Revised Literal Translation

Obadiah 1:17-20

17But upon mountוּבְהַ֥רu.ve.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֛וֹןtzi.YonH6726shall be deliveranceפְלֵיטָ֖הfe.lei.TahH6413,and there shall be holinessקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944;and the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290shall possessוְיָֽרְשׁוּ֙ve.ya.re.ShuH3423their possessionsמוֹרָֽשֵׁיהֶם׃mo.Ra.shei.hemH4180.

18And the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֨בya.'a.KoH3290shall be a fireאֵ֜שׁ'eshH784,and the houseוּבֵ֧יתu.VeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֣ףyo.SefH3130a flameלֶהָבָ֗הle.ha.VahH3852,and the houseוּבֵ֤יתu.VeitH1004of Esauעֵשָׂו֙'e.SavH6215for stubbleלְקַ֔שׁle.KashH7179,and they shall kindleוְדָלְק֥וּve.dal.KuH1814in them, and devourוַאֲכָל֑וּםva.'a.kha.LumH398them; and there shall not be anyremainingשָׂרִיד֙sa.RidH8300of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Esauעֵשָׂ֔ו'e.SavH6215;for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696it.

19And they ofthe southהַנֶּ֜גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045shall possessוְיָרְשׁ֨וּve.ya.re.ShuH3423the mountהַ֣רharH2022of Esauעֵשָׂ֗ו'e.SavH6215; and they ofthe plainוְהַשְּׁפֵלָה֙ve.ha.she.fe.LahH8219the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430:and they shall possessוְיָרְשׁוּ֙ve.ya.re.ShuH3423the fieldsשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and the fieldsשְׂדֵ֣הse.DehH7704of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111:and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֖ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144shall possessGileadהַגִּלְעָֽד׃ha.gil.'AdH1568.

20And the captivityוְגָלֻ֣תve.ga.LutH1546of this hostהַֽחֵל־ha.chel-H2426of the childrenלִבְנֵ֨יliv.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall possessthat of the Canaanitesכְּנַעֲנִים֙ke.na.'a.NimH3669, evenunto Zarephathצָ֣רְפַ֔תtza.re.FatH6886;and the captivityוְגָלֻ֥תve.ga.LutH1546of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, which isin Sepharadבִּסְפָרַ֑דbis.fa.RadH5614,shall possessיִֽרְשׁ֕וּyir.ShuH3423the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the southהַנֶּֽגֶב׃ha.Ne.gevH5045.

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