New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 16:4-6

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.

6“When I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֤רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by you and sawוָֽאֶרְאֵ֔ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200you squirmingמִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in your bloodבְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,I saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you while you werein your bloodבְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818, ‘Liveחֲיִ֔יcha.YiH2421!’Yes, I saidוָאֹ֥מַרva.'O.marH559to you while you werein your bloodבְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818, ‘Liveחֲיִֽי׃cha.YiH2421!’

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