New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 16:1-5

1Sendשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971the tributelambכַ֥רkharH3733to the rulerמֹשֵֽׁל־mo.shel-H4910of the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776, FromSelaמִסֶּ֣לַעmi.Se.la'H5554by way of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057to themountainהַ֖רharH2022of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2Then, likefleeingנוֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074birdsכְעוֹף־khe.'of-H5775orscatteredמְשֻׁלָּ֑חme.shu.LachH7971nestlingsקֵ֣ןkenH7064,The daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124will be at the fordsמַעְבָּרֹ֖תma'.ba.RotH4569of theArnonלְאַרְנֽוֹן׃le.'ar.NonH769.

3“Giveהָבִ֤יאִיha.vi.'uH935usadviceעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098,makeעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213a decisionפְלִילָ֔הfe.li.LahH6415;Castשִׁ֧יתִיShi.tiH7896yourshadowצִלֵּ֖ךְtzi.LekhH6738like nightכַלַּ֛יִלkha.La.yilH3915at highבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432noonצָהֳרָ֑יִםtzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;Hideסַתְּרִי֙sa.te.RiH5641the outcastsנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080,do not betrayתְּגַלִּֽי׃te.ga.LiH1540the fugitiveנֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074.

4Let theoutcastsנִדָּחַ֔יni.da.ChaiH5080of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124stayיָג֤וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481with you;Be a hidingH5643placeH5643to them from the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֑דsho.DedH7703.”For the extortionerH4671has comeאָפֵ֤ס'a.FesH656to an endH656,destructionשֹׁ֔דShodH7701has ceasedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,Oppressorsרֹמֵ֖סro.MesH7429have completelyתַּ֥מּוּTa.muH8552disappearedfrom the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5Athroneכִּסֵּ֔אki.Se'H3678will even be establishedוְהוּכַ֤ןve.hu.KhanH3559in lovingkindnessבַּחֶ֙סֶד֙ba.Che.sedH2617,And a judgeשֹׁפֵ֛טsho.FetH8199will sitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427on it in faithfulnessבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;Moreover, he will seekוְדֹרֵ֥שׁve.do.ReshH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941And be promptוּמְהִ֥רu.me.HirH4106in righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

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