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Ezekiel 20:7-24

7And I saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559to them, ‘Throwהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993awayH7993,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you, the detestableשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251thingsH8251of his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, anddo not defileתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselves with the idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’

8But theyrebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against Me and wereH14not willingאָבוּ֙'a.VuH14to listenלִּשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to Me; they did not throwH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of them, the detestableשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251thingsH8251of their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,norH3808did they abandonעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714. “Then Iresolvedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559topourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210My wrathחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534on them, touseH3615upH3615My angerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639against them in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9But I actedוָאַ֙עַשׂ֙va.'A.'asH6213for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034, that it wouldnot be defiledהֵחֵ֛לhe.ChelH2490in the sightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471amongבְתוֹכָ֑םve.to.KhamH8432whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they lived,in whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869I madeH3045Myself knownH3045to them by bringingH3318them outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

10So I tookH3318them outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and broughtוָאֲבִאֵ֖םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them into thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

11I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֤ןva.'e.TenH5414them Mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708and informedהוֹדַ֣עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045them of My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834, ifa personהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120followsיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213them, then he will liveוָחַ֥יva.ChaiH2421by them.

12Alsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙sha.be.to.TaiH7676to be asignלְא֔וֹתle.'otH226betweenH996Me and them, so that they might knowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who sanctifiesמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

13But the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against Me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057.They did not walkהָלָ֜כוּha.La.khuH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֨יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708and they rejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941,whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834, ifa personהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120followsיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213them, then he will liveוָחַ֣יva.ChaiH2421by them; and they greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966profanedחִלְּל֣וּchi.le.LuH2490MySabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676. Then Iresolvedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559topourלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210My wrathחֲמָתִ֧יcha.ma.TiH2534on them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,to annihilateלְכַלּוֹתָֽם׃le.kha.lo.TamH3615them.

14But I actedוָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.SehH6213for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034,so that it would not be defiledהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490before the eyesלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,before whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834eyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869I had broughtH3318them outH3318.

15Alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571I sworeנָשָׂ֧אתִי יָדִ֛יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057that I would not bringהָבִ֨יאha.Vi'H935them into the landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I had givenנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichהִ֖יאhi'H1931is the gloryצְבִ֥יtze.ViH6643of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776,

16becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282they rejectedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988My ordinancesבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941,and as for My statutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708,they did not walkהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980in them; they also profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588theirheartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820continually followedאַחֲרֵ֥י הֹלֵֽךְ׃'a.cha.Rei ho.LekhH1980 H310their idolsגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

17Yet My eyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869sparedוַתָּ֧חָסva.Ta.chosH2347them ratherH4480thanH4480destroyingמִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑םmi.sha.cha.TamH7843them, and I did not bringH6213aboutH6213theirannihilationכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

18“Instead, I saidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559to theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, ‘Do not walkתֵּלֵ֔כוּte.Le.khuH1980in the statutesבְּחוּקֵּ֤יbe.chu.KeiH2706of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1or keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104their ordinancesמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖םmish.pe.tei.HemH4941or defileתִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselves with their idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

19I am the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;walkלֵ֑כוּLe.khuH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708and keepשִׁמְר֖וּshim.RuH8104My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941andfollowוַעֲשׂ֥וּva.'a.SuH6213them.

20Sanctifyקַדֵּ֑שׁוּka.De.shuH6942My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676;and they shall be a signלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226betweenH996Me and you, so that you may knowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.’

21But thechildrenהַבָּנִ֗יםha.ba.NimH1121rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against Me; they did not walkהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980in My statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,norH3808wereH8104they carefulH8104tofollowלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֨יmish.pa.TaiH4941whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834, ifa personהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120followsיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213them, then he will liveוָחַ֣יva.ChaiH2421by them; they profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676. So Iresolvedוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559to pourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210My wrathחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534on them, touseH3615upH3615My angerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639against them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

22But Iwithdrewוַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙va.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725My handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027and actedוָאַ֖עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034,so that it would not be defiledהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471in whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869I had broughtH3318them outH3318.

23Alsoגַּם־gam-H1571I sworeנָשָׂ֧אתִי יָדִ֛יna.Sa.ti ya.DiH5375 H3027to them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057that I wouldscatterלְהָפִ֤יץle.ha.FitzH6327them among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471and disperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219them among the landsבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776,

24becauseיַ֜עַןYa.'anH3282they had notcompliedH6213withH6213My ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941,but had rejectedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988My statutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֣יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708and had profanedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490My Sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676, andtheir eyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869wereon the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1.

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