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Ezekiel 37:1-11

1The handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068was upon me, and carried me outוַיּוֹצִאֵ֤נִיvai.yo.tzi.'E.niH3318in the spiritבְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and set me downוַיְנִיחֵ֖נִיvay.ni.Che.niH5117in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the valleyהַבִּקְעָ֑הha.bik.'AhH1237which wasfullמְלֵאָ֥הme.le.'AhH4392of bonesעֲצָמֽוֹת׃a.tza.MotH6106,

2And caused me to passוְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִיve.he.'e.vi.Ra.niH5674by them round aboutH5439: and, behold, there wereveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227in the openפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440valleyהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237; and, lo, they wereveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966dryיְבֵשׁ֥וֹתye.ve.ShotH3002.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,can these bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106liveהֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָהha.tich.Yei.nahH2421?And I answeredוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069,thou knowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.

4Again he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012upon these bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, O ye dryהַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹתhay.ve.ShotH3002bonesהָעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069unto these bonesלָעֲצָמ֖וֹתla.'a.tza.MotH6106;Behold, I will cause breathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307to enterמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935into you, and ye shall liveוִחְיִיתֶֽם׃vich.yi.TemH2421:

6And I will layוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414sinewsגִּדִ֜יםgi.DimH1517upon you, and will bring upוְֽהַעֲלֵתִ֧יve.ha.'al.TiH5927fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320upon you, and coverוְקָרַמְתִּ֤יve.ka.ram.TiH7159you with skinע֔וֹרorH5785,and putוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414breathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307in you, and ye shall liveוִחְיִיתֶ֑םvich.yi.TemH2421;and ye shall knowוִידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I amthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7So I prophesiedוְנִבֵּ֖אתִיve.ni.Be.tiH5012as I was commandedצֻוֵּ֑יתִיtzu.Vei.tiH6680:and as I prophesiedכְּהִנָּֽבְאִי֙ke.hi.na.ve.'IH5012,there was a noiseק֤וֹלKolH6963,and behold a shakingרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494,and the bonesעֲצָמ֔וֹתa.tza.MotH6106came togetherוַתִּקְרְב֣וּva.tik.re.VuH7126,boneעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106to his boneעַצְמֽוֹ׃atz.MoH6106.

8And when I beheldוְרָאִ֜יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200,lo, the sinewsגִּדִים֙gi.DimH1517and the fleshוּבָשָׂ֣רu.va.SarH1320came upעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927upon them, and the skinע֖וֹרorH5785coveredוַיִּקְרַ֧םvai.yik.RamH7159them aboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605: but there wasno breathוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307in them.

9Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012unto the windהָר֑וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָ֠דָם'A.domH120,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to the windהָר֜וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Comeבֹּ֣אִיBo.'iH935from the fourמֵאַרְבַּ֤עme.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּחוֹת֙ru.chOtH7307,O breathהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,and breatheוּפְחִ֛יu.fe.ChiH5301upon these slainבַּהֲרוּגִ֥יםba.ha.ru.GimH2026,that they may liveוְיִֽחְיֽוּ׃ve.Yich.YuH2421.

10So I prophesiedוְהִנַּבֵּ֖אתִיve.hi.na.Be.tiH5012as he commandedצִוָּ֑נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, and the breathהָר֜וּחַha.Ru.achH7307cameוַתָּבוֹא֩va.ta.Vo'H935into them, and they livedוַיִּֽחְי֗וּvai.yich.YuH2421,and stood upוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975upon their feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272,an exceedingH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

11Then he saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,these bonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106are the whole houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:behold, they sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,Our bonesעַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּatz.mo.Tei.nuH6106are driedיָבְשׁ֧וּya.ve.ShuH3001,and our hopeתִקְוָתֵ֖נוּtik.va.Te.nuH8615is lostוְאָבְדָ֥הve.'a.ve.DahH6:we are cut offנִגְזַ֥רְנוּnig.Zar.nuH1504for our parts.

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