| 7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 48:7:1 ⧉עַתָּ֤הatanow Isaiah 48:7:2 ⧉נִבְרְאוּ֙nivereuthey were created Isaiah 48:7:3 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Isaiah 48:7:4 ⧉מֵאָ֔זmeazfrom then or long ago Isaiah 48:7:5 ⧉וְלִפְנֵי־י֖וֹםvelifneyomand before day Isaiah 48:7:6 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not Isaiah 48:7:7 ⧉שְׁמַעְתָּ֑םshematamyou heard them Isaiah 48:7:8 ⧉פֶּן־תֹּאמַ֖רpentomarlest you say Isaiah 48:7:9 ⧉הִנֵּ֥הhinebehold Isaiah 48:7:10 ⧉יְדַעְתִּֽין׃yedatinI knew them |
| 7. Formal Translation Now they have been created and not since long ago, and before today you did not hear them, lest you say, "Behold, I knew them." |
| 7. Dynamic Translation They have only just come into being, and you have never heard of them before today, so you cannot say, "Look, I already knew this." |