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Ezekiel 16:8-19

8Now when I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by thee, and lookedוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200upon thee, behold, thy timeעִתֵּךְ֙'i.teKhH6256wasthe timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730;and I spreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566my skirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671over thee, and coveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680thy nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172:yea, I swareוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650unto thee, and enteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into a covenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with thee, saithנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069, and thou becamest mine.

9Then washedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364I thee with waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325;yea, I throughly washed awayוָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.TofH7857thy bloodדָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhH1818from thee, and I anointedוָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְva.'a.su.KhekhH5480thee with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10I clothedוָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְva.'al.bi.ShekhH3847thee also with broidered workרִקְמָ֔הrik.MahH7553,and shodוָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְva.'en.'a.LekhH5274thee with badgers’ skinתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476,and I girdedוָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְva.'ech.be.ShekhH2280thee about with fine linenבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336,and I coveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680thee with silkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11I deckedוָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְva.'e'.DekhH5710thee also with ornamentsעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716,and I putוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781upon thy handsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027,and a chainוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242on thy neckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12And I putוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414a jewelנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141on thy foreheadאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639,and earringsוַעֲגִילִ֖יםva.'a.gi.LimH5694in thine earsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,and a beautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850upon thine headבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

13Thus wast thou deckedוַתַּעְדִּ֞יva.ta'.DiH5710with goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701;and thy raimentוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was offine linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,and silkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,and broidered workוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553;thou didst eatאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fine flourסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560,and honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,and oilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081:and thou wast exceedingH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302,and thou didst prosperוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743into a kingdomלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410.

14And thy renownשֵׁ֛םshemH8034went forthוַיֵּ֨צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471for thy beautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308: for it wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632through my comelinessבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926,which I had putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760upon thee, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

15But thou didst trustוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in thine own beautyבְיָפְיֵ֔ךְve.ya.fe.YekhH3308,and playedst the harlotוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181because of thy renownשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034,and pouredst outוַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧יva.tish.pe.KhiH8210thy fornicationsתַּזְנוּתַ֛יִךְtaz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457on every one that passed byעוֹבֵ֖רo.VerH5674; his it was.

16And of thy garmentsמִבְּגָדַ֗יִךְmi.be.ga.Da.yikhH899thou didst takeוַתִּקְחִ֣יva.tik.ChiH3947,and deckedstוַתַּֽעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213thy high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116with divers coloursטְלֻא֔וֹתte.lu.'otH2921,and playedst the harlotוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181thereupon: the like thingsshall not comeבָא֖וֹתva.'otH935, neither shall it be so.

17Thou hast also takenוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947thy fairתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of my goldמִזְּהָבִ֤יmi.ze.ha.ViH2091and of my silverוּמִכַּסְפִּי֙u.mi.kas.PiH3701,which I had givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, and madestוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213to thyself imagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of menזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145,and didst commit whoredomוַתִּזְנִי־va.tiz.ni-H2181with them,

18And tookestוַתִּקְחִ֛יva.tik.ChiH3947thy broideredרִקְמָתֵ֖ךְrik.ma.TekhH7553garmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899,and coveredstוַתְּכַסִּ֑יםva.te.kha.SimH3680them: and thou hast setנָתַ֖תְּna.ta.tiH5414mine oilוְשַׁמְנִי֙ve.sham.NiH8081and mine incenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֔יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

19My meatוְלַחְמִי֩ve.lach.MiH3899also which I gaveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, fine flourסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560,and oilוָשֶׁ֤מֶןva.She.menH8081,and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706, wherewithI fedהֶֽאֱכַלְתִּ֔יךְhe.'e.khal.TikhH398thee, thou hast even setוּנְתַתִּ֧יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414it beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.HemH6440them for a sweetנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207savourלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381: and thusit was, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

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