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Ezekiel 16:44-46

44Behold, every one that useth proverbsהַמֹּשֵׁ֔לha.mo.ShelH4911shall use thisproverbיִמְשֹׁ֖לyim.SholH4911against thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, As isthe motherכְּאִמָּ֖הke.'i.MahH517, so isher daughterבִּתָּֽהּ׃bi.TahH1323.

45Thou artthy mother’sאִמֵּ֣ךְ'i.MekhH517daughterבַּת־bat-H1323,that lothethגֹּעֶ֥לֶתgo.'E.letH1602her husbandאִישָׁ֖הּ'i.ShahH376and her childrenוּבָנֶ֑יהָu.va.Nei.haH1121; and thou artthe sisterוַאֲח֨וֹתva.'a.ChotH269of thy sistersאֲחוֹתֵ֜ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269,which lothedגָּֽעֲ֙לוּ֙ga.'A.luH1602their husbandsאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ן'an.shei.HenH582and their childrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֔ןu.ve.nei.HenH1121:your motherאִמְּכֶ֣ן'i.me.KhenH517wasan Hittiteחִתִּ֔יתchi.TitH2850,and your fatherוַאֲבִיכֶ֖ןva.'a.vi.KhenH1an Amoriteאֱמֹרִֽי׃'e.mo.RiH567.

46And thine elderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269isSamariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111,she and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323that dwellהַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427at thy left handשְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְse.mo.LekhH8040:and thy youngerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269,that dwellethהַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.She.vetH3427at thy right handמִֽימִינֵ֔ךְmi.mi.NekhH3225, isSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

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