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Ezekiel 16:8-19

8NowwhenIpassedH5674bythee,andlookedH7200uponthee,behold, thytimeעִתֵּךְ֙'i.teKhH6256wasH1961thetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256oflove;andIspreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566myskirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671overthee,andcoveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172: yea,Isware unto thee,andenteredintoacovenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285withthee, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,andthou becamest mine.

9Thenwashedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364Itheewithwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325; yea,IthoroughlywashedH7364awaythybloodדָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhH1818fromthee,andIanointed theewithoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10IclothedH3847thee alsowithbroideredwork,andshod theewithsealskin,andI girded thee aboutwithfineבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336linenH8336,andcoveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680theewithsilkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11AndIdecked theewithornamentsעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716,andIputוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781uponthyhandsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027,andachainוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242onthyneckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12AndIputוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414aringנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141uponthynoseאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639,andear-ringsinthineearsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,andabeautifulcrownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850uponthyheadבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

13Thus wast thou deckedwithgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701;andthyraimentwasoffineסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,andsilkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,andbroideredwork; thou didsteatH398fineH5560flourH5560,andhoneyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,andoilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081;andthou wastexceedingbeautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302,andthou didstprosperוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743untoroyalestate.

14AndthyrenownwentH3318forthH3318amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471forthybeautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308;foritwasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632,throughmymajestyH1926whichIhadputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760uponthee, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

15Butthou didsttrustוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982inthybeautyבְיָפְיֵ֔ךְve.ya.fe.YekhH3308,andplayedsttheharlotbecauseofthyrenown,andpouredstoutthy whoredomsoneveryonethatpassedH5674by;hisitwas.

16Andthou didsttakeH3947ofthygarmentsH899,andmadestfortheehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116deckedwithdiverscolors,andplayedsttheharlotuponthem:thelikethingsshallnotcomeH935,neithershallitbeיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961so.

17Thou didstalsotakeH3947thy fairjewelsofmygoldמִזְּהָבִ֤יmi.ze.ha.ViH2091andofmysilverוּמִכַּסְפִּי֙u.mi.kas.PiH3701,whichIhadgivenH5414thee,andmadestfortheeimagesH6754ofmen,anddidstplayH2181theharlotwiththem;

18andthou tookest thy broideredgarmentsH899,andcoveredstthem,anddidstsetH5414mineoilוְשַׁמְנִי֙ve.sham.NiH8081andmineincenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֔יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004beforethem.

19MybreadH3899alsowhichIgaveH5414thee,fineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560,andoilוָשֶׁ֤מֶןva.She.menH8081,andhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706, wherewithIfedthee, thou didst evensetH5414itbeforethemforasweet savor;andthusitwasH1961, saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah.

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