New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 6:1-9

1In the yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofKingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Uzziah’sעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818deathמוֹת֙mOtH4194I sawוָאֶרְאֶ֧הva.'er.'EhH7200the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136sittingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427on a throneכִּסֵּ֖אki.Se'H3678,loftyרָ֣םramH7311and exaltedוְנִשָּׂ֑אve.ni.Sa'H5375,with the trainH7757ofH7757His robeH7757fillingמְלֵאִ֥יםme.le.'ImH4390the templeהַהֵיכָֽל׃ha.hei.KhalH1964.

2Seraphimשְׂרָפִ֨יםse.ra.FimH8314were standingעֹמְדִ֤ים׀'o.me.DimH5975aboveמִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alH4605Him,eachלְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.ChadH259having sixH8337wingsH3671:with twoבִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם׀bish.Ta.yimH8147eachcoveredיְכַסֶּ֣הye.kha.SehH3680his faceפָנָ֗יוfa.NavH6440,and with twoוּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147eachcoveredיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680his feetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272,and with twoוּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147eachflewיְעוֹפֵֽף׃ye.'o.FefH5774.

3And oneזֶ֤הzehH2088calledוְקָרָ֨אve.ka.Ra'H7121outH7121to anotherזֶה֙zehH2088and saidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559, “Holyקָד֧וֹשׁ׀ka.Do.oshH6918,Holyקָד֛וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,Holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. Thewholeכָל־khol-H3605earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776is fullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393of His gloryכְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ke.vo.DoH3519.”

4And thefoundationsH522of the thresholdsהַסִּפִּ֔יםha.si.PimH5592trembledוַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.'uH5128at the voiceמִקּ֖וֹלmi.KolH6963of him who calledהַקּוֹרֵ֑אha.ko.Re'H7121outH7121, while thetempleוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004was fillingיִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'H4390with smokeעָשָֽׁן׃'a.ShanH6227.

5Then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, “Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188to me, for I am ruinedנִדְמֵ֗יתִיnid.Mei.tiH1820!BecauseH3588I am a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376ofuncleanטְמֵֽא־te.me'-H2931lipsשְׂפָתַ֙יִם֙se.fa.Ta.yimH8193,And I liveיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427amongוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432apeopleעַם־'am-H5971of uncleanטְמֵ֣אte.Me'H2931lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193;For my eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869have seenרָא֥וּra.'UH7200theKingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.”

6Then oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the seraphimהַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםha.se.ra.FimH8314flewוַיָּ֣עָףvai.Ya.'ofH5774to me with a burningH7531coalH7531in his handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027,which he had takenלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947from thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196with tongsבְּמֶ֨לְקַחַ֔יִםbe.Mel.ka.Cha.yimH4457.

7Hetouchedוַיַּגַּ֣עvai.ya.Ga'H5060my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310with itand saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,thisזֶ֖הzehH2088has touchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060your lipsשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193; andyour guiltעֲוֹנֶ֔ךָ'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771is takenH5493awayH5493and atonementH3722is madeH3722for your sinוְחַטָּאתְךָ֖ve.cha.ta.te.KhaH2403.”

8Then I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֞עva.'esh.Ma'H8085thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136,sayingאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559, “Whomמִ֥יmiH4310shall I sendאֶשְׁלַ֖ח'esh.LachH7971,and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310will goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980for Us?” ThenI saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “HereH2009am I. Sendשְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃she.la.Che.niH7971me!”

9And He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971: ‘Keepשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085onlisteningשָׁמ֙וֹעַ֙sha.Mo.a'H8085,but do not understandתָּבִ֔ינוּta.Vi.nuH995;And keepוּרְא֥וּu.re.'UH7200on lookingרָא֖וֹra.'OH7200,but do not gainH3045knowledgeH3045.’

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