect, apostatise <BR> 1a3) to let loose, set free, let go, free <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be left to <BR> 1b2) to be forsaken <BR> 1c) (Pual) to be deserted <BR> 2) to restore, repair <BR> 2a) (Qal) to repair">5800</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5800 -- Occurrence 170 of 211">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">עָזָ֔ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/azav_5800.htm" title="'a·Zav,: forsaken -- Occurrence 8 of 11.">‘ā-zāḇ,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">did forsake</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7592: 1) to ask, enquire, borrow, beg <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to ask, ask for <BR> 1a2) to ask (as a favour), borrow <BR> 1a3) to enquire, enquire of <BR> 1a4) to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle) <BR> 1a5) to seek <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to enquire, enquire carefully <BR> 1c2) to beg, practise beggary <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to be given on request <BR> 1d2) to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to">7592</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7592 -- Occurrence 154 of 173">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yishaluni_7592.htm" title="yish·'a·Lu·ni: ask -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">yiš-’ā-lū-nî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they ask of Me</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural :: first person common singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4941.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4941: 1) judgment, justice, ordinance <BR> 1a) judgment <BR> 1a1) act of deciding a case <BR> 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment <BR> 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) <BR> 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) <BR> 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) <BR> 1a6) execution (of judgment) <BR> 1a7) time (of judgment) <BR> 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) <BR> 1c) ordinance <BR> 1d) decision (in law) <BR> 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) <BR> 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan">4941</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4941.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4941 -- Occurrence 310 of 421">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מִשְׁפְּטֵי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mishpetei_4941.htm" title="mish·pe·tei-: decisions -- Occurrence 7 of 8.">miš-pə-ṭê-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the ordinances</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6664.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6664: 1) justice, rightness, righteousness <BR> 1a) what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures) <BR> 1b) righteousness (in government) <BR> 1b1) of judges, rulers, kings <BR> 1b2) of law <BR> 1b3) of Davidic king, Messiah <BR> 1b4) of Jerusalem as seat of just government <BR> 1b5) of God's attribute <BR> 1c) righteousness, justice (in case or cause) <BR> 1d) rightness (in speech) <BR> 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) <BR> 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity <BR> 1f1) of God as covenant-keeping in redemption <BR> 1f2) in name of Messianic king <BR> 1f3) of people enjoying salvation <BR> 1f4) of Cyrus">6664</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6664.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6664 -- Occurrence 98 of 118">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">צֶ֔דֶק<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tzedek_6664.htm" title="Tze·dek,: Me just -- Occurrence 54 of 65.">ṣe-ḏeq,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of justice</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7132.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7132: 1) an approach, a drawing near">7132</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7132.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7132 -- Occurrence 2 of 2">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">קִרְבַ֥ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kirvat_7132.htm" title="kir·Vat: the nearness -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">qir-ḇaṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in approaching</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct">N-fsc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) <BR> 1a) rulers, judges <BR> 1b) divine ones <BR> 1c) angels <BR> 1d) gods <BR> 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) <BR> 2a) god, goddess <BR> 2b) godlike one <BR> 2c) works or special possessions of God <BR> 2d) the (true) God <BR> 2e) God">430</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 430 -- Occurrence 2274 of 2598">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֱלֹהִ֖ים<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/elohim_430.htm" title="E·lo·Him: of God -- Occurrence 632 of 680.">’ĕ-lō-hîm</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">God</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2654: 1) to delight in, take pleasure in, desire, be pleased with <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) of men <BR> 1a1a) to take pleasure in, delight in <BR> 1a1b) to delight, desire, be pleased to do <BR> 1a2) of God <BR> 1a2a) to delight in, have pleasure in <BR> 1a2b) to be pleased to do <BR> 2) to move, bend down <BR> 2a) (Qal) to bend down">2654</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2654.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2654 -- Occurrence 60 of 75">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yechpatzun_2654.htm" title="yech·pa·Tzun.: delight -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">yeḥ-pā-ṣūn.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">they take delight</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural :: Paragogic nun">V-Qal-Imperf-3mp | Pn</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins 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title="ve·'o·v·ti: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">וְאֹותִ֗י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yo·vm: day -- 3117: day">יֹ֥ום</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yo·vm: day -- 3117: day">יֹום֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1875.htm" title="yid·ro·shun,: seek -- 1875: to resort to, seek">יִדְרֹשׁ֔וּן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1847.htm" title="ve·da·'at: to know -- 1847: knowledge">וְדַ֥עַת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1870.htm" title="de·ra·chai: my ways -- 1870: way, road, distance, journey, manner">דְּרָכַ֖י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2654.htm" title="yech·pa·tzun;: and delight -- 2654: to delight in">יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1471.htm" title="ke·go·vy: A nation -- 1471: nation, people">כְּגֹ֞וי</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/834.htm" title="a·sher-: after -- 834: who, which, that">אֲשֶׁר־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6666.htm" title="tze·da·kah: righteousness -- 6666: righteousness">צְדָקָ֣ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6213.htm" title="a·sah: has done -- 6213: do, make">עָשָׂ֗ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4941.htm" title="u·mish·pat: the ordinance -- 4941: judgment">וּמִשְׁפַּ֤ט</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="e·lo·hav: of their God -- 430: God, god">אֱלֹהָיו֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3808.htm" title="lo: not -- 3808: not">לֹ֣א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5800.htm" title="a·zav,: forsaken -- 5800: to leave, forsake, loose">עָזָ֔ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7592.htm" title="yish·'a·lu·ni: ask -- 7592: to ask, inquire">יִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4941.htm" title="mish·pe·tei-: decisions -- 4941: judgment">מִשְׁפְּטֵי־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6664.htm" title="tze·dek,: Me just -- 6664: rightness, righteousness">צֶ֔דֶק</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7132.htm" title="kir·vat: the nearness -- 7132: an approach">קִרְבַ֥ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="e·lo·him: of God -- 430: God, god">אֱלֹהִ֖ים</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2654.htm" title="yech·pa·tzun.: delight -- 2654: to delight in">יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/isaiah/58.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1875.htm" title="darash (daw-rash') -- ask, X at all, care for, X diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-)mancer, question, require">Yet they seek</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yowm (yome) -- age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day">me daily</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3117.htm" title="yowm (yome) -- age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day">__</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2654.htm" title="chaphets (khaw-fates') -- X any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would">and delight</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1847.htm" title="da'ath (dah'-ath) -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly)">to know</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1870.htm" title="derek (deh'-rek) -- along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger">my ways</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1471.htm" title="gowy (go'-ee) -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people">as a nation</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6213.htm" title="asah (aw-saw') -- accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy">that did</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6666.htm" title="tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly,-ness)">righteousness</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5800.htm" title="azab (aw-zab') -- commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, X surely">and forsook</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4941.htm" title="mishpat (mish-pawt') -- + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong">not the ordinance</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty">of their God</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7592.htm" title="sha'al (shaw-al') -- ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire">they ask</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4941.htm" title="mishpat (mish-pawt') -- + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong">of me the ordinances</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6664.htm" title="tsedeq (tseh'-dek) -- X even, (X that which is altogether) just(-ice), ((un-))right(-eous) (cause, -ly, - ness)">of justice</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2654.htm" title="chaphets (khaw-fates') -- X any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would">they take delight</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7132.htm" title="qrabah (ker-aw-baw') -- approaching, draw near">in approaching</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/430.htm" title="'elohiym (el-o-heem') -- angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty">to God</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/isaiah/58.htm">ישעה 58:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וְאֹותִ֗י יֹ֥ום יֹום֙ יִדְרֹשׁ֔וּן וְדַ֥עַת דְּרָכַ֖י יֶחְפָּצ֑וּן כְּגֹ֞וי אֲשֶׁר־צְדָקָ֣ה עָשָׂ֗ה וּמִשְׁפַּ֤ט אֱלֹהָיו֙ לֹ֣א עָזָ֔ב יִשְׁאָל֙וּנִי֙ מִשְׁפְּטֵי־צֶ֔דֶק קִרְבַ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים יֶחְפָּצֽוּן׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/isaiah/58.htm">ישעה 58:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ואותי יום יום ידרשון ודעת דרכי יחפצון כגוי אשר־צדקה עשה ומשפט אלהיו לא עזב ישאלוני משפטי־צדק קרבת אלהים יחפצון׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/isaiah/58.htm">ישעה 58:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ואותי יום יום ידרשון ודעת דרכי יחפצון כגוי אשר־צדקה עשה ומשפט אלהיו לא עזב ישאלוני משפטי־צדק קרבת אלהים יחפצון׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/isaiah/58.htm">ישעה 58:2 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ואותי יום יום ידרשון ודעת דרכי יחפצון כגוי אשר צדקה עשה ומשפט אלהיו לא עזב ישאלוני משפטי צדק קרבת אלהים יחפצון׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/isaiah/58-2.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/58.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"Yet they seek Me day by day and delight to know My ways, As a nation that has done righteousness And has not forsaken the ordinance of their God. They ask Me for just decisions, They delight in the nearness of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/58.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/58.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They seek Me day after day and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not abandon the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God."" <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">they seek</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 1:11-15</span> To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me? said the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 29:13</span> Why the Lord said, For as much as this people draw near me with their …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 48:1,2</span> Hear you this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/5-28.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Deuteronomy 5:28,29</span> And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when you spoke to me; …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 15:21-25</span> But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/proverbs/15-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Proverbs 15:8</span> The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/ezekiel/33-30.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Ezekiel 33:30-33</span> Also, you son of man, the children of your people still are talking …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/matthew/15-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Matthew 15:7-9</span> You hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/mark/4-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Mark 4:16,17</span> And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/mark/6-20.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Mark 6:20</span> For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/john/5-35.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">John 5:35</span> He was a burning and a shining light: and you were willing for a …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/titus/1-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Titus 1:16</span> They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hebrews 6:4-6</span> For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have …</a></p><p class="hdg">they ask</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Jeremiah 42:2,20</span> And said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech you, our supplication …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/mark/12-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Mark 12:14</span> And when they were come, they say to him, Master, we know that you …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/james/1-21.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">James 1:21,22</span> Why lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Peter 2:1,2</span> Why laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2</a> • <a href="/niv/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/isaiah/58-2.htm">Isaiah 58:2 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../isaiah/58-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 58:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 58:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../isaiah/58-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 58:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 58:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>