Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 66:3-5

3He that killethשׁוֹחֵ֨טsho.ChetH7819an oxהַשּׁ֜וֹרha.ShorH7794is as ifhe slewמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376;he that sacrificethזוֹבֵ֤חַzo.Ve.achH2076a lambהַשֶּׂה֙ha.SehH7716, as ifhe cut offH6202a dog’sכֶּ֔לֶבKe.levH3611neckעֹ֣רֵֽף'O.refH6202;he that offerethמַעֲלֵ֤הma.'a.LehH5927an oblationמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503, as if he offeredswine’sחֲזִ֔ירcha.ZirH2386bloodדַּם־dam-H1818;he that burnethמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142incenseלְבֹנָ֖הle.vo.NahH3828, as ifhe blessedמְבָ֣רֵֽךְme.Va.rekhH1288an idolאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205.Yea, they have chosenבָּֽחֲרוּ֙ba.cha.RuH977their own waysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔םbe.dar.khei.HemH1870,and their soulנַפְשָׁ֥םnaf.ShamH5315delightethחָפֵֽצָה׃cha.Fe.tzahH2654in their abominationsוּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251.

4I also will chooseאֶבְחַ֣ר'ev.CharH977their delusionsבְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶ֗םbe.ta.'a.lu.lei.HemH8586,and will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935their fearsוּמְגֽוּרֹתָם֙u.me.gu.ro.TamH4035upon them; because when I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121,none did answerעוֹנֶ֔הo.NehH6030;when I spakeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,they did not hearשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085:but they didוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451before mine eyesבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,and choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ סba.Cha.ruH977thatin which I delightedחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654not.

5Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,ye that trembleהַחֲרֵדִ֖יםha.cha.re.DimH2730at his wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697;Your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251that hatedשֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you, that cast you outמְנַדֵּיכֶ֗םme.na.dei.KhemH5077for my name’sשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034sake, saidאָמְרוּ֩'a.me.RuH559,Let Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068be glorifiedיִכְבַּ֣דyikh.BadH3513:but he shall appearוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.nir.'EhH7200to your joyבְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖םve.sim.chat.KhemH8057,and they shall be ashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

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