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Isaiah 8:4-8

4For before the childהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall have knowledgeיֵדַ֣עye.Da'H3045to cryקְרֹ֖אke.Ro'H7121,My fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1,and my motherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517,the richesחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of Damascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and the spoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shall be taken awayיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.

5The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spakeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696also unto me againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Forasmuchיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282as this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971refusethמָאַס֙ma.'AsH3988the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Shiloahהַשִּׁלֹ֔חַha.shi.Lo.achH7975that goהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980softlyלְאַ֑טle.'AtH328,and rejoiceוּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂu.me.SosH4885in Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526and Remaliah’sרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121;

7Now therefore, behold, the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136bringeth upמַעֲלֶ֨הma.'a.LehH5927upon them the watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of the riverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104,strongהָעֲצוּמִים֙ha.'a.tzu.MimH6099and manyוְהָ֣רַבִּ֔יםve.Ha.ra.BimH7227, eventhe kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,and all his gloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519:and he shall come upוְעָלָה֙ve.'a.LahH5927over all his channelsאֲפִיקָ֔יו'a.fi.KavH650,and go overוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980all his banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415:

8And he shall passוְחָלַ֤ףve.cha.LafH2498through Judahבִּֽיהוּדָה֙bi.hu.DahH3063;he shall overflowשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857and go overוְעָבַ֔רve.'a.VarH5674,he shall reachיַגִּ֑יעַya.Gi.a'H5060evento the neckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677;and the stretching outמֻטּ֣וֹתmu.TotH4298of his wingsכְּנָפָ֔יוke.na.FavH3671shall fillמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393the breadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of thy landאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776,O ImmanuelH410 H6005.

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