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Ezekiel 16:16-19

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!

17You also tookוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947the fineתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelryכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of goldמִזְּהָבִ֤יmi.ze.ha.ViH2091and silverוּמִכַּסְפִּי֙u.mi.kas.PiH3701אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I had givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you,and you madeוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213maleזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145idolsצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754with whichto prostitute yourselfוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181.

18You tookוַתִּקְחִ֛יva.tik.ChiH3947אֶת־'et-H853your embroideredרִקְמָתֵ֖ךְrik.ma.TekhH7553garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899to cover themוַתְּכַסִּ֑יםva.te.kha.SimH3680,and you setנָתַ֖תְּna.ta.tiH5414My oilוְשַׁמְנִי֙ve.sham.NiH8081and incenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֔יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004before themלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440.

19And you setנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.HemH6440as a pleasingנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381the foodוְלַחְמִי֩ve.lach.MiH3899אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I had given youוּנְתַתִּ֧יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414—the fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560,oilוָשֶׁ֤מֶןva.She.menH8081,and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706that I had fed youהֶֽאֱכַלְתִּ֔יךְhe.'e.khal.TikhH398.That is what happenedוַיֶּ֑הִיvai.Ye.hiH1961,declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

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