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Isaiah 38:1-8

1In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117was Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470unto deathלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191.And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935unto him, and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Set thine houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004in orderצַ֣וtzavH6680:for thou shalt dieמֵ֥תmetH4191,and not liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.

2Then Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396turnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בvai.ya.SevH5437his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440toward the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023,and prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

3And saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559,Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now, O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,I beseechאָנָּ֤ה'a.NahH577thee, how I have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee in truthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with a perfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵ֣בu.ve.LevH3820,and have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213that which isgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּ בְּכִ֥יvai.Ye.vek be.KhiH1065 H1058soreגָדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419.

4Then came the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thy prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thy tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832:behold, I will addיוֹסִ֣ףyo.SifH3254unto thy daysיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117fifteenחֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH6240 H2568yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

6And I will deliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee and this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892out of the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804:and I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִ֖יve.ga.no.TiH1598this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.

7And this shall bea signהָא֖וֹתha.'otH226unto thee from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697that he hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696;

8Behold, I will bring againמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725the shadowצֵ֣לtzelH6738of the degreesהַֽמַּעֲל֡וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609,which is gone downיָרְדָה֩ya.re.DahH3381in the sunבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁba.She.meshH8121dialבְמַעֲל֨וֹתve.ma.'a.LotH4609of Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271,tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322.So the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121returnedוַתָּ֤שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235degreesמַעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609,by which degreesבַּֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתba.ma.'a.LotH4609it was gone downיָרָֽדָה׃ סya.Ra.dahH3381.

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