New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 20:5-9

5and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068, “On the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when Ichoseבָּחֳרִ֣יbo.cho.RiH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478andsworeוָאֶשָּׂ֣א יָדִ֗יva.'e.Sa' ya.DiH5375 H3027to thedescendantsלְזֶ֙רַע֙le.Ze.ra'H2233of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290and madeH3045Myself knownH3045to them in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, when Isworeוָאֶשָּׂ֨א יָדִ֤יva.'e.Sa' ya.DiH5375 H3027to them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,I am the LordH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,

6on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117I sworeנָשָׂ֤אתִי יָדִי֙na.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to them,to bringלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318them out from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714into a landאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776that I hadselectedתַּ֣רְתִּיTar.tiH8446for them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichH1931isthe gloryצְבִ֥יtze.ViH6643of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776.

7I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to them, ‘CastH7993awayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you, the detestableשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251thingsH8251of his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, anddo not defileתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselves with the idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’

8But theyrebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against Me and were not willingאָבוּ֙'a.VuH14to listenלִּשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Me;they did not castH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993the detestableשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251thingsH8251of their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,norH3808did they forsakeעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714. Then Iresolvedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559topourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210out My wrathחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534on them, to accomplishלְכַלּ֤וֹתle.kha.LotH3615My angerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639against them in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9But I actedוָאַ֙עַשׂ֙va.'A.'asH6213for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034, that it shouldnot be profanedהֵחֵ֛לhe.ChelH2490in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471amongבְתוֹכָ֑םve.to.KhamH8432whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they lived,in whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869I madeH3045Myself knownH3045to them by bringingלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318them out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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