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Ezekiel 24:17-23

17Forbearדֹּ֗םDomH1826to cryהֵאָנֵ֣ק׀he.'a.NekH602,makeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213no mourningאֵ֣בֶל'E.velH60for the deadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191,bindחֲב֣וֹשׁcha.Vo.oshH2280the tire of thine headפְאֵֽרְךָ֙fe.'e.re.KhaH6287upon thee, and put onתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760thy shoesוּנְעָלֶ֖יךָu.ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275upon thy feetבְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָbe.rag.Lei.khaH7272,and coverתַעְטֶה֙ta'.TehH5844not thylipsשָׂפָ֔םsa.FamH8222,and eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398not the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582.

18So I spakeוָאֲדַבֵּ֤רva.'a.da.BerH1696unto the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242:and at evenבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802diedוַתָּ֥מָתva.Ta.motH4191;and I didוָאַ֥עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242as I was commandedצֻוֵּֽיתִי׃tzu.Vei.tiH6680.

19And the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto me, Wilt thou not tellתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046us what these things areto us, that thou doestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213so?

20Then I answeredוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559them, The wordדְּבַ֨ר־de.Var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21Speakאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559unto the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Behold, I will profaneמְחַלֵּ֤לme.cha.LelH2490my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁי֙mik.da.ShiH4720,the excellencyגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of your strengthעֻזְּכֶ֔ם'u.ze.KhemH5797,the desireמַחְמַ֥דmach.MadH4261of your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֖ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,and that which your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315pitiethוּמַחְמַ֣לu.mach.MalH4263;and your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֧םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛םu.ve.no.tei.KhemH1323whom ye have leftעֲזַבְתֶּ֖ם'a.zav.TemH5800shall fallיִפֹּֽלוּ׃yi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֥רֶבba.Che.revH2719.

22And ye shall doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖םva.'a.si.TemH6213as I have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213:ye shall not coverתַעְט֔וּta'.TuH5844yourlipsשָׂפָם֙sa.FamH8222,nor eatתֹאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582.

23And your tiresוּפְאֵרֵכֶ֣םu.fe.'e.re.KhemH6287shall beupon your headsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֗םra.shei.KhemH7218,and your shoesוְנַֽעֲלֵיכֶם֙ve.na.'a.lei.KhemH5275upon your feetבְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֔םbe.rag.lei.KhemH7272:ye shall not mournתִסְפְּד֖וּtis.pe.DuH5594nor weepתִבְכּ֑וּtiv.KuH1058;but ye shall pine awayוּנְמַקֹּתֶם֙u.ne.ma.ko.TemH4743for your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םba.'a.vo.No.tei.KhemH5771,and mournוּנְהַמְתֶּ֖םu.ne.ham.TemH5098oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376toward anotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

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