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Isaiah 58:9-11

9Then shalt thou callתִּקְרָא֙tik.Ra'H7121,And Yhwhוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068shall answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030;thou shalt cryתְּשַׁוַּ֖עte.sha.Va'H7768,and he shall sayוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, Here I am.If thou take awayתָּסִ֤ירta.SirH5493from the midstמִתּֽוֹכְךָ֙mi.tokh.KhaH8432of thee the yokeמוֹטָ֔הmo.TahH4133,the putting forthשְׁלַ֥חshe.LachH7971of the fingerאֶצְבַּ֖ע'etz.Ba'H676,and speakingוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696vanityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205;

10And ifthou draw outוְתָפֵ֤קve.ta.FekH6329thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315to the hungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457,and satisfyתַּשְׂבִּ֑יעַtas.Bi.a'H7646the afflictedנַעֲנָ֖הna.'a.NahH6031soulוְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshH5315;then shall thy lightאוֹרֶ֔ךָ'o.Re.khaH216riseוְזָרַ֤חve.za.RachH2224in obscurityבַּחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ba.Cho.shekhH2822,and thy darknessוַאֲפֵלָתְךָ֖va.'a.fe.la.te.KhaH653beas the noondayכַּֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ka.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672:

11And Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068shall guideוְנָחֲךָ֣ve.na.cha.KhaH5148thee continuallyתָּמִיד֒ta.MidH8548,and satisfyוְהִשְׂבִּ֤יעַve.his.Bi.a'H7646thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315in droughtבְּצַחְצָחוֹת֙be.tzach.tza.chOtH6710,and make fatיַחֲלִ֑יץya.cha.LitzH2502thy bonesוְעַצְמֹתֶ֖יךָve.'atz.mo.Tei.khaH6106:and thou shalt be like a wateredרָוֶ֔הra.VehH7302gardenכְּגַ֣ןke.GanH1588,and like a springוּכְמוֹצָ֣אu.khe.mo.Tza'H4161of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,whose watersמֵימָֽיו׃mei.MavH4325failיְכַזְּב֖וּye.kha.ze.VuH3576not.

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