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Isaiah 32:1-8

1Behold, a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shall reignיִמְלָךְ־yim.lokh-H4427in righteousnessלְצֶ֖דֶקle.Tze.dekH6664,and princesוּלְשָׂרִ֖יםu.le.sa.RimH8269shall ruleיָשֹֽׂרוּ׃ya.So.ruH8323in judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941.

2And a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shall be as an hiding placeכְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ke.ma.cha.ve'-H4224from the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307,and a covertוְסֵ֣תֶרve.Se.terH5643from the tempestזָ֑רֶםZa.remH2230;as riversכְּפַלְגֵי־ke.fal.gei-H6388of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325in a dry placeבְּצָי֔וֹןbe.tza.YonH6724,as the shadowכְּצֵ֥לke.TzelH6738of a greatכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515rockסֶֽלַע־se.la'-H5553in a wearyעֲיֵפָֽה׃'a.ye.FahH5889landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

3And the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of them that seeרֹאִ֑יםro.'ImH7200shall not be dimתִשְׁעֶ֖ינָהtish.'Ei.nahH8159,and the earsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of them that hearשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085shall hearkenתִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃tik.Shav.nahH7181.

4The heartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3824also of the rashנִמְהָרִ֖יםnim.ha.RimH4116shall understandיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995knowledgeלָדָ֑עַתla.Da.'atH1847,and the tongueוּלְשׁ֣וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of the stammerersעִלְּגִ֔ים'i.le.GimH5926shall be readyתְּמַהֵ֖רte.ma.HerH4116to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696plainlyצָחֽוֹת׃tza.ChotH6703.

5The vile personלְנָבָ֖לle.na.ValH5036shall be no more calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121liberalנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,nor the churlוּלְכִילַ֕יu.le.khi.LaiH3596saidיֵֽאָמֵ֖רye.'a.MerH559to bebountifulשֽׁוֹעַ׃Sho.a'H7771.

6For the vile personנָבָל֙na.ValH5036will speakיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696villanyנְבָלָ֣הne.va.LahH5039,and his heartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820will workיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,to practiseלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213hypocrisyחֹ֗נֶףCho.nefH2612,and to utterוּלְדַבֵּ֤רu.le.da.BerH1696errorתּוֹעָ֔הto.'AhH8442against the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,to make emptyלְהָרִיק֙le.ha.RikH7324the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the hungryרָעֵ֔בra.'EvH7457,and he will cause the drinkוּמַשְׁקֶ֥הu.mash.KehH4945of the thirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771to failיַחְסִֽיר׃yach.SirH2637.

7The instrumentsכֵּלָ֣יוke.LavH3627also of the churlוְכֵלַ֖יve.khe.LaiH3596areevilרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451:he devisethיָעָ֔ץya.'AtzH3289wicked devicesזִמּ֣וֹתzi.MotH2154to destroyלְחַבֵּ֤לle.cha.BelH2254the poorעֲנִיִּים֙a.na.vimH6035 H6041with lyingשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561,even when the needyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34speakethוּבְדַבֵּ֥רu.ve.da.BerH1696rightמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

8But the liberalוְנָדִ֖יבve.na.DivH5081devisethיָעָ֑ץya.'AtzH3289liberal thingsנְדִיב֣וֹתne.di.VotH5081;and by liberal thingsנְדִיב֥וֹתne.di.VotH5081shall he standיָקֽוּם׃ פya.KumH6965.

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