Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 11:1-5

1And there shall come forthוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318a rodחֹ֖טֶרCho.terH2415out of the stemמִגֵּ֣זַעmi.Ge.za'H1503of Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448,and a Branchוְנֵ֖צֶרve.Ne.tzerH5342shall growיִפְרֶֽה׃yif.RehH6509out of his rootsמִשָּׁרָשָׁ֥יוmi.sha.ra.ShavH8328:

2And the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shall restוְנָחָ֥הve.na.ChahH5117upon him, the spiritר֧וּחַRu.achH7307of wisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and understandingוּבִינָ֗הu.vi.NahH998,the spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098and mightוּגְבוּרָ֔הu.ge.vu.RahH1369,the spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of knowledgeדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH1847and of the fearוְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

3And shall make him of quick understandingוַהֲרִיח֖וֹva.ha.ri.ChoH7306in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and he shall not judgeיִשְׁפּ֔וֹטyish.PotH8199after the sightלְמַרְאֵ֤הle.mar.'EhH4758of his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,neither reproveיוֹכִֽיחַ׃yo.Khi.achH3198after the hearingלְמִשְׁמַ֥עle.mish.Ma'H4926of his earsאָזְנָ֖יו'a.ze.NavH241:

4But with righteousnessבְּצֶ֙דֶק֙be.Tze.dekH6664shall he judgeוְשָׁפַ֤טve.sha.FatH8199the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800,and reproveוְהוֹכִ֥יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198with equityבְּמִישׁ֖וֹרbe.mi.ShorH4334for the meekלְעַנְוֵי־le.'an.vei-H6035of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:and he shall smiteוְהִֽכָּה־ve.hi.kah-H5221the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with the rodבְּשֵׁ֣בֶטbe.She.vetH7626of his mouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,and with the breathוּבְר֥וּחַu.ve.Ru.achH7307of his lipsשְׂפָתָ֖יוse.fa.TavH8193shall he slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191the wickedרָשָֽׁע׃ra.Sha'H7563.

5And righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664shall be the girdleאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232of his loinsמָתְנָ֑יוma.te.NavH4975,and faithfulnessוְהָאֱמוּנָ֖הve.ha.'e.mu.NahH530the girdleאֵז֥וֹר'e.ZorH232of his reinsחֲלָצָֽיו׃cha.la.TzavH2504.

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