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Ezekiel 33:2-9

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696to the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, When I bringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719upon a landאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776,if the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776takeוְלָקְח֨וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947aאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376of their coastsמִקְצֵיהֶ֔םmik.tzei.HemH7097,and setוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414him for their watchmanלְצֹפֶֽה׃le.tzo.PehH6822:

3If when he seethוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935upon the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,he blowוְתָקַ֥עve.ta.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782,and warnוְהִזְהִ֥ירve.hiz.HirH2094the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

4Then whosoeverוְשָׁמַ֨עve.sha.Ma'H8085hearethהַשֹּׁמֵ֜עַha.sho.Me.a'H8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָר֙ha.sho.FarH7782,and taketh not warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;if the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719comeוַתָּ֥בוֹאva.Ta.Vo'H935,and take him awayוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּva.ti.ka.Che.huH3947,his bloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shall be upon his own headבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218.

5He heardשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085the soundק֨וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֤רha.sho.FarH7782,and took not warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;his bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818shall be upon him. But he that taketh warningנִזְהָ֖רniz.HarH2094shall deliverמִלֵּֽט׃mi.LetH4422his soulנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

6But if the watchmanוְ֠הַצֹּפֶהVe.ha.tzo.fehH6822seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200the swordהַחֶ֜רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeבָּאָ֗הba.'AhH935,and blowתָקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628not the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָר֙ba.sho.FarH7782,and the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971be not warnedנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;if the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719comeוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935,and takeוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947anypersonנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315from among them, he is taken awayנִלְקָ֔חnil.KachH3947in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;but his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818will I requireאֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ ס'ed.RoshH1875at the watchman’sהַצֹּפֶ֥הha.tzo.PehH6822handמִיַּֽד־mi.yad-H3027.

7So thou, O sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,I have setנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee a watchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822unto the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;therefore thou shalt hearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085the wordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697at my mouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310,and warnוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ve.hiz.har.TaH2094them from me.

8When I sayבְּאָמְרִ֣יbe.'a.me.RiH559unto the wickedלָרָשָׁ֗עla.ra.Sha'H7563,O wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563man,thou shalt surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191;if thou dost not speakדִבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to warnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563from his wayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,that 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.

9Nevertheless, if thou warnהִזְהַ֨רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094the wickedרָשָׁ֤עra.Sha'H7563of his wayמִדַּרְכּוֹ֙mi.dar.KoH1870to turnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725from it; if he do not turnשָׁ֖בshavH7725from his wayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,he shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;but thou hast deliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

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