Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 43:2-4

2When thou passest throughתַעֲבֹ֤רta.'a.VorH5674the watersבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325, I will bewith thee; and through the riversוּבַנְּהָר֖וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104,they shall not overflowיִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָyish.te.Fu.khaH7857thee: when thou walkestH3212throughבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119the fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,thou shalt not be burnedתִכָּוֶ֔הti.ka.VehH3554;neither shall the flameוְלֶהָבָ֖הve.le.ha.VahH3852kindleתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197upon thee.

3For I amYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thy Saviourמוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָmo.shi.'E.khaH3467:I gaveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forthy ransomכָפְרְךָ֙kha.fe.re.KhaH3724,Ethiopiaכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568and Sebaוּסְבָ֖אu.se.Va'H5434for thee.

4Since thou wast preciousיָקַ֧רְתָּya.Kar.taH3365in my sightבְעֵינַ֛יve.'ei.NaiH5869,thou hast been honourableנִכְבַּ֖דְתָּnikh.Bad.taH3513,and I have lovedאֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ'a.hav.Ti.khaH157thee: therefore will I giveוְאֶתֵּ֤ןve.'e.TenH5414menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120for thee, and peopleוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816for thy lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

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