Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 42:1-7

1Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005myservantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, whom Iupholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551; mychosenבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972, in whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delighteth: I haveputנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414myspiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307uponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him; he shallbringיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to theGentilesלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808cryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808liftיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375upH5375,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808cause hisvoiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963to beheardיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085in thestreetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3Abruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070shall henotלֹ֣אlo'H3808breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665, and the smokingflaxוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594shall henotלֹ֣אlo'H3808quenchיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518: he shallbringיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941intruthלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571.

4He shallnotH3808failH3808norH3808be discouraged,tillעַד־'ad-H5704he havesetיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776; and theislesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339shallwaitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176for hislawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.

5Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithGodהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, he thatcreatedבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andstretchedוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186themforthנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414; he thatspreadH5186abroad theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and thatwhichH7307comethoutH5186of it; he that givethbreathH7307unto thepeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971uponעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it, andspiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to them thatwalkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980therein:

6I theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068havecalledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee inrighteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, and willholdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388thinehandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, and willkeepוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, andgiveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for acovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285of thepeopleעָ֖ם'amH5971, for alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of theGentilesגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471;

7toopenלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491theblindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, tobringלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318outH3318theprisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from thedungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525, and them thatsitיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427indarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822outH3318of theprisonכֶּ֖לֶאKe.le'H3608houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

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