Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 49:1-3

1Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,O islesאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339,unto me; and hearkenוְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181,ye peopleלְאֻמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816,from farמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350;Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath calledקְרָאָ֔נִיke.ra.'A.niH7121me from the wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990;from the bowelsמִמְּעֵ֥יmi.me.'EiH4578of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517hath he made mentionהִזְכִּ֥ירhiz.KirH2142of my nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.

2And he hath madeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760my mouthפִּי֙piH6310like a sharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719;in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027hath he hidהֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִיhech.bi.'A.niH2244me, and madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙vay.si.Me.niH7760me a polishedבָּר֔וּרba.RurH1305shaftלְחֵ֣ץle.ChetzH2671;in his quiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827hath he hidהִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃his.ti.Ra.niH5641me;

3And saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Thou artmy servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֕לYis.ra.'ElH3478,in whom I will be glorifiedאֶתְפָּאָֽר׃'et.pa.'ArH6286.

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