Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 39:1-2

1At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256Merodach–baladanH4757,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Baladanבַּלְאֲדָ֧ןbal.'a.DanH1081,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894,sentשָׁלַ֡חsha.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֥יםse.fa.RimH5612and a presentוּמִנְחָ֖הu.min.ChahH4503to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:for he had heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֕עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that he had been sickחָלָ֖הcha.LahH2470,and was recoveredוַֽיֶּחֱזָֽק׃Vai.ye.che.ZakH2388.

2And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּ֒chiz.ki.ya.HuH2396was gladוַיִּשְׂמַ֣חvai.yis.MachH8055of them, and shewedוַיַּרְאֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7200them the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his precious thingsנְכֹת֡וֹne.kho.toH5238,the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩ha.ke.SefH3701,and the goldהַזָּהָ֨בha.za.HavH2091,and the spicesהַבְּשָׂמִ֜יםha.be.sa.MimH1314,and the preciousהַטּ֗וֹבha.TovH2896ointmentהַשֶּׁ֣מֶןha.She.menH8081,and all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his armourכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627,and all that was foundנִמְצָ֖אnim.Tza'H4672in his treasuresבְּאֹֽצְרֹתָ֑יוbe.'o.tze.ro.TavH214:there was nothingדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004,nor in all his dominionמֶמְשַׁלְתּֽוֹ׃mem.shal.ToH4475,that Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396shewedהֶרְאָ֧םher.'AmH7200them not.

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