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Ezekiel 23:2-21

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanH120,therewereH1961twoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenH802,daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323ofoneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259motherאֵם־'em-H517.

3AndtheycommittedwhoredominEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;theycommittedwhoredomintheiryouthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271:thereweretheirbreastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699pressed,andtherewerehandledtheteatsoftheirvirginityבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331.

4AndtheirnamesH8034wereH1961Oholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170theelder,andOholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172hersisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269;andtheywereH1961mine,andtheyboreH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323.AsfortheirnamesH8034:Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isOholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170,andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

5AndOholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170playedH2181theharlotwhenshe wasmine;andshelustedוַתַּעְגַּב֙va.ta'.GavH5689afterherloversמְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,aftertheAssyrians [her] neighbours,

6clothedH3847withblueתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,governorsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulers,allofthemattractiveyoungבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingH7392uponhorsesH5483.

7Andshebestowedherwhoredomsuponthem,allofthemthechoiceofthechildrenofAsshurH804;andwithallafterwhomshelustedעָֽגְבָ֛ה'a.ge.VahH5689,withalltheiridolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544shedefiledH2930herself.

8NeitherleftH5800sheherwhoredoms [brought]fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;forinheryouthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271theyhadlainשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901withher,andhadhandledthebreastsofhervirginityבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331,andpouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210theirfornicationuponher.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֥ןla.KhenH3651IgaveH5414herintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofherloversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,intothehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027ofthechildrenofAsshurH804,afterwhomshelustedעָגְבָ֖ה'a.ge.VahH5689.

10Thesediscoveredhernakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172,theytookH3947hersonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,andslewH2026herwiththeswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719;andshebecameH1961anameשֵׁם֙shemH8034amongwomenH802;andtheyexecutedjudgmentuponher.

11Andhersisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawH7200[this],andwasmoreמִמֶּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480corruptH7843inherpassionthanshe,andinherfornicationsmoreH4480thanthewhoredomsofhersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

12Shelustedעָגָ֜בָה'a.Ga.vahH5689afterthechildrenofAsshurH804[her] neighbours,governorsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulers,clothedH3847most gorgeously,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingH7392uponhorsesH5483,allofthemattractiveyoungH1121menH970.

13AndIsawH7200thatshewasdefiledH2930:bothtookoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

14AndsheincreasedH3254herfornications;forshesawH7200menH376portrayeduponthewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,theimagesH6754oftheChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778portrayedwithvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15girdedwithgirdles upontheirloinsH4975,withflowingturbansontheirheadsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,allofthemcaptainsinappearanceמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758, [after]thelikenessדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823ofthechildrenofBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894,ofChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776oftheirnativity.

16Andassoonasshe sawthemwithhereyesעֵינֶ֑יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869, shelustedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689afterthem,andsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untothemintoChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17AndthechildrenofBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894cameH935toherintothebedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904oflove,andtheydefiledH2930herwiththeirfornication; she toodefiledH2930herselfwiththem,andhersoulH5315wasalienatedfromthem.

18Andshediscoveredherwhoredoms,anddiscoveredhernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑הּ'er.va.TahH6172;andmysoulH5315wasalienatedfromher,likeasmysoulH5315wasalienatedfromhersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

19YetshemultipliedH7235herwhoredoms, callingtoremembranceH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofheryouthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,whereinsheplayedH2181theharlotinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

20andshelustedוַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔הva.ta'.ge.VahH5689aftertheirparamours,whosefleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320is[as]thefleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320ofasses,andwhoseissueis[as]theissueofhorsesH5483.

21Andthou didstlookbacktothelewdnessofthyyouthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,inthehandlingofthy teatsbytheEgyptians,forthebreastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699ofthyyouthנְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ סne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271.

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