New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 4:1-4

1“Now you sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,getקַח־kach-H3947yourself a brickלְבֵנָ֔הle.ve.NahH3843,placeוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414it beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you and inscribeוְחַקּוֹתָ֥ve.cha.ko.TaH2710a cityעִ֖יר'irH5892on it, Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Thenlayוְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.TahH5414siegeמָצ֗וֹרma.TzorH4692againstH5921it, buildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129a siegeH1785wallH1785,raiseוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210up a rampסֹֽלְלָ֑הso.le.LahH5550,pitchוְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.TahH5414campsמַחֲנ֛וֹתma.cha.NotH4264and placeוְשִׂים־ve.sim-H7760batteringH3733ramsH3733againstH5921it allH5439aroundH5439.

3Then getקַח־kach-H3947yourself an ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270plateמַחֲבַ֣תma.cha.VatH4227and setH3559it up as an ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270wallקִ֣ירkirH7023betweenH996you and the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,and setH3559your faceפָּנֶ֨יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440towardאֵלֶ֜יהָ'e.Lei.haH413it so thatit is under siegeבַמָּצוֹר֙va.ma.tzOrH4692,and besiegeוְצַרְתָּ֣ עָלֶ֔יהָve.tzar.Ta 'a.Lei.haH6696 H5921it. Thisהִ֖יאhi'H1931is asignא֥וֹת'otH226to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4“As for you, lieשְׁכַב֙she.KhavH7901downH7901on your leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יha.se.ma.LiH8042sideצִדְּךָ֣tzi.de.KhaH6654and layוְשַׂמְתָּ֛ve.sam.TaH7760the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478on it; you shallbearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771for the numberמִסְפַּ֤רmis.ParH4557of daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117that you lieתִּשְׁכַּ֣בtish.KavH7901on it.

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