New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 8:4-8

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.”

5Againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696to me furtherע֖וֹדodH5750,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6“Inasmuchיַ֗עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282 H3588as theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971haverejectedמָאַס֙ma.'AsH3988the gentlyלְאַ֑טle.'AtH328flowingהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Shiloahהַשִּׁלֹ֔חַha.shi.Lo.achH7975And rejoiceוּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂu.me.SosH4885inRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425;

7Now thereforeוְלָכֵ֡ןve.la.KhenH3651,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136is about to bringמַעֲלֶ֨הma.'a.LehH5927on them thestrongהָעֲצוּמִים֙ha.'a.tzu.MimH6099and abundantוְהָ֣רַבִּ֔יםve.Ha.ra.BimH7227watersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of theEuphratesהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104, Even thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804and allכָּל־kol-H3605his gloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519; And it willriseוְעָלָה֙ve.'a.LahH5927up overH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its channelsאֲפִיקָ֔יו'a.fi.KavH650and goוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980overH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605its banksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415.

8Thenit will sweepוְחָלַ֤ףve.cha.LafH2498on into Judahבִּֽיהוּדָה֙bi.hu.DahH3063,it will overflowשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857and passוְעָבַ֔רve.'a.VarH5674throughH5674, It willreachיַגִּ֑יעַya.Gi.a'H5060evenעַד־'ad-H5704to the neckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677;And the spreadמֻטּ֣וֹתmu.TotH4298of its wingsכְּנָפָ֔יוke.na.FavH3671willfillמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393the breadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341ofyour landאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776, OImmanuelH6005.

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