New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 19:2-6

2and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Whatמָ֤הmahH4100was your motherאִמְּךָ֙'i.me.KhaH517?A lionessלְבִיָּ֔אle.vi.Ya'H3833amongבֵּ֥יןbeinH996lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738!She layH7257downרָבָ֑צָהra.Va.tzahH7257amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432youngכְּפִרִ֖יםke.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715,She raisedרִבְּתָ֥הri.be.TahH7235her cubsגוּרֶֽיהָ׃gu.Rei.haH1482.

3When she broughtH5927upH5927oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her cubsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482,He becameהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961a youngכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715lionH3715,And he learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to tearלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963hispreyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964;He devouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398peopleאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

4Then nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֥וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085aboutH413him;He was caughtנִתְפָּ֑שׂnit.PasH8610in their trapבְּשַׁחְתָּ֣םbe.shach.TamH7845, And theybroughtוַיְבִאֻ֥הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935him with hooksבַֽחַחִ֖יםva.cha.ChimH2397To the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

5When she sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200,as she waitedנֽוֹחֲלָ֔הno.cha.LahH3176, Thather hopeתִּקְוָתָ֑הּtik.va.TahH8615was lostאָבְדָ֖ה'a.ve.DahH6,She tookוַתִּקַּ֛חva.ti.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of her cubsמִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmi.gu.Rei.haH1482Andmadeשָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃sa.Ma.te.huH7760him a youngכְּפִ֥ירke.FirH3715lionH3715.

6And hewalkedH1980aboutH1980amongבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432the lionsאֲרָי֖וֹת'a.ra.YotH738,He becameהָיָ֑הha.YahH1961a youngכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715lionH3715;He learnedוַיִּלְמַ֥דvai.yil.MadH3925to tearלִטְרָף־lit.rof-H2963hispreyטֶ֖רֶףTe.refH2964;He devouredאָכָֽל׃'a.KhalH398peopleאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120.

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