New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 23:4-10

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.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֥ןla.KhenH3651,I gaveנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414her into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of herloversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of theAssyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804,afterעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she lustedעָגְבָ֖ה'a.ge.VahH5689.

10Theyuncoveredגִּלּ֣וּgi.LuH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172;they tookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947her sonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,but they slewהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026her with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719.Thus she becameוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961abywordשֵׁם֙shemH8034among womenלַנָּשִׁ֔יםla.na.ShimH802,and they executedעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213judgmentsוּשְׁפוּטִ֖יםu.she.fu.TimH8196on her.

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