New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 20:12-20

12Alsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙sha.be.to.TaiH7676to be asignלְא֔וֹתle.'otH226betweenH996Me and them, that they might knowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

13But the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against Me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057.They did not walkהָלָ֜כוּha.La.khuH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֨יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708and they rejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941,by whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834,if a manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120observesיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213them, he will liveוָחַ֣יva.ChaiH2421; and Mysabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676they greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966profanedחִלְּל֣וּchi.le.LuH2490. Then Iresolvedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559topourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210out My wrathחֲמָתִ֧יcha.ma.TiH2534on them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,to annihilateלְכַלּוֹתָֽם׃le.kha.lo.TamH3615them.

14But I actedוָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.SehH6213for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034,that it should not be profanedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,before whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869I had broughtהוֹצֵאתִ֖יםho.tze.TimH3318them out.

15Alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571I sworeנָשָׂ֧אתִי יָדִ֛יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057that I would not bringהָבִ֨יאha.Vi'H935them into the landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I had givenנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them, flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichהִ֖יאhi'H1931is the gloryצְבִ֥יtze.ViH6643of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776,

16becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282they rejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988My ordinancesבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941,and as for My statutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708,they did not walkהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in them; they even profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, for theirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820continually wentהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310their idolsגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

17Yet My eyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869sparedוַתָּ֧חָסva.Ta.chosH2347them ratherH4480thanH4480destroyingמִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑םmi.sha.cha.TamH7843them, and I did not causeעָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213theirannihilationכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

18“I saidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559to theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, ‘Do not walkתֵּלֵ֔כוּte.Le.khuH1980in the statutesבְּחוּקֵּ֤יbe.chu.KeiH2706of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1or keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104their ordinancesמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖םmish.pe.tei.HemH4941or defileתִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselves with their idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

19I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;walkלֵ֑כוּLe.khuH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708and keepשִׁמְר֖וּshim.RuH8104My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941andobserveוַעֲשׂ֥וּva.'a.SuH6213them.

20Sanctifyקַדֵּ֑שׁוּka.De.shuH6942My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676;and they shall be a signלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226betweenH996Me and you, that you may knowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’

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