Isaiah 20 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ פרק כ׳

Masoretic Text, word by word with transliteration and English glosses, the English verse beneath each. Open Isaiah 20 in the interlinear reader for roots and notes, or listen to it read aloud in Hebrew.

1. 1

   בִּשְׁנַתbish/NATin-the-year-ofבֹּאbothe-coming-ofתַרְתָּןTar/TANTartanאַשְׁדּוֹדָהAsh/DO/dato-Ashdodבִּשְׁלֹחַbish/LO/achwhen-sentאֹתוֹo/TOhimסַרְגוֹןSar/GONSargonמֶלֶךְME/lekhthe-king-ofאַשּׁוּרAsh/SHURAssyriaוַיִּלָּחֶםvay/yil/LA/chemand-foughtבְּאַשְׁדּוֹדbe/Ash/DODagainst-Ashdodוַיִּלְכְּדָהּ׃vay/yil/ke/DAand-took-it

   In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

2. 2

   בָּעֵתba/ETat-the-timeהַהִיאha/HIthatדִּבֶּרdib/BERspokeיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDבְּיַדbe/YADby-the-hand-ofיְשַׁעְיָהוּYe/sha/YA/huIsaiahבֶן־אָמוֹץven-A/MOTSson-of-Amozלֵאמֹרle/MORsayingלֵךְlekhgoוּפִתַּחְתָּu/fit/tach/TAand-looseהַשַּׂקhas/SAKthe-sackclothמֵעַלme/ALfrom-uponמׇתְנֶיךָmot/NE/khayour-loinsוְנַעַלְךָve/na/al/KHAand-your-sandalתַחֲלֹץta/cha/LOTSput-offמֵעַלme/ALfrom-uponרַגְלֶךָrag/LE/khayour-footוַיַּעַשׂvay/YA/asand-he-didכֵּןkenthusהָלֹךְha/LOKHwalkingעָרוֹםa/ROMnakedוְיָחֵף׃ve/ya/CHEFand-barefoot

   At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

3. 3

   וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand-saidיְהֹוָהAdonaithe-LORDכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERjust-asהָלַךְha/LAKHhas-walkedעַבְדִּיav/DImy-servantיְשַׁעְיָהוּYe/sha/YA/huIsaiahעָרוֹםa/ROMnakedוְיָחֵףve/ya/CHEFand-barefootשָׁלֹשׁsha/LOSHthreeשָׁנִיםsha/NIMyearsאוֹתota-signוּמוֹפֵתu/mo/FETand-a-portentעַל־מִצְרַיִםal-Mits/RA/yimupon-Egyptוְעַל־כּוּשׁ׃ve/AL-kushand-upon-Cush

   And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;

4. 4

   כֵּןkenthusיִנְהַגyin/HAGshall-lead-awayמֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּרME/lekh-Ash/SHURthe-king-of-Assyriaאֶת־שְׁבִיet-she/VIthe-prisoners-ofמִצְרַיִםMits/RA/yimEgyptוְאֶת־גָּלוּתve/ET-ga/LUTand-the-exiles-ofכּוּשׁKushCushנְעָרִיםne/a/RIMyoungוּזְקֵנִיםu/ze/ke/NIMand-oldעָרוֹםa/ROMnakedוְיָחֵףve/ya/CHEFand-barefootוַחֲשׂוּפַיva/cha/su/FAYand-bared-ofשֵׁתshetbuttocksעֶרְוַתer/VATthe-nakedness-ofמִצְרָיִם׃Mits/RA/yimEgypt

   So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

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   וְחַתּוּve/chat/TUand-they-shall-be-dismayedוָבֹשׁוּva/VO/shuand-ashamedמִכּוּשׁmik/KUSHfrom-Cushמַבָּטָםmab/ba/TAMtheir-expectationוּמִן־מִצְרַיִםu/MIN-mits/RA/yimand-from-Egyptתִּפְאַרְתָּם׃tif/ar/TAMtheir-glory

   And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

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   וְאָמַרve/a/MARand-shall-sayיֹשֵׁבyo/SHEVthe-inhabitant-ofהָאִיha/Ithe-coastlandהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisבַּיּוֹםbay/YOMin-the-dayהַהוּאha/HUthatהִנֵּה־כֹהhin/NE-khobehold-thusמַבָּטֵנוּmab/ba/TE/nuour-expectationאֲשֶׁר־נַסְנוּa/SHER-NAS/nuwhere-we-fledשָׁםshamthereלְעֶזְרָהle/ez/RAfor-helpלְהִנָּצֵלle/hin/na/TSELto-be-deliveredמִפְּנֵיmip/pe/NEfrom-beforeמֶלֶךְME/lekhthe-king-ofאַשּׁוּרAsh/SHURAssyriaוְאֵיךְve/EKHand-howנִמָּלֵטnim/ma/LETshall-escapeאֲנָחְנוּ׃a/NACH/nuwe

   And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day, Behold, such is our expectation, whither we flee for help to be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?