| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 45:4:1 ⧉לְמַ֙עַן֙lemaanfor the sake of Isaiah 45:4:2 ⧉עַבְדִּ֣יavdimy servant Isaiah 45:4:3 ⧉יַעֲקֹ֔בyaakovJacob Isaiah 45:4:4 ⧉וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לveyisraeland Israel Isaiah 45:4:5 ⧉בְּחִירִ֑יbekhirimy chosen {one} Isaiah 45:4:6 ⧉וָאֶקְרָ֤אvaekeraand I called Isaiah 45:4:7 ⧉לְךָ֙lekhato you Isaiah 45:4:8 ⧉בִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbishmekhaby your name Isaiah 45:4:9 ⧉אֲכַנְּךָ֖akhannekhaI surname you or I name you Isaiah 45:4:10 ⧉וְלֹ֥אveloand not Isaiah 45:4:11 ⧉יְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃yedataniyou knew me |
| 4. Formal Translation For the sake of My servant Jacob and Israel My chosen, I {Yahweh, Name Giver} have called you by your name; I have given you a title of honor, though you have not known Me. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation For My servant Jacob’s sake, and for Israel whom I have chosen, I {Yahweh, Covenant Summoner} summoned you by name and bestowed upon you a special status, even though you did not acknowledge Me. |