Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 49:2-6

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.

4Then I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,I have labouredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021in vainלְרִ֣יקle.RikH7385,I have spentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615my strengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581for noughtלְתֹ֥הוּle.To.huH8414,and in vainוְהֶ֖בֶלve.He.velH1892: yetsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941iswith Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my workוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468with my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

5And now, saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that formedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335me from the wombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990to behis servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,to bringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againH7725to him, Though Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478be not gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622,yet shall I be gloriousוְאֶכָּבֵד֙ve.'e.ka.VedH3513in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430shall be my strengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,It is a light thingנָקֵ֨לna.KelH7043that thou shouldest be my servantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650to raise upלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and to restoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725the preservedוּנְצוּרֵ֥יu.ne.tzi.reiH5336 H5341of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:I will also giveוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for a lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216to the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,that thou mayest be my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444unto the endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

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