Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 21:13-17

13The burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853upon Arabiaבַּעְרָ֑בba'.RavH6152.In the forestבַּיַּ֤עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293in Arabiaבַּעְרַב֙ba'.RavH6152shall ye lodgeתָּלִ֔ינוּta.Li.nuH3885,O ye travelling companiesאֹֽרְח֖וֹת'o.re.ChotH736of Dedanimדְּדָנִֽים׃de.da.NimH1720.

14The inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Temaתֵּימָ֔אtei.Ma'H8485broughtהֵתָ֣יוּhe.Ta.yuH857waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325to himH7125that was thirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771,they did meetקִדְּמ֥וּki.de.MuH6923with their breadבְּלַחְמ֖וֹbe.lach.MoH3899him that fledנֹדֵֽד׃no.DedH5074.

15For they fledנָדָ֑דוּna.Da.duH5074fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the swordsחֲרָב֖וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719,fromמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH6440the drawnנְטוּשָׁ֗הne.tu.ShahH5203swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719,and fromוּמִפְּנֵי֙u.mi.pe.NeiH6440the bentדְּרוּכָ֔הde.ru.KhahH1869bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,and fromוּמִפְּנֵ֖יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440the grievousnessכֹּ֥בֶדKoedH3514of warמִלְחָמָֽה׃ סmil.cha.MahH4421.

16For thus hath the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559unto me, Within a yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141,according to the yearsכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141of an hirelingשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916,and all the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of Kedarקֵדָֽר׃ke.DarH6938shall failוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3615:

17And the residueוּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'ArH7605of the numberמִסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of archersקֶ֛שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,the mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.ReiH1368of the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Kedarקֵדָ֖רke.DarH6938,shall be diminishedיִמְעָ֑טוּyim.'A.tuH4591:for Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

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