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Isaiah 42:1-7

1Behold my servantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650,whom I upholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551;mine electבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972, in whommy soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delightethרָצְתָ֣הra.tze.TahH7521;I have putנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon him: he shall bring forthיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to the Gentilesלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He shall not cryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817,nor lift upיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375,nor cause his voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963to be heardיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085in the streetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3A bruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070shall he not breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665,and the smokingכֵהָ֖הkhe.HahH3544flaxוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594shall he not quenchיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518:he shall bring forthיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941unto truthלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571.

4He shall not failיִכְהֶה֙yikh.HehH3543nor be discouragedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533,till he have setיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776:and the islesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339shall waitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176for his lawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.

5Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,he that createdבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and stretched them outוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186;he that spread forthרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and that which cometh outוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631of it; he that givethנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397unto the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971upon it, and spiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to them that walkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980therein:

6I the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068have calledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee in righteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,and will holdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and will keepוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, and giveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for a covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285of the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971,for a lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of the Gentilesגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471;

7To openלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491the blindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,to bring outלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318the prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from the prisonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525, andthem that sitיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822out of the prisonכֶּ֖לֶאKe.le'H3608houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

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