Isaiah 43:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Because you are precious and honored in My sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you and nations in place of your life.

Young's Literal Translation
Since thou wast precious in Mine eyes, Thou wast honoured, and I have loved thee, And I appoint men in thy stead, And peoples instead of thy life.

King James Bible
Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

Hebrew
Because
מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר (mê·’ă·šer)
Preposition-m | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you are precious
יָקַ֧רְתָּ (yā·qar·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3365: To be heavy, valuable, to make rare

and honored
נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ (niḵ·baḏ·tā)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

in My sight,
בְעֵינַ֛י (ḇə·‘ê·nay)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

and [because] I
וַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

love you,
אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ (’ă·haḇ·tî·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f

I will give
וְאֶתֵּ֤ן (wə·’et·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

men
אָדָם֙ (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

in exchange for you
תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ (taḥ·te·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

and nations
וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים (ū·lə·’um·mîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3816: A community

in place of
תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

your life.
נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ (nap̄·še·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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