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Ezekiel 14:12-20

12The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came again to me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,when the landאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776sinnethתֶחֱטָא־te.che.ta'-H2398against me by trespassingלִמְעָל־lim.'ol-H4603grievouslyמַ֔עַלMa.'alH4604,then will I stretch outוְנָטִ֤יתִיve.na.Ti.tiH5186mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027upon it, and will breakוְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּיve.sha.Var.tiH7665the staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of the breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899thereof, and will sendוְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־ve.hish.lach.ti-H7971famineרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458upon it, and will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929from it:

14Though these threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,Noahנֹ֖חַNo.achH5146,DanielH1840,and Jobוְאִיּ֑וֹבve.'i.YovH347,were in itבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432,they should deliverיְנַצְּל֣וּye.na.tze.LuH5337buttheir own soulsנַפְשָׁ֔םnaf.ShamH5315by their righteousnessבְצִדְקָתָם֙ve.tzid.ka.TamH6666,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

15Ifלֽוּ־lu-H3863I cause noisomeרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451beastsחַיָּ֥הchai.YahH2416to pass throughאַעֲבִ֥יר'a.'a.VirH5674the landבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and they spoilוְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּהve.shi.ke.La.tahH7921it, so that it be desolateשְׁמָמָה֙she.ma.MahH8077,that no man may pass throughעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the beastsהַחַיָּֽה׃ha.chai.YahH2416:

16Thoughthese threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582werein itבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432, asI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,they shall deliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337neither sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121nor daughtersבָּנ֖וֹתba.NotH1323;they only shall be deliveredיִנָּצֵ֔לוּyi.na.Tze.luH5337,but the landוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shall be desolateשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

17Or ifI bringאָבִ֖יא'a.Vi'H935a swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719upon that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and sayוְאָמַרְתִּ֗יve.'a.mar.TiH559,Swordחֶ֚רֶבChe.revH2719,go throughתַּעֲבֹ֣רta.'a.VorH5674the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776;so that I cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929from it:

18Though these threeוּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםha.'a.na.ShimH582werein itבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432, asI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,they shall deliverיַצִּ֖ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337neither sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121nor daughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323,but they only shall be deliveredיִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃yi.na.Tze.luH5337themselves.

19Or ifI sendאֲשַׁלַּ֖ח'a.sha.LachH7971a pestilenceדֶּ֥בֶרDe.verH1698into that landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and pour outוְשָׁפַכְתִּ֨יve.sha.fakh.TiH8210my furyחֲמָתִ֤יcha.ma.TiH2534upon it in bloodבְּדָ֔םbe.DamH1818,to cut offלְהַכְרִ֥יתle.hakh.RitH3772from it manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃u.ve.he.MahH929:

20Though Noahוְנֹ֨חַve.No.achH5146,DanielH1840,and Jobוְאִיּוֹב֮ve.'i.yOvH347, werein itבְּתוֹכָהּ֒be.to.KhahH8432, asI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,they shall deliverיַצִּ֑ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337neither sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121norH518daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323; they shall butdeliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337their own soulsנַפְשָֽׁם׃ פnaf.ShamH5315by their righteousnessבְצִדְקָתָ֖םve.tzid.ka.TamH6666.

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