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Isaiah 42:1-7

1Behold myservantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, whom Iupholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551; myelectבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972, in whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delightethרָצְתָ֣הra.tze.TahH7521; I haveputנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414myspiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon him: he shall bringforthיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to theGentilesלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He shall notcryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817, nor liftupיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375, nor cause hisvoiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963to beheardיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085in thestreetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3Abruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070shall he notbreakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665, and thesmokingכֵהָ֖הkhe.HahH3544flaxוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594shall he notquenchיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518: he shall bringforthיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941totruthלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571.

4He shall notfailיִכְהֶה֙yikh.HehH3543nor bediscouragedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533, till he hathsetיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776: and theislesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339shallwaitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176for hislawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.

5Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, he thatcreatedבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and stretched themoutוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186; he that spreadforthרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and that which comethoutוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631of it; he thatgivethנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397to thepeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971upon it, andspiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to them thatwalkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980in it:

6I theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068havecalledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee inrighteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, and willholdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.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, to bringoutלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318theprisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from theprisonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525, and them thatsitיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427indarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822out of theprisonכֶּ֖לֶאKe.le'H3608houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

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