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Isaiah 9:1-4

1Nevertheless the dimnessמוּעָף֮mu.'AfH4155shall not be such as wasin her vexationמוּצָ֣קmu.TzakH4164,whenכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256at the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223he lightly afflictedהֵקַ֞לhe.KalH7043the landH776of Zebulunזְבֻלוּן֙ze.vu.LunH2074and the landH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321,and afterwardוְהָאַחֲר֖וֹןve.ha.'a.cha.RonH314did more grievously afflictהִכְבִּ֑ידhikh.BidH3513her bythe wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,in Galileeגְּלִ֖ילge.LilH1551of the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

2The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that walkedהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822have seenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419lightא֣וֹר'orH216:they that dwellיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757,upon them hath the lightא֖וֹר'orH216shinedנָגַ֥הּna.GahH5050.

3Thou hast multipliedהִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.taH7235the nationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471, andnot increasedהִגְדַּ֣לְתָּhig.Dal.taH1431the joyהַשִּׂמְחָ֑הha.sim.ChahH8057:they joyשָׂמְח֤וּsa.me.ChuH8055beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee according to the joyכְּשִׂמְחַ֣תke.sim.ChatH8057in harvestבַּקָּצִ֔ירba.ka.TzirH7105, and as menrejoiceיָגִ֖ילוּya.Gi.luH1523when they divideבְּחַלְּקָ֥םbe.cha.le.KamH2505the spoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

4For thou hast brokenהַחִתֹּ֖תָha.chi.To.taH2865the yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923of his burdenסֻבֳּל֗וֹsu.bo.LoH5448,and the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of his shoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,the rodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of his oppressorהַנֹּגֵ֣שׂha.no.GesH5065,as in the dayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117of Midianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

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