Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 9:1-4

1But there shall be nogloomצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757toherH5921that was in anguish. In the former time hebroughtH1980intoH1980contempt thelandH776of Zebulun and thelandH776of Naphtali, but in the latter time hath hemadeH1980it glorious, by thewayH1980of the sea,beyondH5921Jordan, Galilee of thenationsהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971.

2Thepeopleהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471that walked in darkness have seen agreatהִגְדַּ֣לְתָּhig.Dal.taH1431light: they that dwelt in thelandלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

3Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joybeforeכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

4For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

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