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Ezekiel 16:13-16

13So you were adornedוַתַּעְדִּ֞יva.ta'.DiH5710with goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,and your clothingוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was made offine linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,silkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,and embroidered clothוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553.You ateאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fine flourסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560,honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,and oilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081.You became veryH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302and rose to beוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743queenלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410.

14Yourfameשֵׁ֛םshemH8034spreadוַיֵּ֨צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471on account of your beautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308,forכִּ֣י׀kiH3588itה֗וּאHu'H1931wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632in the splendorבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I bestowedשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760on youעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

15But because ofעַל־'al-H5921your fameשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034,you trustedוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in your beautyבְיָפְיֵ֔ךְve.ya.fe.YekhH3308and played the harlotוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181.You lavishedוַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧יva.tish.pe.KhiH8210אֶת־'et-H853your favorsתַּזְנוּתַ֛יִךְtaz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457onעַל־'al-H5921everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who passed byעוֹבֵ֖רo.VerH5674,and your beauty was theirs for the askingיֶֽהִי׃Ye.hiH1961.

16You tookוַתִּקְחִ֣יva.tik.ChiH3947some of your garmentsמִבְּגָדַ֗יִךְmi.be.ga.Da.yikhH899and madeוַתַּֽעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213colorfulטְלֻא֔וֹתte.lu.'otH2921high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116for yourself,and on themעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921you prostituted yourselfוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181.Such things should notלֹ֥אlo'H3808have happenedבָא֖וֹתva.'otH935;never shouldוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808they have occurredיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961!

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