Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 49:2-6

2and he hathmadeH7760mymouthפִּי֙piH6310like asharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719, in theshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027hath hehidהִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃his.ti.Ra.niH5641meH7760; and he hathmadeH7760meH7760a polishedshaftלְחֵ֣ץle.ChetzH2671, in hisquiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827hath he keptmeH7760close:

3and hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH5650, Thou art myservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֕לYis.ra.'ElH3478, inwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I will beglorifiedאֶתְפָּאָֽר׃'et.pa.'ArH6286.

4But Isaidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, I have laboured invainH1892, I havespentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615mystrengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581for nought andvanityH1892: yetsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941is with theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and my recompence with myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

5Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068thatformedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335meאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413from thewombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990to be hisservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650, tobringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againH7725to him, and thatIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478begatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622unto him: (for I am honourable in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and myGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430isbecomeהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961mystrengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797:)

6yea, he saith, It is toolightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216athingנָקֵ֨לna.KelH7043that thou shouldest be myservantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650toraiseלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965upH6965thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and torestoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725thepreservedH5336ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: I will alsogiveוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for alightH216to theGentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, that thou mayest be mysalvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444unto theendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

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