New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 16:16-19

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.

17You also tookוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947your beautifulתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597jewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627madeof My goldמִזְּהָבִ֤יmi.ze.ha.ViH2091and of My silverוּמִכַּסְפִּי֙u.mi.kas.PiH3701,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I had givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you, and madeוַתַּעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213for yourself maleזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145imagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754so that you might commitH2181prostitutionH2181with them.

18Then you tookוַתִּקְחִ֛יva.tik.ChiH3947your colorfullyH7553wovenH7553clothבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899and coveredוַתְּכַסִּ֑יםva.te.kha.SimH3680them, and offeredנָתַ֖תְּna.ta.tiH5414My oilוְשַׁמְנִי֙ve.sham.NiH8081and My incenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֔יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

19AlsoMy breadוְלַחְמִי֩ve.lach.MiH3899whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gaveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414you, fineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560,oilוָשֶׁ֤מֶןva.She.menH8081,and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706with which I fedהֶֽאֱכַלְתִּ֔יךְhe.'e.khal.TikhH398you,you would offerוּנְתַתִּ֧יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.HemH6440them for a soothingנִיחֹ֖חַni.Cho.achH5207aromaלְרֵ֥יחַle.Rei.achH7381;so it happenedוַיֶּ֑הִיvai.Ye.hiH1961,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136 GodH3068.

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