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Isaiah 49:2-6

2andhehathmadeH7760mymouthפִּי֙piH6310likeasharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719;intheshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738ofhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027hathhehidH5641me:andhehathmadeH7760meapolishedshaft;inhisquiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827hathhekeptmeclose:

3andhesaidH559untome, Thou artmyservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֕לYis.ra.'ElH3478,inwhomIwillbeglorifiedH6286.

4ButIsaidH559,Ihavelaboredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021invain,Ihavespentmystrengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581fornoughtandvanityH1892;yetsurelythejusticeמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941duetomeiswithJehovah,andmyrecompenseוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468withmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

5Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258saithJehovahthatformedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335mefromthewombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990tobeH1961hisservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,tobringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againtohim,andthatIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478beH1961gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622untohim(forIamH1961honorableintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,andmyGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430isbecomeH1961mystrengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797);

6yea,hesaith,Itistoolightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216athingH7043thatthou shouldestbeH1961myservantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650toraiseלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965upthetribesH7626ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andtorestoreH7725thepreservedofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:IwillalsogiveH5414theeforalightH216totheGentiles,thatthou mayestbeH1961mysalvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444untotheendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

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