New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 23:3-8

3and they playedH2181the harlotH2181in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714. TheyplayedH2181the harlotH2181in their youthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271;thereשָׁ֚מָּהSha.mahH8033their breastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699were pressedמֹעֲכ֣וּmo.'a.KhuH4600and thereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033their virginבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331bosomדַּדֵּ֖יda.DeiH1717was handledעִשּׂ֔וּ'i.SuH6213.

4Their namesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ןu.she.mo.TanH8034were Oholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170the elderהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419and Oholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172her sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269.And they becameוַתִּֽהְיֶ֣ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961Mine, and they boreוַתֵּלַ֖דְנָהva.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323. And as fortheir namesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ןu.she.mo.TanH8034,Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111is Oholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389is Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

5“Oholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170playedH2181the harlotH2181whileH8478she was MineH8478;and she lustedוַתַּעְגַּב֙va.ta'.GavH5689afterעַֽל־'al-H5921her loversמְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,afterאֶל־'el-H413theAssyriansאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, herneighborsקְרוֹבִֽים׃ke.ro.VimH7138,

6who were clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847in purpleתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,governorsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346and officialsוּסְגָנִ֔יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them desirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֖יro.khe.VeiH7392on horsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483.

7She bestowedוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414her harlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙taz.nu.Tei.haH8457on them, allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of whom werethe choicestמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804;and with allוּבְכֹ֧לu.ve.KholH3605whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she lustedעָֽגְבָ֛ה'a.ge.VahH5689after, with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their idolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544shedefiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself.

8She did not forsakeעָזָ֔בָה'a.Za.vahH5800her harlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457from the time inEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;for in her youthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271men had lainשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901with her, and they handledעִשּׂ֖וּ'i.SuH6213her virginבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331bosomדַּדֵּ֣יda.DeiH1717and pouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210out theirlustתַזְנוּתָ֖םtaz.nu.TamH8457on her.

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