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Ezekiel 20:23-26

23Howeverגַּם־gam-H1571,with an uplifted hand I sworeאֲנִ֗י נָשָׂ֧אתִי'a.Ni na.Sa.tiH589 H5375אֶת־'et-H853יָדִ֛יya.DiH3027to themin the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057that I would scatterלְהָפִ֤יץle.ha.FitzH6327themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and disperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853throughout the landsבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

24Forיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282they did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808practiceעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941,but they rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853My statutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֣יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּ וְאַחֲרֵי֙chi.Le.lu ve.'a.cha.ReiH2490 H310My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,fixingהָי֖וּha.YuH1961their eyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869on the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1.

25Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571gave themנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414overto statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706that were notלֹ֣אlo'H3808goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896and ordinancesוּמִ֨שְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.Mish.pa.TimH4941by whichthey could notלֹ֥אlo'H3808liveיִֽחְי֖וּyich.YuH2421.

26And I pronounced them uncleanוָאֲטַמֵּ֤אva.'a.ta.Me'H2930אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853through their giftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔םbe.ma.te.no.TamH4979—the sacrificeבְּהַעֲבִ֖ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674of everyכָּל־kol-H3605firstborn in the fireפֶּ֣טֶר רָ֑חַםPe.ter Ra.chamH6363 H7356—so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616I might devastate themאֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם'a.shi.MemH8074,in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they would knowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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