New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 9:1-4

1But there will be noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moregloomמוּעָף֮mu.'AfH4155for her whoלַאֲשֶׁ֣רla.'a.SherH834was in anguishמוּצָ֣קmu.TzakH4164;in earlierהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223timesכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256HetreatedH7043thelandH776of Zebulunזְבֻלוּן֙ze.vu.LunH2074and the landH776of Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321with contemptהֵקַ֞לhe.KalH7043,but laterוְהָאַחֲר֖וֹןve.ha.'a.cha.RonH314on He shall makeהִכְבִּ֑ידhikh.BidH3513itgloriousH3513,by the wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,on the otherעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676sideH5676of Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383,Galileeגְּלִ֖ילge.LilH1551of theGentilesהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

2The peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971who walkהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980in darknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822Will seeרָא֖וּra.'UH7200a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419lightא֣וֹר'orH216;Those who liveיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427in a darkצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776,The lightא֖וֹר'orH216will shineנָגַ֥הּna.GahH5050on them.

3You shall multiplyהִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.taH7235the nationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471, You shallincreaseהִגְדַּ֣לְתָּhig.Dal.taH1431their gladnessהַשִּׂמְחָ֑הha.sim.ChahH8057;They will be gladשָׂמְח֤וּsa.me.ChuH8055in Your presenceלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440As with the gladnessכְּשִׂמְחַ֣תke.sim.ChatH8057of harvestבַּקָּצִ֔ירba.ka.TzirH7105, Asmen rejoiceיָגִ֖ילוּya.Gi.luH1523when they divideבְּחַלְּקָ֥םbe.cha.le.KamH2505the spoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

4ForYou shall breakהַחִתֹּ֖תָha.chi.To.taH2865the yokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923of their burdenסֻבֳּל֗וֹsu.bo.LoH5448and the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294on their shouldersשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926,The rodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of theiroppressorהַנֹּגֵ֣שׂha.no.GesH5065, asat the battleכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

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