Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 15:4-6

4And Heshbonחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙chesh.bOnH2809shall cryוַתִּזְעַ֤קva.tiz.'AkH2199,and Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֔הve.'el.'a.LehH500:their voiceקוֹלָ֑םko.LamH6963shall be heardנִשְׁמַ֣עnish.Ma'H8085evenunto Jahazיַ֖הַץYa.hatzH3096:therefore the armed soldiersחֲלֻצֵ֤יcha.lu.TzeiH2502of Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124shall cry outיָרִ֔יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321;his lifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315shall be grievousיָ֥רְעָהYa.re.'ahH3415unto him.

5My heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820shall cry outיִזְעָ֔קyiz.'AkH2199for Moabלְמוֹאָ֣בle.mo.'AvH4124;his fugitivesH1280shall fleeunto Zoarצֹ֖עַרTzo.'arH6820,an heiferעֶגְלַ֣ת'eg.LatH5697of three years oldשְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑הshe.li.shi.YahH7992:for by the mounting upמַעֲלֵ֣הma.'a.LehH4608of Luhithהַלּוּחִ֗יתha.lu.ChitH3872with weepingבִּבְכִי֙biv.KhiH1065shall they go it upיַֽעֲלֶה־ya.'a.leh-H5927;for in the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Horonaimחוֹרֹנַ֔יִםcho.ro.Na.yimH2773they shall raise upיְעֹעֵֽרוּ׃ye.'o.'E.ruH5782a cryזַעֲקַת־za.'a.kat-H2201of destructionשֶׁ֖בֶרShe.verH7667.

6For the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of Nimrimנִמְרִ֖יםnim.RimH5249shall be desolateמְשַׁמּ֣וֹתme.sha.MotH4923:for the hayחָצִיר֙cha.TzirH2682is withered awayיָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001,the grassדֶ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877failethכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,there is no green thingיֶ֖רֶקYe.rekH3418.

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