New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 33:2-6

2“Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696to thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of your peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, ‘Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588I bringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719upon a landאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776,and the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776takeוְלָקְח֨וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376from amongמִקְצֵיהֶ֔םmik.tzei.HemH7097them and makeוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414him their watchmanלְצֹפֶֽה׃le.tzo.PehH6822,

3and he seesוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719comingבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935upon the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776andblowsוְתָקַ֥עve.ta.Ka'H8628thehornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782and warnsוְהִזְהִ֥ירve.hiz.HirH2094the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971,

4thensomeone who hearsH8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of the hornהַשּׁוֹפָר֙ha.sho.FarH7782butdoes not takeH2094warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094,and a swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719comesוַתָּ֥בוֹאva.Ta.Vo'H935and takesוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּva.ti.ka.Che.huH3947him away, hisbloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818will be on his ownheadבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218.

5He heardשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085the soundק֨וֹלKolH6963of the hornהַשּׁוֹפָ֤רha.sho.FarH7782but did not takeH2094warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;his bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818will be on himself. But had he takenH2094warningנִזְהָ֖רniz.HarH2094, he would havesavedמִלֵּֽט׃mi.LetH4422his lifeנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

6But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588the watchmanוְ֠הַצֹּפֶהVe.ha.tzo.fehH6822seesיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200the swordהַחֶ֜רֶבha.Che.revH2719comingבָּאָ֗הba.'AhH935and does not blowתָקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628the hornבַּשּׁוֹפָר֙ba.sho.FarH7782and the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971are not warnedנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094,and a swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719comesוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935and takesוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947a personנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315from them, he istakenנִלְקָ֔חnil.KachH3947away for his wrongdoingבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771; but I willrequireאֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ ס'ed.RoshH1875hisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818from the watchman’sהַצֹּפֶ֥הha.tzo.PehH6822handמִיַּֽד־mi.yad-H3027.’

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