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Ezekiel 16:44-52

44Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,allכָּל־kol-H3605who speak in proverbsהַמֹּשֵׁ֔לha.mo.ShelH4911will quote this proverbיִמְשֹׁ֖ל לֵאמֹ֑רyim.Shol le.MorH4911 H559about youעָלַ֥יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921: ‘Like motherכְּאִמָּ֖הke.'i.MahH517,like daughterבִּתָּֽהּ׃bi.TahH1323.’

45Youאַ֔תְּ'AtH859are the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of your motherאִמֵּ֣ךְ'i.MekhH517,who despisedגֹּעֶ֥לֶתgo.'E.letH1602her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376and childrenוּבָנֶ֑יהָu.va.Nei.haH1121.Youאַ֗תְּ'AtH859are the sisterוַאֲח֨וֹתva.'a.ChotH269of your sistersאֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834despisedגָּֽעֲ֙לוּ֙ga.'A.luH1602their husbandsאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ן'an.shei.HenH582and childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֔ןu.ve.nei.HenH1121.Your motherאִמְּכֶ֣ן'i.me.KhenH517was a Hittiteחִתִּ֔יתchi.TitH2850and your fatherוַאֲבִיכֶ֖ןva.'a.vi.KhenH1an Amoriteאֱמֹרִֽי׃'e.mo.RiH567.

46Your olderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269was Samariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111,whoהִ֣יאhi'H1931livedהַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323toעַל־'al-H5921your northשְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְse.mo.LekhH8040;and your youngerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269was Sodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467,who livedהַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.She.vetH3427with her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323toמִמֵּ֗ךְmi.MekhH4480your southמִֽימִינֵ֔ךְmi.mi.NekhH3225.

47And you not onlyוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808walkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980in theirבְּכָל־be.kholH3605בְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870waysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870and practicedעָשִׂ֑יתa.si.tiH6213their abominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441,but soon you wereכִּמְעַ֣ט קָ֔טkim.'At KatH4592 H6985more depraved than they wereוַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִיva.tash.Chi.tiH7843.

48As surely as Iאָ֗נִי'A.niH589liveחַי־chai-H2416,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ הִ֖יא'a.cho.Tekh hi'H269 H1931Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323neverאִם־'im-H518didעָֽשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834youאַ֖תְּ'atH859and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323have doneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213.

49Nowהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009thisזֶ֣הzehH2088wasהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961the iniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467: Sheand her daughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְיַד־ve.liv.no.Tei.ha ve.yad-H1323 H3027wereהָ֤יָהHa.yahH1961arrogantגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347,overfedשִׂבְעַת־ לֶ֜חֶםsiv.'at- Le.chemH7653 H3899,and complacentוְשַׁלְוַ֣ת הַשְׁקֵ֗טve.shal.Vat hash.KetH8252 H7962;they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808helpהֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃he.che.Zi.kahH2388the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.

50Thus they were haughtyוַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָהva.tig.be.Hei.nahH1361and committedוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהva.ta.'a.Sei.nahH6213abominationsתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441before Meלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440.Therefore I removedוָאָסִ֥ירva.'a.SirH5493themאֶתְהֶ֖ן'et.HenH853,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you have seenרָאִֽיתִי׃ סra.'I.tiH7200.

51Furthermore, Samariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808commitחָטָ֑אָהcha.Ta.'ahH2398halfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677the sins you didחַטֹּאתַ֖יִךְcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403.You have multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֤יva.tar.BiH7235אֶת־'et-H853your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441beyond theirs,and allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have committedעָשִֽׂית׃a.si.tH6213have made your sistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269appear righteousוַתְּצַדְּקִי֙va.te.tza.de.KiH6663אֶת־'et-H853.

52So nowגַּם־gam-H1571youאַ֣תְּ׀'atH859must bearשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375your disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639,sinceאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have brought justificationפִּלַּלְתְּ֙pi.lalTH6419for your sistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla.'a.cho.TekhH269.For they appear more righteousתִּצְדַּ֣קְנָהtitz.Dak.nahH6663than youמִמֵּ֑ךְmi.MekhH4480,because your sinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbe.cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were more vileהִתְעַ֥בְתְּhit.'AvtH8581than theirs.So youאַ֥תְּ'atH859tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571must bearוּשְׂאִ֣יu.se.'IH5375your shameבּ֙וֹשִׁי֙bo.shiH954and disgraceכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639,since you have made your sistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃'ach.yo.TekhH269appear righteousבְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְbe.tza.dek.TekhH6663.

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