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Ezekiel 23:3-8

3And they committed whoredomsוַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָהva.tiz.Nei.nahH2181in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;they committed whoredomsזָנ֑וּza.NuH2181in their youthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271:there were their breastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699pressedמֹעֲכ֣וּmo.'a.KhuH4600,and there they bruisedעִשּׂ֔וּ'i.SuH6213the teatsדַּדֵּ֖יda.DeiH1717of their virginityבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331.

4And the namesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ןu.she.mo.TanH8034of them wereAholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170the elderהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419,and Aholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172her sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269:and they were mine, and they bareוַתֵּלַ֖דְנָהva.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323. Thus weretheir namesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ןu.she.mo.TanH8034;Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isAholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389Aholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

5And Aholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170played the harlotוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181when she was mineתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478;and she dotedוַתַּעְגַּב֙va.ta'.GavH5689on her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,on the Assyriansאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804herneighboursקְרוֹבִֽים׃ke.ro.VimH7138,

6Which wereclothedלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847with blueתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,captainsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346and rulersוּסְגָנִ֔יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,all of them desirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531young menבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֖יro.khe.VeiH7392upon horsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483.

7Thus she committedוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙taz.nu.Tei.haH8457with them, with all them that werethe chosenמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,and with all on whom she dotedעָֽגְבָ֛ה'a.ge.VahH5689:with all their idolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544she defiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself.

8Neither leftעָזָ֔בָה'a.Za.vahH5800she her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457broughtfrom Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:for in her youthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271they layשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901with her, and they bruisedעִשּׂ֖וּ'i.SuH6213the breastsדַּדֵּ֣יda.DeiH1717of her virginityבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331,and pouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210their whoredomתַזְנוּתָ֖םtaz.nu.TamH8457upon her.

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