Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 8:1-4

1Moreover Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Takeקַח־kach-H3947thee a greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rollגִּלָּי֣וֹןgi.la.YonH1549,and writeוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789in it with a man’sאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582penבְּחֶ֣רֶטbe.Che.retH2747concerning Maher–shalal–hash–bazH4122.

2And I tookH5749unto me faithfulנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםne.'e.ma.NimH539witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707to recordH5749,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,and Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148the sonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121of Jeberechiahיְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ye.ve.rekh.Ya.huH3000.

3And I wentוָאֶקְרַב֙va.'ek.RavH7126unto the prophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031;and she conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to me, Callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034Maher–shalal–hash–bazH4122.

4For before the childהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall have knowledgeיֵדַ֣עye.Da'H3045to cryקְרֹ֖אke.Ro'H7121,My fatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1,and my motherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517,the richesחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of Damascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and the spoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shall be taken awayיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.

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