New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 16:46-51

46Now yourolderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269is Samariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111,who livesהַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427northשְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְse.mo.LekhH8040of you with herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323;and your youngerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269,who livesהַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.She.vetH3427southמִֽימִינֵ֔ךְmi.mi.NekhH3225of you, isSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467with herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

47Yet you have not merely walkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980in their waysבְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870or doneעָשִׂ֑יתa.si.tiH6213according to their abominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441; but, as if that weretooקָ֔טKatH6985littleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH4592,you actedH7843moreH4480corruptlyוַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִיva.tash.Chi.tiH7843in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your conductדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870thanH4480they.

48As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467,your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323havenot doneעָֽשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213as you and your daughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323have doneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213.

49Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,thisזֶ֣הzehH2088was the guiltעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of your sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467:she and her daughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָve.liv.no.Tei.haH1323hadH1961arroganceגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347,abundantH7654foodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899andcarelessהַשְׁקֵ֗טhash.KetH8252easeוְשַׁלְוַ֣תve.shal.VatH7962, but she did nothelpוְיַד־ הֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃ve.yad- he.che.Zi.kahH2388 H3027thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.

50Thus they were haughtyוַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָהva.tig.be.Hei.nahH1361and committedוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהva.ta.'a.Sei.nahH6213abominationsתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me. Therefore Iremovedוָאָסִ֥ירva.'a.SirH5493themwhenH3512I sawרָאִֽיתִי׃ סra.'I.tiH7200it.

51Furthermore, Samariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111did not commitחָטָ֑אָהcha.Ta.'ahH2398halfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677of your sinsחַטֹּאתַ֖יִךְcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403,for you have multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֤יva.tar.BiH7235your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441moreH4480thanH4480they. Thus you have madeH6663your sistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269appearrighteousוַתְּצַדְּקִי֙va.te.tza.de.KiH6663by allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have committedעָשִֽׂית׃a.si.tH6213.

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