New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 16:13-16

13So you were adornedוַתַּעְדִּ֞יva.ta'.DiH5710withgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,and your dressוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was of fineH8336linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,silkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,and colorfullyH7553wovenH7553clothוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553.You ateאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fineסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560,honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,and oilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081;so you wereH3302exceedinglyH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302and advancedוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743toroyaltyלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410.

14Then yourfameשֵׁ֛םshemH8034spreadוַיֵּ֨צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471on account of your beautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308, for it wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632because of My splendorבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I bestowedשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760on you,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

15“But youtrustedוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in your beautyבְיָפְיֵ֔ךְve.ya.fe.YekhH3308andbecameH2181unfaithfulH2181becauseH5921of your fameשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034,and you pouredוַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧יva.tish.pe.KhiH8210outH8210yourobsceneH8457practicesH8457on everyכָּל־kol-H3605passer-byעוֹבֵ֖רo.VerH5674to whom it might be tempting.

16You tookוַתִּקְחִ֣יva.tik.ChiH3947someH4480of your clothesמִבְּגָדַ֗יִךְmi.be.ga.Da.yikhH899,madeוַתַּֽעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213for yourselfhighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of variousH2921colorsH2921,and committedH2181prostitutionH2181on them, whichshould not comeH935aboutH935norH3808happenיִהְיֶֽה׃yih.YehH1961.

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