Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 57:7-9

7Upon a loftyגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364and highוְנִשָּׂ֔אve.ni.Sa'H5375mountainהַר־har-H2022hast thou setשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thy bedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904:even thither wentest thou upעָלִ֖ית'a.LitH5927to offerלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Behindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the doorsהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817also and the postsוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201hast thou set upשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thy remembranceזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146:for thou hast discoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540thyself to anotherthan me, and art gone upוַֽתַּעֲלִ֗יva.ta.'a.LiH5927;thou hast enlargedהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337thy bedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904,and madeוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772thee a covenantwith them; thou lovedstאָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.HavtH157their bedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904whereיָ֥דyadH3027thou sawestחָזִֽית׃cha.ZitH2372it.

9And thou wentestוַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיva.ta.Shu.riH7788to the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428with ointmentבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081,and didst increaseוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235thy perfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547,and didst sendוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971thy messengersצִרַ֙יךְ֙tzi.RaikhH6735far offמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350,and didst debaseוַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִיva.tash.Pi.liH8213thyself evenunto hellשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

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