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Ezekiel 20:12-20

12Moreoveralsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571IgaveH5414themmysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙sha.be.to.TaiH7676,tobeH1961asignלְא֔וֹתle.'otH226betweenmeandthem,thattheymightknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatIamJehovahthatsanctifieththem.

13Butthehouseבֵֽית־veit-H1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledH4784againstmeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057:theywalkedהָלָ֜כוּha.La.khuH1980notinmystatutesH2708,andtheyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988mineordinancesH4941,whichifamanH120keep,heshallliveinthem;andmysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676theygreatlyprofanedH2490.ThenIsaidH559Iwouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210outmywrathH2534upontheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,toconsumethem.

14ButIwroughtformyname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,thatitshouldnotbeprofanedH2490inthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,inwhosesightIbroughtH3318themout.

15Moreoveralsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571Isware untotheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,thatIwouldnotbringהָבִ֨יאha.Vi'H935themintothelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichIhadgivenH5414them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichisthegloryofalllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776;

16becausetheyrejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988mineordinancesH4941,andwalkedH1980notinmystatutesH2708,andprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676:fortheirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820wentH1980aftertheiridolsגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

17Nevertheless mineeyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869sparedthem,andIdestroyedמִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑םmi.sha.cha.TamH7843themnot,neitherdidImakeH6213afullendoftheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

18AndIsaidH559untotheirchildreninthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, Walk yenotinthestatutesH2706ofyourfathersH1,neitherobserveH8104theirordinancesH4941,nordefileH2930yourselvesH2930withtheiridolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

19IamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: walkinmystatutesH2708,andkeepשִׁמְר֖וּshim.RuH8104mineordinancesH4941,anddothem;

20andhallowmysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676;andtheyshallbeH1961asignלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226betweenmeandyou,thatyemayknowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045thatIamJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

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