Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 55:2-4

2Wherefore do ye spendתִשְׁקְלוּ־tish.ke.lu-H8254moneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701for that which isnot breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899?and your labourוִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םvi.gi.'a.KhemH3018for that whichsatisfiethלְשָׂבְעָ֑הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654notH3808?hearkenשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085diligentlyשָׁמ֤וֹעַsha.Mo.a'H8085unto me, and eatוְאִכְלוּ־ve.'ikh.lu-H398ye that which isgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,and let your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315delightוְתִתְעַנַּ֥גve.tit.'a.NagH6026itself in fatnessבַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןba.De.shenH1880.

3Inclineהַטּ֤וּha.TuH5186your earאָזְנְכֶם֙'a.ze.ne.KhemH241,and comeH3212unto me: hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085,and your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315shall liveוּתְחִ֣יu.te.ChiH2421;and I will makeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הve.'ekh.re.TahH3772an everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with you, eventhe sureהַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃ha.ne.'e.ma.NimH539merciesחַֽסְדֵ֥יchas.DeiH2617of Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.

4Behold, I have givenנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414him fora witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707to the peopleלְאוּמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816,a leaderנָגִ֥ידna.GidH5057and commanderוּמְצַוֵּ֖הu.me.tza.VehH6680to the peopleלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816.

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