Berean Standard Bible

Ezekiel 5:2-4

2When the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the siegeהַמָּצ֑וֹרha.ma.TzorH4692have endedכִּמְלֹ֖אתkim.LotH4390,you are to burn upתַּבְעִיר֙tav.'IrH1197a thirdשְׁלִשִׁ֗ית בָּא֤וּרshe.li.Shit ba.'UrH7992 H217of the hairinsideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;you are also to takeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947אֶת־'et-H853a thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992and slashתַּכֶּ֤הta.KehH5221it with the swordבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719all around the cityסְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָse.Vi.vo.Tei.haH5439;and you are to scatterתִּזְרֶ֣הtiz.RehH2219a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992to the windלָר֔וּחַla.Ru.achH7307.For I will unleashאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324a swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719behind themאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310.

3But you are to takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִשָּׁ֖םve.la.kach.Ta mi.ShamH3947 H8033a fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592strands of hairבְּמִסְפָּ֑רbe.mis.ParH4557and secureוְצַרְתָּ֥ve.tzar.TaH6696themאוֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853in the folds of your garmentבִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ׃bikh.na.Fei.khaH3671.

4Againע֣וֹדodH5750,takeתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947a few of these,throwוְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤ve.hish.lakh.TaH7993themאוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853intoאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and burnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥ve.sa.raf.TaH8313themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853בָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784.From thereמִמֶּ֥נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480a fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784will spreadתֵצֵא־te.tze'-H3318toאֶל־'el-H413the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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