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Ezekiel 19:2-6

2And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, What isthy motherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517?A lionessלְבִיָּ֔אle.vi.Ya'H3833:she lay downרָבָ֑צָהra.Va.tzahH7257among lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,she nourishedרִבְּתָ֥הri.be.TahH7235her whelpsגוּרֶֽיהָ׃gu.Rei.haH1482amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432young lionsכְּפִרִ֖יםke.fi.RimH3715.

3And she brought upוַתַּ֛עַלva.Ta.'alH5927oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her whelpsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482:it became a young lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715,and it learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to catchלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963the preyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964;it devouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

4The nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471also heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of him; he was takenנִתְפָּ֑שׂnit.PasH8610in their pitבְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbe.shach.TamH7845,and they broughtוַיְבִאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him with chainsבַֽחַחִ֖יםva.cha.ChimH2397unto the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5Now when she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200that she had waitedנֽוֹחֲלָ֔הno.cha.LahH3176, andher hopeתִּקְוָתָ֑הּtik.va.TahH8615was lostאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6,then she tookוַתִּקַּ֛חva.ti.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her whelpsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482, andmadeשָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃sa.Ma.te.huH7760him a young lionכְּפִ֥ירke.FirH3715.

6And he went up and downוַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְvai.yit.ha.LekhH1980amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,he became a young lionכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715,and learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to catchלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963the preyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964, anddevouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398menאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

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