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Isaiah 42:1-7

1Behold,myservantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, whomIuphold;mychosen,inwhommysoulH5315delighteth:Ihaveputנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414mySpiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307uponhim;hewillbringיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941totheGentiles.

2Hewillnotcryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817,norliftיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375uphisvoiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963,norcauseittobeheardH8085inthestreetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3Abruisedreedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070willhenotbreakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665,andadimlyburningwickוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594willhenotquenchH3518:hewillbringיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941intruthH571.

4Hewillnotfailnorbediscouraged,tillhehavesetH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941intheearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776;andtheislesshallwaitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176forhislawH8451.

5Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithGodהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410Jehovah,hethatcreatedH1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andstretchedוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186themforth;hethatspreadH5186abroadtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776andthatwhichcomethoutofit;hethatgivethbreathH7307untothepeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971uponit,andspiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307tothemthatwalkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980therein:

6I,Jehovah,havecalledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121theeinrighteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,andwillholdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,andwillkeepH5341thee,andgiveH5414theeforacovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285ofthepeopleעָ֖ם'amH5971,foralightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216oftheGentiles;

7toopenלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491theblindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,tobringלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318outtheprisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616fromthedungeon,andthemthatsitH3427indarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822outoftheprison-house.

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