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Isaiah 63:7-14

7I will mentionאַזְכִּיר֙'az.KirH2142the lovingkindnessesחַֽסְדֵ֨יchas.DeiH2617of Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068, andthe praisesתְּהִלֹּ֣תte.hi.LotH8416of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,according to all that Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath bestowedגְּמָלָ֖נוּge.ma.La.nuH1580on us, and the greatוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227goodnessטוּב֙tuvH2898toward the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which he hath bestowedגְּמָלָ֥םge.ma.LamH1580on them according to his merciesכְּֽרַחֲמָ֖יוke.ra.cha.MavH7356,and according to the multitudeוּכְרֹ֥בu.khe.RoH7230of his lovingkindnessesחֲסָדָֽיו׃cha.sa.DavH2617.

8For he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Surely they aremy peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121thatwill not lieיְשַׁקֵּ֑רוּye.sha.Ke.ruH8266:so he was their Saviourלְמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃le.mo.Shi.a'H3467.

9In all their afflictionצָרָתָ֣ם׀tza.ra.TamH6869he was afflictedצָ֗רTzarH6862,and the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of his presenceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440savedהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֔םho.shi.'AmH3467them: in his loveבְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160and in his pityוּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹu.ve.chem.la.ToH2551he redeemedגְאָלָ֑םge.'a.LamH1350them; and he bareוַֽיְנַטְּלֵ֥םvay.na.te.LemH5190them, and carriedוַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֖םvay.na.se.'EmH5375them all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

10But they rebelledמָר֥וּma.RuH4784,and vexedוְעִצְּב֖וּve.'i.tze.VuH6087his holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307:therefore he was turnedוַיֵּהָפֵ֥ךְvai.ye.ha.FekhH2015to be their enemyלְאוֹיֵ֖בle.'o.YevH341, andhe foughtנִלְחַם־nil.cham-H3898against them.

11Then he rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142the daysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117of oldעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872, andhis peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, saying, Where ishe that brought them upהַֽמַּעֲלֵ֣םha.ma.'a.LemH5927out of the seaמִיָּ֗םmi.YamH3220with the shepherdרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of his flockצֹאנ֔וֹtzo.NoH6629? where ishe that putהַשָּׂ֥םha.SamH7760his holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307withinבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130him?

12That ledH3212themby the right handלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872with his gloriousתִּפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597armזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220,dividingבּ֤וֹקֵֽעַBo.ke.a'H1234the waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213himself an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034?

13That ledH3212them through the deepבַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹתba.te.ho.MotH8415,as an horseכַּסּ֥וּסka.SusH5483in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, thatthey should not stumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃yi.ka.She.luH3782?

14As a beastכַּבְּהֵמָה֙ka.be.he.MahH929goeth downתֵרֵ֔דte.RedH3381into the valleyבַּבִּקְעָ֣הba.bik.'AhH1237,the Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068caused him to restתְּנִיחֶ֑נּוּte.ni.Che.nuH5117:so didst thou leadנִהַ֣גְתָּni.Hag.taH5090thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thyself a gloriousתִּפְאָֽרֶת׃tif.'A.retH8597nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

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