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Isaiah 7:8-16

8Fortheheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofSyriaisDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,andtheheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isRezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526;andwithin threescoreandfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shallEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669bebrokeninpieces,sothatitshallnotbeapeopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971:

9andtheheadוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669isSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andtheheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isRemaliah’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121.Ifyewillnotbelieveתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,surelyyeshallnotbeestablishedתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.

10AndJehovahspakeagainuntoAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592theeasignא֔וֹת'otH226ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;askH7592iteitherinthedepth,orintheheightabove.

12ButAhazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271saidH559,Iwillnotaskאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592,neitherwillItemptJehovah.

13AndhesaidH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085yenow,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:IsitasmallH4592thingforyoutowearyהַלְא֣וֹתhal.'otH3811menH376,thatyewillwearyתַלְא֖וּtal.'UH3811myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571?

14Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136himselfwillgiveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youasignא֑וֹת'otH226:behold,avirginshallconceive,andbearוְיֹלֶ֣דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andshallcallוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Immanuel.

15Butterandhoneyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706shallheeatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398, whenheknowethtorefusetheevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451,andchooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896.

16Forbeforethechildshallknowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045torefusetheevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451,andchooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896,thelandהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127whosetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428thou abhorrestshallbeforsaken.

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