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Ezekiel 20:18-26

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.

21ButthechildrenrebelledH4784againstme;theywalkedהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980notinmystatutesH2708,neitherkeptH8104mineordinancesH4941todothem,whichifamanH120do,heshallliveinthem;theyprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676.ThenIsaidH559Iwouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outmywrathH2534uponthem,toaccomplishmyangerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639againsttheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

22NeverthelessIwithdrewmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,andwroughtformyname’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,thatitshouldnotbeprofanedH2490inthesightofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,inwhosesightIbroughtH3318themforthH3318.

23MoreoverIsware untotheminthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,thatIwouldscatterH2219themamongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,anddisperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219themthroughthecountries;

24becausetheyhadnotexecuted mineordinancesH4941,buthadrejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988mystatutesH2708,andhadprofanedH2490mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,andtheireyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereH1961aftertheirfathers’H1idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544.

25Moreoveralsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571IgaveH5414themstatutesH2706thatwerenotgoodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896,andordinancesH4941whereintheyshouldnotliveיִֽחְי֖וּyich.YuH2421;

26andIpollutedthemintheirowngiftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔םbe.ma.te.no.TamH4979,inthattheycausedtopassבְּהַעֲבִ֖ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674throughthefireallthatopeneththewombרָ֑חַםRa.chamH7356,thatImightmakeH3045themdesolateH8074,totheendthattheymightknowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045thatIamJehovah.

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