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Ezekiel 23:14-17

14But Oholibah carriedוַתּ֖וֹסֶף אֶל־va.To.sef 'el-H3254 H413her prostitution even furtherתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457.She sawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200the menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582portrayedמְחֻקֶּ֣הme.chu.KehH2707onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,imagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of the Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778,engravedחֲקֻקִ֖יםcha.ku.KimH2710in vermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15wearingחֲגוֹרֵ֨יcha.go.ReiH2289beltsאֵז֜וֹר'e.ZorH232on their waistsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975and flowingסְרוּחֵ֤יse.ru.CheiH5628turbansטְבוּלִים֙te.vu.LimH2871on their headsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218;allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them lookedמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758like officersשָׁלִשִׁ֖יםsha.li.ShimH7991דְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823of the Babyloniansבְּנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙be.nei- va.VelH1121 H894in Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their birthמוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃mo.lad.TamH4138.

16At the sight of themלְמַרְאֵ֣ה עֵינֶ֑יהָle.mar.'Eh 'ei.Nei.haH4758 H5869,she lustedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689for themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to themאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413in Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17Then the Babyloniansבְנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙ve.nei- va.VelH1121 H894cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to herאֵלֶ֤יהָ'e.Lei.haH413,to the bedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904of loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730,and in their lustבְּתַזְנוּתָ֑םbe.taz.nu.TamH8457they defiledוַיְטַמְּא֥וּvay.ta.me.'UH2930herאוֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853.But after she had been defiledוַתִּ֨טְמָא־va.Tit.ma'-H2930by them,sheנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315turned awayin disgustוַתֵּ֥קַעva.Te.ka'H3363.

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