New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 1:16-19

16“Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364yourselves,makeH2135yourselves cleanH2135;Removeהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611from My sightמִנֶּ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑יmi.Ne.ged 'ei.NaiH5048 H5869.Ceaseחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308to do evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489,

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to doH3190goodהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,Reproveאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833the ruthlessחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541,Defendשִׁפְט֣וּshif.TuH8199the orphanיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,Pleadרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378for the widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.

18“Comeלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֛אna'H4994, andlet us reasonוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198together,”Saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Thoughאִם־'im-H518your sinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399are as scarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,They will be as whiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835as snowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;Thoughאִם־'im-H518they are redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119like crimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,They will be like woolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518you consentתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14and obeyוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085, You willeatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the bestט֥וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;

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