Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 9:10-15

10The bricksלְבֵנִ֥יםle.ve.NimH3843are fallen downנָפָ֖לוּna.Fa.luH5307,but we will buildנִבְנֶ֑הniv.NehH1129with hewn stonesוְגָזִ֣יתve.ga.ZitH1496:the sycomoresשִׁקְמִ֣יםshik.MimH8256are cut downגֻּדָּ֔עוּgu.Da.'uH1438,but we will changeנַחֲלִֽיף׃na.cha.LifH2498them intocedarsוַאֲרָזִ֖יםva.'a.ra.ZimH730.

11Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall set upוַיְשַׂגֵּ֧בvay.sa.GevH7682the adversariesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862of Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526against him, and joinH5526his enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341togetherH5526;

12The Syriansאֲרָ֣ם'a.RamH758beforeמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430behindמֵֽאָח֔וֹרme.'a.ChorH268;and they shall devourוַיֹּאכְל֥וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with open mouthפֶּ֑הPehH6310.For all this his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turned awayH7725,but his handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretched out stillנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

13For the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971turnethשָׁ֖בshavH7725not unto him that smitethהַמַּכֵּ֑הוּha.ma.Ke.huH5221them, neither do they seekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃ סda.Ra.shuH1875YhwhH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

14Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will cut offוַיַּכְרֵ֨תvai.yakh.RetH3772from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478headH7218and tailH2180,branchכִּפָּ֥הki.PahH3712and rushוְאַגְמ֖וֹןve.'ag.MonH100,in oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

15The ancientזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2205and honourableוּנְשׂוּא־ פָנִ֖יםu.ne.su'- fa.NimH5375 H6440,heH1931isthe headהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218;and the prophetוְנָבִ֥יאve.na.Vi'H5030that teachethמֽוֹרֶה־mo.reh-H3384liesשֶּׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267, he isthe tailהַזָּנָֽב׃ha.za.NavH2180.

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