Revised Literal Translation

Micah 4:10-12

10Be in painח֧וּלִיChu.liH2342,and labour to bring forthוָגֹ֛חִיva.Go.chiH1518,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,like a woman in travailכַּיּֽוֹלֵדָ֑הkai.yo.le.DahH3205:for now shalt thou go forthתֵצְאִ֨יte.tze.'IH3318out of the cityמִקִּרְיָ֜הmi.kir.YahH7151,and thou shalt dwellוְשָׁכַ֣נְתְּve.sha.KhantH7931in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,and thou shalt goוּבָ֤אתu.VatH935evento Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894;there shalt thou be deliveredתִּנָּצֵ֔לִיti.na.Tze.liH5337;there Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall redeemיִגְאָלֵ֣ךְyig.'a.LekhH1350thee from the handמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of thine enemiesאֹיְבָֽיִךְ׃'o.ye.Va.yikhH341.

11Now also manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471are gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622against thee, that sayהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559,Let her be defiledתֶּחֱנָ֔ףte.che.NafH2610,and let our eyeעֵינֵֽינוּ׃'ei.Nei.nuH5869lookוְתַ֥חַזve.Ta.chazH2372upon Zionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726.

12But they knowיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045not the thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,neither understandהֵבִ֖ינוּhe.Vi.nuH995they his counselעֲצָת֑וֹa.tza.ToH6098:for he shall gatherקִבְּצָ֖םki.be.TzamH6908them as the sheavesכֶּעָמִ֥ירke.'a.MirH5995into the floorגֹּֽרְנָה׃Go.re.nahH1637.

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