Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 22:8-13

8And he discoveredוַיְגַ֕לvay.GalH1540the coveringמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and thou didst lookוַתַּבֵּט֙va.ta.BetH5027in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117to the armourנֶ֖שֶׁקNe.shekH5402of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the forestהַיָּֽעַר׃hai.Ya.'arH3293.

9Ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֖םre.'i.TemH7200also the breachesבְּקִיעֵ֧יbe.ki.'EiH1233of the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732,that they are manyרָ֑בּוּRa.buH7231:and ye gathered togetherוַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּva.te.ka.be.TzuH6908the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃ha.tach.to.NahH8481poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

10And ye have numberedסְפַרְתֶּ֑םse.far.TemH5608the housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004have ye broken downוַתִּתְֿצוּ֙va.titTzevH5422to fortifyלְבַצֵּ֖רle.va.TzerH1219the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

11Ye madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם'a.si.TemH6213also a ditchוּמִקְוָ֣ה׀u.mik.VahH4724between the two wallsהַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346for the waterלְמֵ֖יle.MeiH4325of the oldהַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.NahH3465poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295:but ye have not lookedהִבַּטְתֶּם֙hi.ba.TemH5027unto the makerעֹשֶׂ֔יהָ'o.Sei.haH6213thereof, neither had respectרְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.TemH7200unto him that fashionedוְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.RahH3335it long agoמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.

12And in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117did the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635callוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to weepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065,and to mourningוּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דu.le.mis.PedH4553,and to baldnessוּלְקָרְחָ֖הu.le.ka.re.ChahH7144,and to girdingוְלַחֲגֹ֥רve.la.cha.GorH2296with sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242:

13And behold joyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057,slayingהָרֹ֤ג׀ha.RogH2026oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,and killingוְשָׁחֹ֣טve.sha.ChotH7819sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,eatingאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,and drinkingוְשָׁת֣וֹתve.sha.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196:let us eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398and drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354;for to morrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we shall dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

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