Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 16:1-5

1Sendשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971ye the lambכַ֥רkharH3733to the rulerמֹשֵֽׁל־mo.shel-H4910of the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776from Selaמִסֶּ֣לַעmi.Se.la'H5554to the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057,unto the mountהַ֖רharH2022of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2For it shall be, that,as a wanderingנוֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074birdכְעוֹף־khe.'of-H5775cast outמְשֻׁלָּ֑חme.shu.LachH7971of the nestקֵ֣ןkenH7064, sothe daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124shall be at the fordsמַעְבָּרֹ֖תma'.ba.RotH4569of Arnonלְאַרְנֽוֹן׃le.'ar.NonH769.

3Takeהָבִ֤יאִיha.vi.'uH935counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098,executeעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213judgmentפְלִילָ֔הfe.li.LahH6415;makeשִׁ֧יתִיShi.tiH7896thy shadowצִלֵּ֖ךְtzi.LekhH6738as the nightכַלַּ֛יִלkha.La.yilH3915in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the noondayצָהֳרָ֑יִםtzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;hideסַתְּרִי֙sa.te.RiH5641the outcastsנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080;betrayתְּגַלִּֽי׃te.ga.LiH1540not him that wanderethנֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074.

4Let mine outcastsנִדָּחַ֔יni.da.ChaiH5080dwellיָג֤וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481with thee, Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124;beהֱוִי־he.vi-H1933thou a covertסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643to them from the faceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the spoilerשׁוֹדֵ֑דsho.DedH7703:for the extortionerהַמֵּץ֙ha.MetzH4160is at an endאָפֵ֤ס'a.FesH656,the spoilerשֹׁ֔דShodH7701ceasethכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,the oppressorsרֹמֵ֖סro.MesH7429are consumedתַּ֥מּוּTa.muH8552out of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5And in mercyבַּחֶ֙סֶד֙ba.Che.sedH2617shall the throneכִּסֵּ֔אki.Se'H3678be establishedוְהוּכַ֤ןve.hu.KhanH3559:and he shall sitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427upon it in truthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571in the tabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,judgingשֹׁפֵ֛טsho.FetH8199,and seekingוְדֹרֵ֥שׁve.do.ReshH1875judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,and hastingוּמְהִ֥רu.me.HirH4106righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

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