Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 16:8-19

8Then I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674byעָלַ֜יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and saw youוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200,and you were indeedוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009old enoughH6256for loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730.So I spreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566My cloakכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671over youעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and coveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680your nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172.I pledged Myselfוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650to you,enteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into a covenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with youאֹתָ֗ךְ'o.TakhH854,and you becameוַתִּ֥הְיִיva.Tih.yiH1961Mine,declaresנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069.

9Then I bathedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364you with waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,rinsed offוָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.TofH7857your bloodדָּמַ֖יִךְ מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְda.Ma.yikh me.'a.La.yikhH1818 H5921,and anointedוָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְva.'a.su.KhekhH5480you with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10I clothedוָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְva.'al.bi.ShekhH3847you in embroidered clothרִקְמָ֔הrik.MahH7553and gave you sandalsוָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְva.'en.'a.LekhH5274of fine leatherתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476.I wrappedוָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְva.'ech.be.ShekhH2280you in fine linenבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336and coveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680you with silkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11I adornedוָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְva.'e'.DekhH5710you with jewelryעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716,and I putוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781onעַל־'al-H5921your wristsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027and a chainוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242aroundעַל־'al-H5921your neckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12I putוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414a ringנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141inעַל־'al-H5921your noseאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639,earringsוַעֲגִילִ֖יםva.'a.gi.LimH5694onעַל־'al-H5921your earsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,and a beautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850upon your headבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

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!

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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