New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 8:1-4

1Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947for yourself a largeגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419tabletגִּלָּי֣וֹןgi.la.YonH1549andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789on itin ordinaryאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582lettersבְּחֶ֣רֶטbe.Che.retH2747:SwiftH4116is the bootyH7998,speedyH2363is the preyH957.

2AndI will takeH5749to Myself faithfulנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםne.'e.ma.NimH539witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707for testimonyH5749,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548and Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the sonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121of Jeberechiahיְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ye.ve.rekh.Ya.huH3000.”

3So I approachedוָאֶקְרַב֙va.'ek.RavH7126the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Nameקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹke.Ra' she.MoH7121 H8034himMaher-shalal-hash-bazH4122;

4forbeforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.remH2962the boyהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288knowsיֵדַ֣עye.Da'H3045how to cryקְרֹ֖אke.Ro'H7121out ‘My fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1’or ‘My motherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517,’the wealthחֵ֣ילcheilH2428ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and the spoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111will be carriedיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375away beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.”

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