New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 2:3-6

3Then He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, “Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,I am sendingשׁוֹלֵ֨חַsho.Le.achH7971you to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to a rebelliousהַמּוֹרְדִ֖יםha.mor.DimH4775peopleגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834haverebelledמָרְדוּ־ma.re.du-H4775against Me;they and their fathersוַאֲבוֹתָם֙va.'a.vo.TamH1have transgressedפָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088veryעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4I am sendingשׁוֹלֵ֥חַsho.Le.achH7971you to them who arestubbornקְשֵׁ֤י פָנִים֙ke.Shei fa.NimH7186 H6440and obstinateוְחִזְקֵי־ לֵ֔בve.chiz.kei- LevH2389 H3820childrenוְהַבָּנִ֗יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121,and you shall sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068.’

5As for them,whetherאִם־'im-H518they listenיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not--for they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004--they willknowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030has beenהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961amongבְתוֹכָֽם׃ פve.to.KhamH8432them.

6And you, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָ֠דָם'A.domH120,neitherאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָ֨אti.Ra'H3372them norאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372their wordsוּמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.div.rei.HemH1697,thoughH3588thistlesסָרָבִ֤יםsa.ra.VimH5621and thornsוְסַלּוֹנִים֙ve.sa.lo.NimH5544are with you and you sitיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427on scorpionsעַקְרַבִּ֖ים'ak.ra.BimH6137;neitherאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372their wordsמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֤םmi.div.rei.HemH1697norאַל־'al-H408be dismayedתֵּחָ֔תte.ChatH2865at their presenceוּמִפְּנֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.pe.nei.HemH6440,for they are a rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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