Isaiah 6

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בִּשְׁנַת־in the year of מוֹת֙the death of הַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe king עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּUzziah וָאֶרְאֶ֧הand I saw אֶת־obj.אֲדֹנָ֛יthe Lord יֹשֵׁ֥בsitting עַל־on כִּסֵּ֖אa throne רָ֣םhigh וְנִשָּׂ֑אand lifted up וְשׁוּלָ֖יוand the skirts of robe his מְלֵאִ֥יםwere filling אֶת־obj.הַהֵיכָֽל׃the temple

שְׂרָפִ֨יםseraphim עֹמְדִ֤ים׀were standing מִמַּ֙עַל֙from aboveל֔וֹto the himשֵׁ֧שׁsix כְּנָפַ֛יִםwings שֵׁ֥שׁsix כְּנָפַ֖יִםwings לְאֶחָ֑דbelonged to one בִּשְׁתַּ֣יִם׀with two wings יְכַסֶּ֣הhe covered פָנָ֗יוface his וּבִשְׁתַּ֛יִםand with two wings יְכַסֶּ֥הhe covered רַגְלָ֖יוfeet his וּבִשְׁתַּ֥יִםand with two wings יְעוֹפֵֽף׃he flew

וְקָרָ֨אand he called זֶ֤הthis אֶל־to זֶה֙this וְאָמַ֔רand he said קָד֧וֹשׁ׀is holy קָד֛וֹשׁholy קָד֖וֹשׁholy יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֑וֹתof hosts מְלֹ֥אthe fullness of כָל־all הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth כְּבוֹדֽוֹ׃is glory his

וַיָּנֻ֙עוּ֙and they shook אַמּ֣וֹתthe foundations of הַסִּפִּ֔יםthe thresholds מִקּ֖וֹלfrom the voice of הַקּוֹרֵ֑אthe one who called וְהַבַּ֖יִתand the house יִמָּלֵ֥אit was filled עָשָֽׁן׃smoke

וַיָּ֣עָףand he flew אֵלַ֗יto me אֶחָד֙one מִן־of הַשְּׂרָפִ֔יםthe seraphim וּבְיָד֖וֹand was in hand his רִצְפָּ֑הa live coal בְּמֶ֨לְקַחַ֔יִםwhich with tongs לָקַ֖חhe had taken מֵעַ֥לfrom on הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ׃the altar

וַיַּגַּ֣עand he made it touch עַל־on פִּ֔יmouth my וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said הִנֵּ֛הhere!נָגַ֥עit has touched זֶ֖הthis עַל־on שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָlips your וְסָ֣רand it will be removed עֲוֹנֶ֔ךָiniquity your וְחַטָּאתְךָ֖and sin your תְּכֻפָּֽר׃it will be atoned for

וָאֶשְׁמַ֞עand I heard אֶת־obj.ק֤וֹלthe voice of אֲדֹנָי֙the Lord אֹמֵ֔רsaying אֶת־obj.מִ֥יwhom?אֶשְׁלַ֖חwill I send וּמִ֣יand who?יֵֽלֶךְ־will he goלָ֑נוּfor usוָאֹמַ֖רand I said הִנְנִ֥יhere am I שְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃send me

וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said לֵ֥ךְgo וְאָמַרְתָּ֖and you will say לָעָ֣םto the people הַזֶּ֑הthe this שִׁמְע֤וּhear שָׁמ֙וֹעַ֙continually to hear וְאַל־and may not תָּבִ֔ינוּyou understand וּרְא֥וּand see רָא֖וֹcontinually to see וְאַל־and may not תֵּדָֽעוּ׃you perceive

הַשְׁמֵן֙make fat לֵב־the heart of הָעָ֣םthe people הַזֶּ֔הthe this וְאָזְנָ֥יוand ears its הַכְבֵּ֖דmake heavy וְעֵינָ֣יוand eyes its הָשַׁ֑עseal over פֶּן־lest יִרְאֶ֨הit should see בְעֵינָ֜יוwith eyes its וּבְאָזְנָ֣יוand with ears its יִשְׁמָ֗עit will hear וּלְבָב֥וֹand heart its יָבִ֛יןit will understand וָשָׁ֖בand it will return וְרָ֥פָאand someone will healלֽוֹ׃to it

וָאֹמַ֕רand I said עַד־until מָתַ֖יwhen?אֲדֹנָ֑יO Lord וַיֹּ֡אמֶרand he said עַ֣דuntil אֲשֶׁר֩that אִם־if שָׁא֨וּthey have lain desolate עָרִ֜יםcities מֵאֵ֣יןfrom not יוֹשֵׁ֗בinhabitant וּבָתִּים֙and houses מֵאֵ֣יןfrom not אָדָ֔םanyone וְהָאֲדָמָ֖הand the ground תִּשָּׁאֶ֥הit will be devastated שְׁמָמָֽה׃a desolation

וְרִחַ֥קand he will send far away יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֶת־obj.הָאָדָ֑םthe humankind וְרַבָּ֥הand it will become great הָעֲזוּבָ֖הthe abandoned land בְּקֶ֥רֶבin the midst of הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land

וְע֥וֹדand stillבָּהּ֙will be in itעֲשִׂ֣רִיָּ֔הa tenth part וְשָׁ֖בָהand it will return וְהָיְתָ֣הand it will become לְבָעֵ֑רinto burning כָּאֵלָ֣הlike the terebinth וְכָאַלּ֗וֹןand like the oak אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich בְּשַׁלֶּ֙כֶת֙in the felling מַצֶּ֣בֶתa stumpבָּ֔םis in themזֶ֥רַעwill be offspring of קֹ֖דֶשׁholiness מַצַּבְתָּֽהּ׃ פstump its

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