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Ezekiel 3:16-24

16And it came to pass at the endמִקְצֵ֖הmik.TzehH7097of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑ים פya.MimH3117,that the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,I have madeנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee a watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822unto the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:therefore hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085the wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697at my mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310,and give them warningוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ve.hiz.har.TaH2094from me.

18When I sayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559unto the wickedלָֽרָשָׁע֙la.ra.Sha'H7563,Thou shalt surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191;and thou givest him not warningהִזְהַרְתּ֗וֹhiz.har.ToH2094,nor speakestדִבַּ֛רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to warnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563from his wickedהָרְשָׁעָ֖הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,to save his lifeלְחַיֹּת֑וֹle.chai.yo.ToH2421;the same wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563manshall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;but his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818will I requireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245at thine handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

19Yet if thou warnהִזְהַ֣רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,and he turnשָׁב֙shavH7725not from his wickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹme.rish.'OH7562,nor from his wickedהָרְשָׁעָ֑הha.re.sha.'AhH7563wayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870,he shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;but thou hast deliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

20AgainH7725,When a righteousצַדִּ֤יקtza.DikH6662mandoth turnוּבְשׁ֨וּבu.ve.ShuvH7725from his righteousnessמִצִּדְקוֹ֙mi.tzid.KoH6664,and commitוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֔וֶל'A.velH5766,and I layוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414a stumblingblockמִכְשׁ֛וֹלmikh.SholH4383beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him, he shall dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191:because thou hast not given him warningהִזְהַרְתּוֹ֙hiz.har.ToH2094,he shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his sinבְּחַטָּאת֣וֹbe.cha.ta.ToH2403,and his righteousnessצִדְקֹתָיו֙tzid.ko.TavH6666which he hath doneעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213shall not be rememberedתִזָּכַ֗רְןָti.za.Khar.naH2142;but his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818will I requireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245at thine handמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

21Nevertheless if thou warnהִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹhiz.har.ToH2094the righteousצַדִּ֗יקtza.DikH6662man,that the righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662sinחֲטֹ֛אcha.To'H2398not, and he doth not sinחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,he shall surelyחָי֤וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶה֙yich.YehH2421,because he is warnedנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;also thou hast deliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

22And the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068was there upon me; and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Ariseק֥וּםkumH6965,go forthצֵא֙tze'H3318into the plainהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237,and I will there talkאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696with thee.

23Then I aroseוָאָקוּם֮va.'a.KumH6965,and went forthוָאֵצֵ֣אva.'e.Tze'H3318into the plainהַבִּקְעָה֒ha.bik.'AhH1237:and, behold, the gloryכְּבוֹד־ke.Vod-H3519of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068stoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975there, as the gloryכַּכָּב֕וֹדka.ka.VodH3519which I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200by the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104of Chebarכְּבָ֑רke.VarH3529:and I fellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307on my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440.

24Then the spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307enteredוַתָּבֹא־va.ta.vo'-H935into me, and setוַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִיva.ta.'a.mi.De.niH5975me upon my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272,and spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696with me, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Goבֹּ֥אbo'H935,shutהִסָּגֵ֖רhi.sa.GerH5462thyself withinבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thine houseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004.

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