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Ezekiel 20:7-24

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.

10So I tookוָאֽוֹצִיאֵ֖םva.'o.tzi.'EmH3318them out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and broughtוָאֲבִאֵ֖םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them into thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

11I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֤ןva.'e.TenH5414them Mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708and informedהוֹדַ֣עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045them of My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941, bywhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834,if a manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120observesיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213them, he will liveוָחַ֥יva.ChaiH2421.

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.’

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.

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