Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 7:19-25

19And they shall comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935,and shall restוְנָח֤וּve.na.ChuH5117all of them in the desolateהַבַּתּ֔וֹתha.ba.TotH1327valleysבְּנַחֲלֵ֣יbe.na.cha.LeiH5158,and in the holesוּבִנְקִיקֵ֖יu.vin.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553,and upon all thornsהַנַּ֣עֲצוּצִ֔יםha.Na.'a.tzu.TzimH5285,and upon all bushesהַנַּהֲלֹלִֽים׃ha.na.ha.lo.LimH5097.

20In the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136shaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548with a razorבְּתַ֨עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593that is hiredהַשְּׂכִירָ֜הha.se.khi.RahH7917, namely,by them beyondבְּעֶבְרֵ֤יbe.'ev.ReiH5676the riverנָהָר֙na.HarH5104,by the kingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,the headהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218,and the hairוְשַׂ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH8181of the feetהָרַגְלָ֑יִםha.rag.La.yimH7272:and it shall also consumeתִּסְפֶּֽה׃ סtis.PehH5595the beardהַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.KanH2206.

21And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thata manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shall nourishיְחַיֶּה־ye.chai.yeh-H2421a youngבָּקָ֖רba.KarH1241cowעֶגְלַ֥ת'eg.LatH5697,and twoוּשְׁתֵּי־u.she.tei-H8147sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629;

22And it shall come to pass, for the abundanceמֵרֹ֛בme.RoH7230of milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461thatthey shall giveעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213he shall eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398butterחֶמְאָ֑הchem.'AhH2529:for butterחֶמְאָ֤הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706shall every one eatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398that is leftהַנּוֹתָ֖רha.no.TarH3498inבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatevery placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725shall be, where there were a thousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505vinesגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612at a thousandבְּאֶ֣לֶףbe.'E.lefH505silverlingsכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701, it shall evenbe for briersלַשָּׁמִ֥ירla.sha.MirH8068and thornsוְלַשַּׁ֖יִתve.la.Sha.yitH7898.

24With arrowsבַּחִצִּ֥יםba.chi.TzimH2671and with bowsוּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁתu.va.Ke.shetH7198shall mencomeיָ֣בוֹאYa.Vo'H935thither; because all the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shall become briersשָׁמִ֥ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשַׁ֖יִתva.Sha.yitH7898.

25And onall hillsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022that shall be diggedיֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּןye.'A.de.RunH5737with the mattockבַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ba.ma'.DerH4576,there shall not come thitherתָב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935the fearיִרְאַ֖תyir.'AtH3374of briersשָׁמִ֣ירsha.MirH8068and thornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898:but it shall be for the sending forthלְמִשְׁלַ֣חle.mish.LachH4916of oxenשׁ֔וֹרShorH7794,and for the treadingוּלְמִרְמַ֖סu.le.mir.MasH4823of lesser cattleשֶֽׂה׃ פSehH7716.

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