Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 58:3-7

3Wherefore haveweH3117fastedצַּ֙מְנוּ֙tzam.nuH6684, say they, and thou seestnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808? wherefore haveweH3117afflicted oursoulH5315, and thou takestnoוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808knowledgeתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045?Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, in thedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117of yourfastצֹֽמְכֶם֙tzo.me.KhemH6685yefindתִּמְצְאוּ־tim.tze.'u-H4672yourownH5315pleasureחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656, andexactתִּנְגֹּֽשׂוּ׃tin.Go.suH5065allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your labours.

4Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005, yefastתָּצ֔וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684forstrifeלְרִ֤יבle.RivH7379andcontentionH7379, and tosmiteוּלְהַכּ֖וֹתu.le.ha.KotH5221with thefistבְּאֶגְרֹ֣ףbe.'eg.RofH106ofwickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562: yefastתָצ֣וּמוּta.Tzu.muH6684notH3808thisdayכַיּ֔וֹםkhai.YomH3117soH3808as tomakeלְהַשְׁמִ֥יעַle.hash.Mi.a'H8085yourvoiceקוֹלְכֶֽם׃kol.KhemH6963to beheardH8085onhighבַּמָּר֖וֹםba.ma.RomH4791.

5IssuchH2088thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I havechosenאֶבְחָרֵ֔הוּ'ev.cha.Re.huH977? thedayי֛וֹםYomH3117for amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120toafflictעַנּ֥וֹתa.NotH6031hissoulנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315? Is it tobowH3721downהֲלָכֹ֨ףha.la.KhofH3721hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218as a rush, and tospreadיַצִּ֔יעַya.Tzi.a'H3331sackclothוְשַׂ֤קve.SakH8242andashesוָאֵ֙פֶר֙va.'E.ferH665under him? wilt thoucallתִּקְרָא־tik.ra'-H7121this afastצ֔וֹםTzomH6685, and anacceptableרָצ֖וֹןra.TzonH7522dayוְי֥וֹםve.YomH3117to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068?

6Isnotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808this thefastצ֣וֹםTzomH6685that I havechosenאֶבְחָרֵהוּ֒'ev.cha.re.HuH977? tolooseH7971thebondsחַרְצֻבּ֣וֹתchar.tzu.BotH2784ofwickednessרֶ֔שַׁעRe.sha'H7562, to undo thebandsאֲגֻדּ֣וֹת'a.gu.DotH92of theyokeמוֹטָ֑הmo.TahH4133, and toletH7971theoppressedרְצוּצִים֙re.tzu.TzimH7533goוְשַׁלַּ֤חve.sha.LachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670, and that yebreakתְּנַתֵּֽקוּ׃te.na.Te.kuH5423everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605yokeמוֹטָ֖הmo.TahH4133?

7Is itnotהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808to deal thybreadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899to thehungryלָֽרָעֵב֙la.ra.'EvH7457, and that thoubringתָּ֣בִיאTa.vi'H935thepoorוַעֲנִיִּ֥יםva.'a.ni.YimH6041that are castoutתִרְאֶ֤הtir.'EhH7200to thyhouseבָ֑יִתVa.yitH1004? when thou seest thenakedעָרֹם֙'a.RomH6174, that thoucoverוְכִסִּית֔וֹve.khi.si.ToH3680him; and that thouhideתִתְעַלָּֽם׃tit.'a.LamH5956notלֹ֥אlo'H3808thyself from thine ownfleshוּמִבְּשָׂרְךָ֖u.mi.be.sa.re.KhaH1320?

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