New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 16:3-5

3and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068to Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389, “Your originמְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙me.kho.ro.Ta.yikhH4351and your birthוּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְu.Mo.le.do.Ta.yikhH4138are from the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of the Canaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,your fatherאָבִ֥יךְ'a.VikhH1was an Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567and your motherוְאִמֵּ֥ךְve.'i.MekhH517a Hittiteחִתִּֽית׃chi.TitH2850.

4As for your birthוּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְu.mol.do.Ta.yikhH4138,on the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117you were bornהוּלֶּ֤דֶתhu.Le.detH3205your navelH8270cordH8270was not cutכָרַּ֣תkha.RatH3772,norH3808were you washedרֻחַ֖צְתְּru.ChatztH7364with waterוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325for cleansingלְמִשְׁעִ֑יle.mish.'IH4935;you were not rubbedוְהָמְלֵ֙חַ֙ve.ha.me.Le.achH4414with saltהֻמְלַ֔חַתְּhum.La.chatH4414or even wrappedוְהָחְתֵּ֖לve.ha.che.TelH2853in clothsחֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃chu.Ta.letH2853.

5Noלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeעַ֗יִן'A.yinH5869lookedחָ֨סָהCha.sahH2347with pityH2347on you to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anyאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of theseH428thingsמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428for you, to haveH2550compassionלְחֻמְלָ֣הle.chum.LahH2550on you. Rather you were thrownוַֽתֻּשְׁלְכִ֞יva.tush.le.KhiH7993out into theopenפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,for you were abhorredבְּגֹ֣עַלbe.Go.'alH1604on the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117you were bornהֻלֶּ֥דֶתhu.Le.detH3205.

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