Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 6:1-7

1In the yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141that kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Uzziahעֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818diedמוֹת֙mOtH4194I sawוָאֶרְאֶ֧הva.'er.'EhH7200alsoאֶת־'et-H853the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136sittingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427upon a throneכִּסֵּ֖אki.Se'H3678,highרָ֣םramH7311and lifted upוְנִשָּׂ֑אve.ni.Sa'H5375,and his trainוְשׁוּלָ֖יוve.shu.LavH7757filledאֶת־'et-H853 H4392the templeהַהֵיכָֽל׃ha.hei.KhalH1964.

2Aboveמִמַּ֙עַל֙mi.Ma.'alH4605it stoodעֹמְדִ֤ים׀'o.me.DimH5975the seraphimsשְׂרָפִ֨יםse.ra.FimH8314:each oneלְאֶחָ֑דle.'e.ChadH259had sixH8337wingsH3671;with twainבִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם׀bish.Ta.yimH8147he coveredיְכַסֶּ֣הye.kha.SehH3680his faceפָנָ֗יוfa.NavH6440,and with twainוּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147he coveredיְכַסֶּ֥הye.kha.SehH3680his feetרַגְלָ֖יוrag.LavH7272,and with twainוּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִםu.vish.Ta.yimH8147he did flyיְעוֹפֵֽף׃ye.'o.FefH5774.

3And one criedוְקָרָ֨אve.ka.Ra'H7121unto another, and saidוְאָמַ֔רve.'a.MarH559,Holyקָד֧וֹשׁ׀ka.Do.oshH6918,holyקָד֛וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918,holyקָד֖וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918, isYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:the whole earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776isfullמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393of his gloryכְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃ke.vo.DoH3519.

4And the postsאַמּ֣וֹת'a.MotH520of the doorהַסִּפִּ֔יםha.si.PimH5592movedוַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.'uH5128at the voiceמִקּ֖וֹלmi.KolH6963of him that criedהַקּוֹרֵ֑אha.ko.Re'H7121,and the houseוְהַבַּ֖יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004was filledיִמָּלֵ֥אyi.ma.Le'H4390with smokeעָשָֽׁן׃'a.ShanH6227.

5Then saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I, Woeאֽוֹי־'o-H188isme! for I am undoneנִדְמֵ֗יתִיnid.Mei.tiH1820; because I ama manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of uncleanטְמֵֽא־te.me'-H2931lipsשְׂפָתַ֙יִם֙se.fa.Ta.yimH8193,and I dwellיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427in the midstוּבְתוֹךְ֙u.ve.toKhH8432of a peopleעַם־'am-H5971of uncleanטְמֵ֣אte.Me'H2931lipsשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193:for mine eyesעֵינָֽי׃'ei.NaiH5869have seenרָא֥וּra.'UH7200the Kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

6Then flewוַיָּ֣עָףvai.Ya.'ofH5774oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the seraphimsהַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםha.se.ra.FimH8314unto me, having a live coalרִצְפָּ֑הritz.PahH7531in his handוּבְיָד֖וֹu.ve.ya.DoH3027, whichhe had takenלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947with the tongsבְּמֶ֨לְקַחַ֔יִםbe.Mel.ka.Cha.yimH4457from off the altarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃ha.miz.Be.achH4196:

7And he laidוַיַּגַּ֣עvai.ya.Ga'H5060itupon my mouthפִּ֔יPiH6310,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Lo, this hath touchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060thy lipsשְׂפָתֶ֑יךָse.fa.Tei.khaH8193;and thine iniquityעֲוֹנֶ֔ךָ'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771is taken awayוְסָ֣רve.SarH5493,and thy sinוְחַטָּאתְךָ֖ve.cha.ta.te.KhaH2403purgedתְּכֻפָּֽר׃te.khu.ParH3722.

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