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Isaiah

Chapter 40
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Phonetic (Hebrew): nacham֥u nacham֖u 'amּi֑y yo'ma֖r 'eloheykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Comfort you, comfort you My people, says your God.

נַחֲמ֥וּ נַחֲמ֖וּ עַמִּ֑י יֹאמַ֖ר אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): dּabּer֞u 'al-le֤b yerֽushshalai֨m֙ veqire'֣u 'ele֔yha kּi֤y maֽle'ah֙ tzeba'a֔hּ kּi֥y niretza֖h 'avona֑hּ kּi֤y laqechah֙ miyּa֣d yehva֔h kּipela֖yim bּekal-chatּo'teֽyha׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Speak you comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry to her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she has received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins.

דַּבְּר֞וּ עַל־לֵ֤ב יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וְקִרְא֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֤י מָֽלְאָה֙ צְבָאָ֔הּ כִּ֥י נִרְצָ֖ה עֲוֺנָ֑הּ כִּ֤י לָקְחָה֙ מִיַּ֣ד יְהוָ֔ה כִּפְלַ֖יִם בְּכָל־חַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): q֣ol qore֔ bּamּidebּa֕r pּanּ֖u dּe֣reke yehva֑h yashshּeru֙ bּa'araba֔h mesilּa֖h le'loheֽynu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)[1] The voice of him that cries in the wilderness, "Prepare you the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God."

ק֣וֹל קוֹרֵ֔א בַּמִּדְבָּ֕ר פַּנּ֖וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֑ה יַשְּׁרוּ֙ בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה מְסִלָּ֖ה לֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-gּey'֙ yinּashse֔ vekal-ha֥r vegibe'a֖h yishshepּa֑lu vehaya֤h heֽ'aqob֙ lemiyshsh֔or veharekasi֖ym lebiqe'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:

כָּל־גֶּיא֙ יִנָּשֵׂ֔א וְכָל־הַ֥ר וְגִבְעָ֖ה יִשְׁפָּ֑לוּ וְהָיָ֤ה הֶֽעָקֹב֙ לְמִישׁ֔וֹר וְהָרְכָסִ֖ים לְבִקְעָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): venigela֖h kּeb֣od yehva֑h vera'֤u kal-bּashsar֙ yachedּa֔v kּi֛y pּi֥y yehva֖h dּibּeֽr׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD has spoken it.

וְנִגְלָ֖ה כְּב֣וֹד יְהוָ֑ה וְרָא֤וּ כָל־בָּשָׂר֙ יַחְדָּ֔ו כִּ֛י פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה דִּבֵּֽר׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): q֚ol 'ome֣r qera֔ ve'ama֖r ma֣h 'eqera֑ kּal-habּashsa֣r chatzi֔yr vekal-chasedּ֖o kּetzi֥ytz hashsּadeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The voice said, "Cry." And he said, "What shall I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

ק֚וֹל אֹמֵ֣ר קְרָ֔א וְאָמַ֖ר מָ֣ה אֶקְרָ֑א כָּל־הַבָּשָׂ֣ר חָצִ֔יר וְכָל־חַסְדּ֖וֹ כְּצִ֥יץ הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): yabe֤shsh chatziyr֙ na֣beֽl tzi֔ytz kּi֛y r֥ucha yehva֖h na֣shshebah bּ֑o 'ake֥n chatzi֖yr ha'aֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The grass withers, the flower fades: because the spirit of the LORD blows upon it: surely the people is grass.

יָבֵ֤שׁ חָצִיר֙ נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֔יץ כִּ֛י ר֥וּחַ יְהוָ֖ה נָ֣שְׁבָה בּ֑וֹ אָכֵ֥ן חָצִ֖יר הָעָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): yabe֥shsh chatzi֖yr na֣beֽl tzi֑ytz udebar-'elohe֖ynu yaq֥um le'olaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)The grass withers, the flower fades: but the word of our God shall stand forever.

יָבֵ֥שׁ חָצִ֖יר נָ֣בֵֽל צִ֑יץ וּדְבַר־אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ יָק֥וּם לְעוֹלָֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣l har-gּabo֤ha 'aliy-lake֙ mebashsּe֣ret tziyּ֔on hari֤ymiy bakּo֨cha֙ qole֔ke mebashsּe֖ret yerushshala֑im hari֨ymiy֙ 'al-tּiyra֔'iy 'imeriy֙ le'are֣y yehuda֔h hinּe֖h 'eloheykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get you up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up your voice with strength; lift it up, be not afraid; say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"

עַ֣ל הַר־גָּבֹ֤הַ עֲלִי־לָךְ֙ מְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶת צִיּ֔וֹן הָרִ֤ימִי בַכֹּ֨חַ֙ קוֹלֵ֔ךְ מְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶת יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הָרִ֨ימִי֙ אַל־תִּירָ֔אִי אִמְרִי֙ לְעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה הִנֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֨h 'adona֤y yehvih֙ bּechaza֣q yab֔o uzero'֖o mo֣shshelah l֑o hinּe֤h shsekaro֙ 'itּ֔o upe'ulּat֖o lepanaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him: behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him.

הִנֵּ֨ה אֲדֹנָ֤י יְהוִה֙ בְּחָזָ֣ק יָב֔וֹא וּזְרֹע֖וֹ מֹ֣שְׁלָה ל֑וֹ הִנֵּ֤ה שְׂכָרוֹ֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹ לְפָנָֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּero'eh֙ 'eder֣o yire'e֔h bּizero'o֙ yeqabּe֣tz tela'i֔ym ubecheyq֖o yishsּa֑ 'al֖ot yenaheֽl׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)He shall feed His flock like a shepherd: He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

כְּרֹעֶה֙ עֶדְר֣וֹ יִרְעֶ֔ה בִּזְרֹעוֹ֙ יְקַבֵּ֣ץ טְלָאִ֔ים וּבְחֵיק֖וֹ יִשָּׂ֑א עָל֖וֹת יְנַהֵֽל׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-mada֨d bּeshsha'ol֜o ma֗yim veshshama֨yim֙ bּazּe֣ret tּikּe֔n veka֥l bּashshּali֖shsh 'apa֣r ha'a֑retz veshshaqa֤l bּapּe֨les֙ hari֔ym ugeba'֖ot bּemo'zenaֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?

מִֽי־מָדַ֨ד בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ מַ֗יִם וְשָׁמַ֨יִם֙ בַּזֶּ֣רֶת תִּכֵּ֔ן וְכָ֥ל בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשָׁקַ֤ל בַּפֶּ֨לֶס֙ הָרִ֔ים וּגְבָע֖וֹת בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-tikּe֥n 'et-r֖ucha yehva֑h ve'i֥yshsh 'atzat֖o yodiy'eֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, or being His counsellor has taught Him?

מִֽי־תִכֵּ֥ן אֶת־ר֖וּחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָת֖וֹ יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): et-mi֤y no'atz֙ vayebiyne֔hu vaֽyelamּede֖hu bּe'o֣rach mishshepּa֑t vayelamּede֣hu da֔'at vede֥reke tּebun֖ot yodiy'eֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)With whom took He counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of judgement, and taught Him knowledge, and showed to Him the way of understanding?

אֶת־מִ֤י נוֹעָץ֙ וַיְבִינֵ֔הוּ וַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּ בְּאֹ֣רַח מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּ דַ֔עַת וְדֶ֥רֶךְ תְּבוּנ֖וֹת יוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): he֤n gּoyim֙ kּema֣r midּeli֔y ukeshsha֥chaq mo'zena֖yim necheshsha֑bu he֥n 'iyּi֖ym kּadּa֥q yitּֽol׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, He takes up the isles as a very little thing.

הֵ֤ן גּוֹיִם֙ כְּמַ֣ר מִדְּלִ֔י וּכְשַׁ֥חַק מֹאזְנַ֖יִם נֶחְשָׁ֑בוּ הֵ֥ן אִיִּ֖ים כַּדַּ֥ק יִטּֽוֹל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): uleban֕on 'e֥yn dּe֖y bּa'e֑r vechayּat֔o 'e֥yn dּe֖y 'olaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And Lebanon is not sufficient to burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

וּלְבָנ֕וֹן אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י בָּעֵ֑ר וְחַיָּת֔וֹ אֵ֥ין דֵּ֖י עוֹלָֽה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-hagּoyi֖m kּe'a֣yin negedּ֑o me'e֥pes vato֖hu necheshshebu-lֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)All nations before Him are as nothing; and they are counted to Him less than nothing, and vanity.

כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֖ם כְּאַ֣יִן נֶגְדּ֑וֹ מֵאֶ֥פֶס וָתֹ֖הוּ נֶחְשְׁבוּ־לֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'el-mi֖y tּedamּey֣un 'e֑l umah-dּem֖ut tּa֥'areku lֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)To whom then will you liken God? or what likeness will you compare to Him?

וְאֶל־מִ֖י תְּדַמְּי֣וּן אֵ֑ל וּמַה־דְּמ֖וּת תַּ֥עַרְכוּ לֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hapּe֨sel֙ nasa֣ke chara֔shsh vetzore֖p bּazּaha֣b yeraqּe'e֑nּu uretuq֥ot kּe֖sep tzoreֽp׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The workman melts a graven image, and the goldsmith spreads it over with gold, and casts silver chains.

הַפֶּ֨סֶל֙ נָסַ֣ךְ חָרָ֔שׁ וְצֹרֵ֖ף בַּזָּהָ֣ב יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ וּרְתֻק֥וֹת כֶּ֖סֶף צוֹרֵֽף׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): haֽmesukּa֣n tּeruma֔h 'e֥tz loֽ'-yireqa֖b yibecha֑r chara֤shsh chakam֙ yebaqּeshsh-l֔o lehaki֥yn pּe֖sel lo֥ yimּֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He that is so impoverished that he has no oblation chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks to him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.

הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן תְּרוּמָ֔ה עֵ֥ץ לֹֽא־יִרְקַ֖ב יִבְחָ֑ר חָרָ֤שׁ חָכָם֙ יְבַקֶּשׁ־ל֔וֹ לְהָכִ֥ין פֶּ֖סֶל לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hal֤o teֽde'u֙ hal֣o tishshema֔'u hal֛o hugּa֥d mero֖'shsh lake֑m halo'֙ habi֣ynote֔m mosed֖ot ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Have you not known? have you not heard? has it not been told you from the beginning? have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

הֲל֤וֹא תֵֽדְעוּ֙ הֲל֣וֹא תִשְׁמָ֔עוּ הֲל֛וֹא הֻגַּ֥ד מֵרֹ֖אשׁ לָכֶ֑ם הֲלוֹא֙ הֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔ם מוֹסְד֖וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hayּoshsheb֙ 'al-ch֣ug ha'a֔retz veyoshshebe֖yha kּachagabi֑ym hanּote֤h kadּoq֙ shshama֔yim vayּimetּache֥m kּa'o֖hel lashshaֽbet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)It is He that sits upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretches out the heavens as a curtain, and spreads them out as a tent to dwell in:

הַיֹּשֵׁב֙ עַל־ח֣וּג הָאָ֔רֶץ וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה כַדֹּק֙ שָׁמַ֔יִם וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם כָּאֹ֖הֶל לָשָֽׁבֶת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hanּote֥n rozeni֖ym le'a֑yin shsho֥petey 'e֖retz kּatּo֥hu 'ashsaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)That brings the princes to nothing; He makes the judges of the earth as vanity.

הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן רוֹזְנִ֖ים לְאָ֑יִן שֹׁ֥פְטֵי אֶ֖רֶץ כַּתֹּ֥הוּ עָשָֽׂה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): a֣p bּal-nitּa֗'u 'a֚p bּal-zora֔'u 'a֛p bּal-shshore֥shsh bּa'a֖retz gּize'a֑m vegam-nashsha֤p bּahem֙ vayּiba֔shshu use'ara֖h kּaqּa֥shsh tּishsּa'eֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Yes, they shall not be planted; yes, they shall not be sown: yes, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and He shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

אַ֣ף בַּל־נִטָּ֗עוּ אַ֚ף בַּל־זֹרָ֔עוּ אַ֛ף בַּל־שֹׁרֵ֥שׁ בָּאָ֖רֶץ גִּזְעָ֑ם וְגַם־נָשַׁ֤ף בָּהֶם֙ וַיִּבָ֔שׁוּ וּסְעָרָ֖ה כַּקַּ֥שׁ תִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'el-mi֥y tedamּey֖uniy ve'eshsheve֑h yo'ma֖r qadֽoshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)To whom then will you liken Me, or shall I be equal? says the Holy One.

וְאֶל־מִ֥י תְדַמְּי֖וּנִי וְאֶשְׁוֶ֑ה יֹאמַ֖ר קָדֽוֹשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shse'u-mar֨om 'eyneyke֤m ure'u֙ miy-bara֣ 'e֔lּeh hamּotzi֥y bemisepּa֖r tzeba'a֑m lekulּam֙ bּeshshe֣m yiqera֔ mero֤b 'oniym֙ ve'amּi֣ytz kּo֔cha 'i֖yshsh lo֥ ne'edּaֽr׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who has created these things, that brings out their host by number: He calls them all by names by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in power; not one fails.

שְׂאוּ־מָר֨וֹם עֵינֵיכֶ֤ם וּרְאוּ֙ מִי־בָרָ֣א אֵ֔לֶּה הַמּוֹצִ֥יא בְמִסְפָּ֖ר צְבָאָ֑ם לְכֻלָּם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יִקְרָ֔א מֵרֹ֤ב אוֹנִים֙ וְאַמִּ֣יץ כֹּ֔חַ אִ֖ישׁ לֹ֥א נֶעְדָּֽר׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): la֤mּah to'mar֙ yaֽ'aqo֔b utedabּe֖r yishsera'e֑l nisetּera֤h darekּiy֙ meֽyehva֔h ume'eloha֖y mishshepּati֥y ya'abֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Why say you, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, "My way is hid from the LORD, and my judgement is passed over from my God?"

לָ֤מָּה תֹאמַר֙ יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וּתְדַבֵּ֖ר יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל נִסְתְּרָ֤ה דַרְכִּי֙ מֵֽיְהוָ֔ה וּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖י מִשְׁפָּטִ֥י יַעֲבֽוֹר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hal֨o yada֜'etּa 'im-lo֣ shshama֗'etּa 'elohe֨y 'ola֤m ׀ yehvah֙ bּore'֙ qetz֣ot ha'a֔retz lo֥ yiy'a֖p velo֣ yiyga֑ 'e֥yn che֖qer litebunatֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Hast you not known? hast you not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, faints not, neither is weary? there is no searching of His understanding.

הֲל֨וֹא יָדַ֜עְתָּ אִם־לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ אֱלֹהֵ֨י עוֹלָ֤ם ׀ יְהוָה֙ בּוֹרֵא֙ קְצ֣וֹת הָאָ֔רֶץ לֹ֥א יִיעַ֖ף וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֑ע אֵ֥ין חֵ֖קֶר לִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): note֥n layּa'e֖p kּo֑cha ule'e֥yn 'oni֖ym 'atzema֥h yarebּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He gives power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increases strength.

נֹתֵ֥ן לַיָּעֵ֖ף כֹּ֑חַ וּלְאֵ֥ין אוֹנִ֖ים עָצְמָ֥ה יַרְבֶּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veyiֽ'ap֥u ne'ari֖ym veyiga֑'u ubachuri֖ym kּashsh֥ol yikּashsheֽlu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:

וְיִֽעֲפ֥וּ נְעָרִ֖ים וְיִגָ֑עוּ וּבַחוּרִ֖ים כָּשׁ֥וֹל יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veqoye֤ yehvah֙ yachali֣ypu ko֔cha ya'al֥u 'e֖ber kּanּeshshari֑ym yar֨utzu֙ velo֣ yiyga֔'u yelek֖u velo֥ yiy'aֽpu׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

וְקוֹיֵ֤ יְהוָה֙ יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ כֹ֔חַ יַעֲל֥וּ אֵ֖בֶר כַּנְּשָׁרִ֑ים יָר֨וּצוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִיגָ֔עוּ יֵלְכ֖וּ וְלֹ֥א יִיעָֽפוּ׃פ