New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 20:18-26

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.’

21But thechildrenהַבָּנִ֗יםha.ba.NimH1121rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against Me; they did not walkהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,norH3808were they carefulשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104to observeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֨יmish.pa.TaiH4941,by whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834, ifa manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120observesיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213them, he will liveוָחַ֣יva.ChaiH2421;they profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676. So Iresolvedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559to pourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210out My wrathחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534on them, to accomplishלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615My angerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639against them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

22But Iwithdrewוַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙va.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725My handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027and actedוָאַ֖עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034,that it should not be profanedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471in whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869I had broughtהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318them out.

23Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571I sworeנָשָׂ֧אתִי יָדִ֛יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057that I wouldscatterלְהָפִ֤יץle.ha.FitzH6327them among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and disperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219them among the landsבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776,

24becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282they had not observedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941,but had rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988My statutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֣יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and had profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490My sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, andtheir eyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereon the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1.

25I alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them statutesחֻקִּ֖יםchu.KimH2706that werenot goodטוֹבִ֑יםto.VimH2896and ordinancesוּמִ֨שְׁפָּטִ֔יםu.Mish.pa.TimH4941by which they could not liveיִֽחְי֖וּyich.YuH2421;

26and I pronouncedH2930themuncleanוָאֲטַמֵּ֤אva.'a.ta.Me'H2930because of their giftsבְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔םbe.ma.te.no.TamH4979, in that theycaused allכָּל־kol-H3605their firstbornH1060to passבְּהַעֲבִ֖ירbe.ha.'a.VirH5674throughH5674the firesoלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that I might makeאֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם'a.shi.MemH8074them desolateH8074,in orderלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616that they mightknowיֵֽדְע֔וּye.de.'UH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.”’

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