Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 19:18-22

18In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall fiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714speakמְדַבְּרוֹת֙me.da.be.rOtH1696the languageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and swearוְנִשְׁבָּע֖וֹתve.nish.ba.'otH7650to Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;oneלְאֶחָֽת׃ סle.'e.ChatH259shall be calledיֵאָמֵ֖רye.'a.MerH559,The cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of destructionהַהֶ֔רֶסha.He.resH2041.

19In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall there be an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and a pillarוּמַצֵּבָ֥הu.ma.tze.VahH4676atאֵֽצֶל־'e.tzel-H681the borderגְּבוּלָ֖הּge.vu.LahH1366thereof to Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

20And it shall be for a signלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226and for a witnessוּלְעֵ֛דu.le.'EdH5707unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:for they shall cryיִצְעֲק֤וּyitz.'a.KuH6817unto Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the oppressorsלֹֽחֲצִ֔יםlo.cha.TzimH3905,and he shall sendוְיִשְׁלַ֥חve.yish.LachH7971them a saviourמוֹשִׁ֥יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467,and a great oneH7227,and he shall deliverוְהִצִּילָֽם׃ve.hi.tzi.LamH5337them.

21And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall be knownוְנוֹדַ֤עve.no.Da'H3045to Egyptלְמִצְרַ֔יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall knowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and shall doוְעָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.DuH5647sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077and oblationוּמִנְחָ֔הu.min.ChahH4503;yea, they shall vowוְנָדְרוּ־ve.na.de.ru-H5087a vowנֵ֥דֶרNe.derH5088unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,and performוְשִׁלֵּֽמוּ׃ve.shi.Le.muH7999it.

22And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall smiteוְנָגַ֧ףve.na.GafH5062Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:he shall smiteנָגֹ֣ףna.GofH5062and healוְרָפ֑וֹאve.ra.Fo'H7495it:and they shall returnוְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ve.Sha.vuH7725evento Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and he shall be intreatedוְנֶעְתַּ֥רve.ne'.TarH6279of them, and shall healוּרְפָאָֽם׃u.re.fa.'AmH7495them.

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