Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 11:14-21

14Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

15Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,thy brethrenאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, eventhy brethrenאַחֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Chei.khaH251,the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of thy kindredגְאֻלָּתֶ֔ךָge.'u.la.Te.khaH1353,and all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wholly, arethey unto whom the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389have saidאָמְר֨וּ'a.me.RuH559,Get you farרַֽחֲקוּ֙ra.cha.KuH7368from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:unto us is this landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776givenנִתְּנָ֥הni.te.NahH5414in possessionלְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ סle.mo.ra.ShahH4181.

16Therefore sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;Although I have cast them far offהִרְחַקְתִּים֙hir.chak.TimH7368among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and although I have scatteredהֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖יםha.fi.tzo.TimH6327them among the countriesבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776,yet will I be to them as a littleמְעַ֔טme.'AtH4592sanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֣שׁle.mik.DashH4720in the countriesבָּאֲרָצ֖וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776where they shall comeבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935.

17Therefore sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;I will even gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you from the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971,and assembleוְאָסַפְתִּ֣יve.'a.saf.TiH622you out of the countriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776where ye have been scatteredנְפֹצוֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327,and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414you the landאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And they shall comeוּבָ֖אוּ־u.Va.'u-H935thither, and they shall take awayוְהֵסִ֜ירוּve.he.Si.ruH5493all the detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצֶ֛יהָshi.ku.Tzei.haH8251thereof and all the abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶ֖יהָto.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441thereof from thence.

19And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414them oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,and I will putאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414a newחֲדָשָׁ֖הcha.da.ShahH2319spiritוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307withinבְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑םbe.kir.be.KhemH7130you; and I will takeוַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜יva.ha.Si.ro.TiH5493the stonyהָאֶ֙בֶן֙ha.'E.venH68heartלֵ֤בlevH3820out of their fleshמִבְּשָׂרָ֔םmi.be.sa.RamH1320,and will giveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414them an heartלֵ֥בlevH3820of fleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320:

20That they may walkH3212in my statutesבְּחֻקֹּתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and keepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104mine ordinancesמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and doוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213them: and they shall be my peopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971,and I will be their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

21But as for themwhose heartלֵ֧בlevH3820walkethהֹלֵ֑ךְho.LekhH1980after the heartלִבָּ֣םli.BamH3820of their detestable thingsשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֛םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251and their abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֖םve.to.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441,I will recompenseנָתַ֔תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414their wayדַּרְכָּם֙dar.KamH1870upon their own headsבְּרֹאשָׁ֣םbe.ro.ShamH7218,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

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