Parallel Strong's 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 |