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Ezekiel 31:3-9

3Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,Assyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804was acedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844With beautifulיְפֵ֥הye.PehH3303branchesעָנָ֛ף'a.NafH6057and forestוְחֹ֥רֶשׁve.Cho.reshH2793shadeמֵצַ֖לme.TzalH6751, Andveryוּגְבַ֣הּu.ge.VahH1364highקוֹמָ֑הko.MahH6967,And its topצַמַּרְתּֽוֹ׃tza.mar.ToH6788was amongוּבֵ֣יןu.VeinH996thecloudsH5645.

4Thewatersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325made it growגִּדְּל֔וּהוּgi.de.Lu.huH1431, thedeepתְּה֖וֹםte.HomH8415madeH7311it highH7311.With its riversנַהֲרֹתֶ֗יהָna.ha.ro.Tei.haH5104it continuallyextendedהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980allH5439aroundH5439its plantingH4302placeמַטָּעָ֔הּma.ta.'AhH4302,And sentH7971outH7971its channelsתְּעָלֹתֶ֣יהָte.'a.lo.Tei.haH8585to allכָּל־kol-H3605the treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

5Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651its heightקֹמָת֔וֹko.ma.ToH6967wasH1361loftierH1361thanH4480allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605the treesעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704And its boughsסַֽרְעַפֹּתָ֜יוsar.'a.po.TavH5634becameH7235manyH7235and its branchesפֹארֹתָ֛יוfo.ro.tovH6288longוַתֶּאֱרַ֧כְנָהva.te.'e.Rakh.nahH748BecauseH4480ofmanyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimH4325as it spreadH7971them outH7971.

6Allכָּל־kol-H3605thebirdsע֣וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064nestedקִֽנְנוּ֙ki.NuH7077in its twigsבִּסְעַפֹּתָ֤יוbis.'a.po.TavH5589,And underוְתַ֤חַתve.Ta.chatH8478its branchesפֹּֽארֹתָיו֙po.ro.TavH6288allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the animalsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704gaveH3205birthיָֽלְד֔וּyal.DuH3205,And allכֹּ֖לkolH3605greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471livedיֵֽשְׁב֔וּye.she.VuH3427under its shadeוּבְצִלּוֹ֙u.ve.tzi.LoH6738.

7So it wasH3302beautifulוַיְּיִ֣ףvai.ye.YifH3302in its greatnessבְּגָדְל֔וֹbe.ga.de.LoH1433,in the lengthבְּאֹ֖רֶךְbe.'O.rekhH753of its branchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808; For itsrootsשָׁרְשׁ֖וֹsha.re.ShoH8328extendedהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961to manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325.

8Thecedarsאֲרָזִ֣ים'a.ra.ZimH730inGod’sאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588could not matchעֲמָמֻהוּ֮'a.ma.mu.HuH6004it;The junipersבְּרוֹשִׁ֗יםbe.ro.ShimH1265could not compareדָמוּ֙da.MuH1819with its branchesסְעַפֹּתָ֔יוse.'a.po.TavH5589,And the planeוְעַרְמֹנִ֥יםve.'ar.mo.NimH6196treesH6196could not match its branchesכְּפֹֽארֹתָ֑יוke.fo.ro.TavH6288.Noכָּל־kol-H3605 H3808treeעֵץ֙'etzH6086inGod’sאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430gardenבְּגַן־be.gan-H1588could compareדָמָ֥הda.MahH1819with it in its beautyבְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃be.ya.fe.YoH3308.

9I madeעֲשִׂיתִ֔יו'a.si.TivH6213it beautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303with the multitudeבְּרֹ֖בbe.RoH7230of its branchesדָּֽלִיּוֹתָ֑יוda.li.yo.TavH1808,And allכָּל־kol-H3605the treesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086ofEdenעֵ֔דֶן'E.denH5731,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were in thegardenבְּגַ֥ןbe.GanH1588of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ סha.'E.lo.HimH430,wereH7065jealousH7065of it.

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