New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 24:16-18

16“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,beholdH2009,I am about to takeלֹקֵ֧חַlo.Ke.achH3947from you thedesireמַחְמַ֥דmach.MadH4261of your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869with ablowבְּמַגֵּפָ֑הbe.ma.ge.FahH4046; but you shall notmournתִסְפֹּד֙tis.PodH5594and you shall not weepתִבְכֶּ֔הtiv.KehH1058, and yourtearsדִּמְעָתֶֽךָ׃dim.'a.Te.khaH1832shall not comeתָב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935.

17Groanהֵאָנֵ֣ק׀he.'a.NekH602silentlyדֹּ֗םDomH1826;makeתַֽעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213noH3808mourningאֵ֣בֶל'E.velH60for the deadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191.Bindחֲב֣וֹשׁcha.Vo.oshH2280on your turbanפְאֵֽרְךָ֙fe.'e.re.KhaH6287and putתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760your shoesוּנְעָלֶ֖יךָu.ne.'a.Lei.khaH5275on your feetבְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָbe.rag.Lei.khaH7272,and do not coverתַעְטֶה֙ta'.TehH5844yourmustacheשָׂפָ֔םsa.FamH8222anddo not eatתֹאכֵֽל׃to.KhelH398the breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899of menH376.”

18So I spokeוָאֲדַבֵּ֤רva.'a.da.BerH1696to the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and in the eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֖י'ish.TiH802diedוַתָּ֥מָתva.Ta.motH4191.And in the morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242I didוָאַ֥עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213as I was commandedצֻוֵּֽיתִי׃tzu.Vei.tiH6680.

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