3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 1:3:1 ⧉יָדַ֥עyadaknows Isaiah 1:3:2 ⧉שׁוֹר֙shoran ox Isaiah 1:3:3 ⧉קֹנֵ֔הוּkonehuits owner Isaiah 1:3:4 ⧉וַחֲמ֖וֹרvakhamorand a donkey Isaiah 1:3:5 ⧉אֵב֣וּסevusa feeding-trough or crib Isaiah 1:3:6 ⧉בְּעָלָ֑יוbealavits master Isaiah 1:3:7 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yisraelIsrael Isaiah 1:3:8 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot Isaiah 1:3:9 ⧉יָדַ֔עyadaknows Isaiah 1:3:10 ⧉עַמִּ֖יamimy people Isaiah 1:3:11 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot Isaiah 1:3:12 ⧉הִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃hitbonahnunderstands or gives consideration |
3. Formal Translation The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; my {Yahweh, Sovereign Ruler} people do not understand. |
3. Dynamic Translation An ox recognizes its owner, and a donkey knows its master’s feeding trough, but Israel does not know, and my {Yahweh, Compassionate Lord} people fail to pay attention. |