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Ezekiel 4:9-17

9But takeוְאַתָּ֣ה קַח־ve.'a.Tah kach-H859 H3947wheatחִטִּ֡יןchi.TinH2406,barleyוּ֠שְׂעֹרִיםU.se.'o.rimH8184,beansוּפ֨וֹלu.FolH6321,lentilsוַעֲדָשִׁ֜יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,milletוְדֹ֣חַןve.Do.chanH1764,and speltוְכֻסְּמִ֗יםve.khu.se.MimH3698;putוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853in a singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259containerבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627and makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213themאוֹתָ֛ם'o.TamH853into breadלְלָ֑חֶםle.La.chemH3899for yourself. This is whatyou are to eatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398during theמִסְפַּ֨רmis.ParH4557הַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117390שְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֧וֹת וְתִשְׁעִ֛יםshe.losh- me.'ot ve.tish.'ImH7969 H3967 H8673daysי֖וֹםYomH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אַתָּ֣ה׀'a.TahH859you lieשׁוֹכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901onעַֽל־'al-H5921your sideצִדְּךָ֗tzi.de.KhaH6654.

10You are to weigh outבְּמִשְׁק֕וֹלbe.mish.KolH4946twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelH8255of foodוּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙u.ma.'a.kha.le.KhaH3978אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834to eatתֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398each dayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117,and you are to eat itתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398at set timesעַד־'ad-H6256 H5704.

11You are also to measure outבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884a sixthשִׁשִּׁ֣יתshi.ShitH8345of a hinהַהִ֑יןha.HinH1969of waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325to drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֖הtish.TehH8354,and you are to drink itתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354at set timesעַד־'ad-H6256 H5704.

12And you shall eatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398the foodוְהִ֗יאve.Hi'H1931as you would a barleyשְׂעֹרִ֖יםse.'o.RimH8184cakeוְעֻגַ֥תve.'u.GatH5692,after you bakeתְּעֻגֶ֖נָהte.'u.Ge.nahH5746it over dried humanהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120excrementבְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ צֵאַ֣תbe.ge.Lei tze.'AtH1561 H6627in the sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'ei.nei.HemH5869of the people.”

13Then the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “This is howכָּ֣כָהKa.khahH3602the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853will eatיֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.LuH398their defiledטָמֵ֑אta.Me'H2931breadלַחְמָ֖םlach.MamH3899among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471to whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I will banish themאַדִּיחֵ֖ם שָֽׁם׃'a.di.Chem ShamH5080 H8033.”

14“Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,”I saidוָאֹמַ֗ר הִנֵּ֥הva.'o.Mar hi.NehH559 H2009, “Iנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315have neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808defiled myselfמְטֻמָּאָ֑הme.tu.ma.'AhH2930.From my youthמִנְּעוּרַ֣יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704nowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258I have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatenאָכַ֙לְתִּי֙'a.Khal.tiH398anything found deadוּנְבֵלָ֨הu.ne.ve.LahH5038or mauled by wild beastsוּטְרֵפָ֤הu.te.re.FahH2966.Noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808uncleanפִּגּֽוּל׃ סpi.GulH6292meatבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320has ever enteredבָ֥אva'H935my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310.”

15“Lookרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,”He repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔יvai.Yo.mer 'e.LaiH559 H413, “I will letנָתַ֤תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414youאֶת־'et-H853use cowהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241dungצְפִיעֵ֣יtze.fu.'eiH6832instead ofתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478humanהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120excrementגֶּלְלֵ֣יge.LeiH1561,and you may bakeוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213אֶֽת־'et-H853your breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899over thatעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.lei.HemH5921.”

16Then He toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֗י'e.LaiH413, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙ הִנְנִ֨י'a.Dam hi.NiH120 H2005,I am going to cut offשֹׁבֵ֤רsho.VerH7665the supplyמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of foodלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389.They will anxiouslyוּבִדְאָגָ֑הu.vid.'a.GahH1674eatוְאָכְלוּ־ve.'a.khe.lu-H398breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899rationed by weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948,and in despairוּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹןu.ve.shi.ma.MonH8078they will drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֕יִםu.Ma.yimH4325by measureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884.

17Soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616they will lackיַחְסְר֖וּyach.se.RuH2637foodלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָ֑יִםva.Ma.yimH4325;they will be appalledוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074at the sight ofoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherוְאָחִ֔יוve.'a.ChivH251wasting awayוְנָמַ֖קּוּve.na.Ma.kuH4743in their iniquityבַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פba.'a.vo.NamH5771.

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