Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 5:2-4

2And he fencedוַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּvay.'a.ze.Ke.huH5823it, and gathered out the stonesוַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּvay.sa.ke.Le.huH5619thereof, and plantedוַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ta.'E.huH5193it with the choicest vineשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321,and builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a towerמִגְדָּל֙mig.DalH4026in the midstבְּתוֹכ֔וֹbe.to.KhoH8432of it, and also madeחָצֵ֣בcha.TzevH2672a winepressיֶ֖קֶבYe.kevH3342therein: and he lookedוַיְקַ֛וvay.KavH6960that it should bring forthלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,and it brought forthוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213wild grapesבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891.

3And now, O inhabitantsיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,judgeשִׁפְטוּ־shif.tu-H8199,I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyardכַּרְמִֽי׃kar.MiH3754.

4What could have been doneלַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213more to my vineyardלְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.MiH3754,that I have not doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213in it? whereforeמַדּ֧וּעַma.Du.a'H4069,when I lookedקִוֵּ֛יתִיki.Vei.tiH6960that it should bring forthלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,brought it forthוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213wild grapesבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891?

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