Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 12:3-16

3Therefore, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,prepareעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213thee stuffכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627for removingגוֹלָ֔הgo.LahH1473,and removeוּגְלֵ֥הu.ge.LehH1540by dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119in their sightלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869;and thou shalt removeוְגָלִ֨יתָve.ga.Li.taH1540from thy placeמִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜mi.me.kom.ChaH4725to anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312placeמָק֤וֹםma.KomH4725in their sightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869:it may be they will considerיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200, though they bea rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

4Then shalt thou bring forthוְהוֹצֵאתָ֨ve.ho.tze.TaH3318thy stuffכֵלֶ֜יךָkhe.Lei.khaH3627by dayיוֹמָ֖םyo.MamH3119in their sightלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,as stuffכִּכְלֵ֥יkikh.LeiH3627for removingגוֹלָ֛הgo.LahH1473:and thou shalt go forthתֵּצֵ֤אte.Tze'H3318at evenבָעֶ֙רֶב֙va.'E.revH6153in their sightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,as they that go forthכְּמוֹצָאֵ֖יke.mo.tza.'EiH4161into captivityגּוֹלָֽה׃go.LahH1473.

5Digחֲתָר־cha.tor-H2864thou through the wallבַקִּ֑ירva.KirH7023in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,and carry outוְהוֹצֵאתָ֖ve.ho.tze.TaH3318thereby.

6In their sightלְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869shalt thou bearתִּשָּׂא֙ti.Sa'H5375it upon thyshouldersכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802, and carry itforthתוֹצִ֔יאto.Tzi'H3318in the twilightבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939:thou shalt coverתְכַסֶּ֔הte.kha.SehH3680thy faceפָּנֶ֣יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440,that thou seeתִרְאֶ֖הtir.'EhH7200not the groundהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:for I have setנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee fora signמוֹפֵ֥תmo.FetH4159unto the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And I didוָאַ֣עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213so as I was commandedצֻוֵּיתִי֒tzu.vei.TiH6680:I brought forthהוֹצֵ֜אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318my stuffכֵּ֠לַיKe.laiH3627by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,as stuffכִּכְלֵ֤יkikh.LeiH3627for captivityגוֹלָה֙go.LahH1473,and in the evenוּבָעֶ֛רֶבu.va.'E.revH6153I diggedחָתַֽרְתִּי־cha.tar.ti-H2864through the wallבַקִּ֖ירva.KirH7023with mine handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027; I brought itforthהוֹצֵ֛אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318in the twilightבָּעֲלָטָ֥הba.'a.la.TahH5939, andI bareנָשָׂ֖אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375it upon myshoulderכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ פle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

8And in the morningבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242came the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,hath not the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the rebelliousהַמֶּ֑רִיha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,saidאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559unto thee, What doestעֹשֶֽׂה׃'o.SehH6213thou?

10Sayאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559thou unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;This burdenהַמַּשָּׂ֤אha.ma.Sa'H4853concerneththe princeהַנָּשִׂ֞יאha.na.Si'H5387in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LamH3389,and all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478that areamongבְתוֹכָֽם׃ve.to.KhamH8432them.

11Sayאֱמֹ֖ר'e.MorH559, I amyour signמֽוֹפֶתְכֶ֑םmo.fet.KhemH4159:like as I have doneעָשִׂ֗יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,so shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213unto them: they shall removeבַּגּוֹלָ֥הba.go.LahH1473andgoH3212into captivityבַשְּׁבִ֖יva.she.ViH7628.

12And the princeוְהַנָּשִׂ֨יאve.ha.na.Si'H5387that isamongבְּתוֹכָ֜םbe.to.KhamH8432them shall bearיִשָּׂא֙yi.Sa'H5375upon hisshoulderכָּתֵ֤ףka.TefH3802in the twilightבָּעֲלָטָ֣הba.'a.la.TahH5939,and shall go forthוְיֵצֵ֔אve.ye.Tze'H3318:they shall digיַחְתְּר֖וּyach.te.RuH2864through the wallבַּקִּ֥ירba.KirH7023to carry outלְה֣וֹצִיאle.Ho.tzi'H3318thereby: he shall coverיְכַסֶּ֔הye.kha.SehH3680his faceפָּנָ֣יוpa.NavH6440,thatיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282he seeיִרְאֶ֥הyir.'EhH7200not the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776with hiseyesלַעַ֛יִןla.'A.yinH5869.

13My netרִשְׁתִּי֙rish.TiH7568also will I spreadוּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יu.fa.ras.TiH6566upon him, and he shall be takenוְנִתְפַּ֖שׂve.nit.PasH8610in my snareבִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יbim.tzu.da.TiH4686:and I will bringוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יve.he.ve.TiH935him to Babylonבָבֶ֙לָה֙va.Ve.lahH894tothe landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778;yet shall he not seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200it, though he shall dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191there.

14And I will scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219toward every windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307all that areaboutסְבִיבֹתָ֥יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439him to helpעֶזְר֛וֹez.roH5828him, and all his bandsאֲגַפָּ֖יו'a.ga.PavH102;and I will draw outאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324the swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

15And they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,when I shall scatterבַּהֲפִיצִ֤יba.ha.fi.TziH6327them among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and disperseוְזֵרִיתִ֥יve.ze.ri.TiH2219them in the countriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776.

16But I will leaveוְהוֹתַרְתִּ֤יve.ho.tar.TiH3498a fewמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of them from the swordמֵחֶ֖רֶבme.Che.revH2719,from the famineמֵרָעָ֣בme.ra.'AvH7458,and from the pestilenceוּמִדָּ֑בֶרu.mi.Da.verH1698;that they may declareיְסַפְּר֜וּye.sa.pe.RuH5608all their abominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םto.'a.vo.tei.HemH8441among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471whither they comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935;and they shall knowוְיָדְע֖וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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