Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 32:1-4

1Behold, a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shall reignיִמְלָךְ־yim.lokh-H4427in righteousnessלְצֶ֖דֶקle.Tze.dekH6664,and princesוּלְשָׂרִ֖יםu.le.sa.RimH8269shall ruleיָשֹֽׂרוּ׃ya.So.ruH8323in judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941.

2And a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shall be as an hiding placeכְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ke.ma.cha.ve'-H4224from the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307,and a covertוְסֵ֣תֶרve.Se.terH5643from the tempestזָ֑רֶםZa.remH2230;as riversכְּפַלְגֵי־ke.fal.gei-H6388of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325in a dry placeבְּצָי֔וֹןbe.tza.YonH6724,as the shadowכְּצֵ֥לke.TzelH6738of a greatכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515rockסֶֽלַע־se.la'-H5553in a wearyעֲיֵפָֽה׃'a.ye.FahH5889landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

3And the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of them that seeרֹאִ֑יםro.'ImH7200shall not be dimתִשְׁעֶ֖ינָהtish.'Ei.nahH8159,and the earsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of them that hearשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085shall hearkenתִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃tik.Shav.nahH7181.

4The heartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3824also of the rashנִמְהָרִ֖יםnim.ha.RimH4116shall understandיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995knowledgeלָדָ֑עַתla.Da.'atH1847,and the tongueוּלְשׁ֣וֹןu.le.ShonH3956of the stammerersעִלְּגִ֔ים'i.le.GimH5926shall be readyתְּמַהֵ֖רte.ma.HerH4116to speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696plainlyצָחֽוֹת׃tza.ChotH6703.

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