Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 1:16-20

16Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364you, make you cleanהִזַּכּ֔וּhi.za.KuH2135;put awayהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493the evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455of your doingsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611from beforeמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048mine eyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869;ceaseחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308to do evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489;

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to do wellהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,relieveאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833the oppressedחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541,judgeשִׁפְט֣וּshif.TuH8199the fatherlessיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,pleadרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378for the widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.

18Come nowH3212,and let us reason togetherוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198,saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:though your sinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399be as scarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,they shall be as whiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835as snowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;though they be redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119like crimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,they shall be as woolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19If ye be willingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14and obedientוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085,ye shall eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the goodט֥וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:

20But if ye refuseתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985and rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784,ye shall be devouredתְּאֻכְּל֔וּte.'u.ke.LuH398with the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719:for the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

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