New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 23:14-17

14So she increasedוַתּ֖וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254her harlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457.And she sawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200menH376portrayedמְחֻקֶּ֣הme.chu.KehH2707on the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,imagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778portrayedחֲקֻקִ֖יםcha.ku.KimH2710with vermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15girdedחֲגוֹרֵ֨יcha.go.ReiH2289with beltsאֵז֜וֹר'e.ZorH232on their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975,with flowingסְרוּחֵ֤יse.ru.CheiH5628turbansטְבוּלִים֙te.vu.LimH2871on their headsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them lookingמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758like officersשָׁלִשִׁ֖יםsha.li.ShimH7991,likeדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823theBabyloniansבְּנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙be.nei- va.VelH1121 H894inChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their birthמוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃mo.lad.TamH4138.

16When she sawלְמַרְאֵ֣ה עֵינֶ֑יהָle.mar.'Eh 'ei.Nei.haH4758 H5869them shelustedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689afterעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to them in Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17TheBabyloniansבְנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙ve.nei- va.VelH1121 H894cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to her to the bedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904of loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730and defiledH2930her with their harlotryבְּתַזְנוּתָ֑םbe.taz.nu.TamH8457.And when she had beenH2930defiledH2930by them,she becameH3363disgustedH3363with them.

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