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Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.

NOTE: Anti-missionarries often say that the servant here is National Isra'el. They point-out that the Hebrew word "`eved" or "`evediy" is on other passages in Isaiah where it refers to National Isra'el. However, they conveniently ignore all the passages where this word is used in The Book of Isaiah of other peoples, including The Messiah Himself!

For instance:It is used of Isaiah himself in 20:2, Eliakim in 22:20, of King David in 37:35, and of The Messiah in 42:1, 49:5,6. In 49:5, 6, the context is clearly that of The Messiah and it cannot be National Isra'el--BECAUSE there, the servant is said to restore Yisra'el!

ka`a-.sh-er -.sh-am'mu ,aleyka rabiym kan ´ mi-.sh-'-ch-a.t ma`iy-.sh- mar'`ahu v'.to`aro mib'nay `adam

As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

kan yazeh govyim rabiym ,alayv yik'p'.tzu m'lakiym piyhem kiy `a-.sh-er lo` ´ .supar lahem ra`u va`a-.sh-er lo` ´ -.sh-am',u hi.t'bovnanu

So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider.

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of ADONAI revealed?

NOTE: The Speaker(s) here are righteous Jews, perhaps Isaiah and his comrads. From this verse all the way down through verse 12, this is the case. Please keep that in mind.

vaya,al kayovnak l'fanayv v'ka-.sh-ore-.sh- ma`ere.tz .tziyah lo` ´ .to`ar lo v'lo` hadar v'nir'`ahu v'lo` ´ mar'`eh v'ne-ch-'m'dahu

For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

niv'zeh va-ch-adal `iy-.sh-iym `iy-.sh- mak'`ovo.t viydua, -ch-oliy uk'ma.s'.tar paniym mimenu niv'zeh v'lo` -ch-a-.sh-av'nuhu

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

`akan -ch-ºlayanu hu` na.sa` umak'`ovaynu .s'valam va`ana-ch-'nu -ch-a-.sh-av'nuhu nagua, mukah `Elohiym um',uneh

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of Elohim, and afflicted.

v'hu` m'-ch-olal mip'-.sh-a,anu m'duka` ma,aono.taynu mu.sar -.sh-'lovmanu ,alayv uva-ch-avura.to nir'pa` ´ lanu

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

kulanu ka.tzo`n .ta,iynu `iy-.sh- l'dar'ko paniynu vayhvah hif'giya, bo `a.t ,aon kulanu

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and ADONAI hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

niga.s v'hu` na,aneh v'lo` yif'.ta-ch- ´ piyv ka.seh la.teva-ch- yuval uk'ra-ch-al lif'nay goz'zeyha ne`elamah v'lo` yif'.ta-ch- piyv

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

ma,o.tzer umimi-.sh-'pa.t luka-ch- v'`e.t ´ dovro miy y'.sov-ch-aa-ch- kiy nig'zar ma`ere.tz -ch-ayiym mipe-.sh-a, ,amiy nega, lamov

He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken for them.