Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 13:17-23

17Likewise, thou sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,setשִׂ֤יםsimH7760thy faceפָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaH6440against the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,which prophesyהַמִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וֹתha.mit.na.be.'otH5012out of their own heartמִֽלִּבְּהֶ֑ןmi.li.be.HenH3820;and prophesyוְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'H5012thou against them,

18And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Woeהוֹי֩hOH1945to the womenthat sewלִֽמְתַפְּר֨וֹתlim.ta.pe.RotH8609pillowsכְּסָת֜וֹתke.sa.TotH3704to all armholesאַצִּילֵ֣י יָדַ֗י'a.tzi.Lei ya.DaiH3027 H679,and makeוְעֹשׂ֧וֹתve.'o.SotH6213kerchiefsהַמִּסְפָּח֛וֹתha.mis.pa.ChotH4555upon the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of every statureקוֹמָ֖הko.MahH6967to huntלְצוֹדֵ֣דle.tzo.DedH6679soulsנְפָשׁ֑וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315!Will ye huntתְּצוֹדֵ֣דְנָהte.tzo.De.de.nahH6679the soulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ha.ne.fa.shOtH5315of my peopleלְעַמִּ֔יle.'a.MiH5971,and will ye saveH2421the soulsוּנְפָשׁ֖וֹתu.ne.fa.ShotH5315aliveתְחַיֶּֽינָה׃te.chai.Yei.nahH2421that come unto you?

19And will ye polluteוַתְּחַלֶּלְ֨נָהva.te.cha.leL.nahH2490me among my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971for handfulsבְּשַׁעֲלֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.LeiH8168of barleyשְׂעֹרִים֮se.'o.RimH8184and for piecesוּבִפְת֣וֹתֵיu.vif.To.teiH6595of breadלֶחֶם֒le.ChemH3899,to slayלְהָמִ֤יתle.ha.MitH4191the soulsנְפָשׁוֹת֙ne.fa.shOtH5315that should not dieתְמוּתֶ֔נָהte.mu.Te.nahH4191,and to saveH2421the soulsנְפָשׁ֖וֹתne.fa.ShotH5315aliveוּלְחַיּ֥וֹתu.le.chai.YotH2421that should not liveתִֽחְיֶ֑ינָהtich.Yei.nahH2421,by your lyingבְּכַ֨זֶּבְכֶ֔םbe.Kha.zev.KhemH3576to my peopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971that hearשֹׁמְעֵ֥יsho.me.'EiH8085yourliesכָזָֽב׃ סkha.ZavH3577?

20Wherefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069; Behold, I amagainst your pillowsכִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙ki.se.to.tei.Khe.nahH3704,wherewith yeH859there huntמְצֹדְד֨וֹתme.tzo.de.DotH6679the soulsהַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ha.ne.fa.shOtH5315to make themflyלְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹתle.Fo.re.ChotH6524,and I will tearוְקָרַעְתִּ֣יve.ka.ra'.TiH7167them from your armsזְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םze.ro.'o.tei.KhemH2220,and will let the soulsהַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹתha.ne.fa.ShotH5315goוְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙ve.shi.lach.TiH7971, eventhe soulsנְפָשִׁ֖יםne.fa.ShimH5315that ye huntמְצֹדְד֥וֹתme.tzo.de.DotH6679to make themflyלְפֹרְחֹֽת׃le.fo.re.ChotH6524.

21Your kerchiefsמִסְפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םmis.pe.cho.tei.KhemH4555also will I tearוְקָרַעְתִּ֞יve.ka.ra'.TiH7167,and deliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971out of your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֔ןmi.yed.KhenH3027,and they shall be no more in your handבְּיֶדְכֶ֖ןbe.yed.KhenH3027to be huntedלִמְצוּדָ֑הlim.tzu.DahH4686;and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ןvi.da'.TenH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Because with liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267ye have made the heartלֵב־lev-H3820of the righteousצַדִּיק֙tza.DikH6662sadהַכְא֤וֹתhakh.'otH3512,whom I have not made sadהִכְאַבְתִּ֑יוhikh.'av.TivH3510;and strengthenedוּלְחַזֵּק֙u.le.cha.ZekH2388the handsיְדֵ֣יye.DeiH3027of the wickedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451,that he should not returnשׁ֛וּבshuvH7725from his wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563wayמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹmi.dar.KoH1870,by promising him lifeלְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ׃le.ha.cha.yo.ToH2421:

23Therefore ye shall seeתֶחֱזֶ֔ינָהte.che.Zei.nahH2372no more vanityשָׁ֚וְאShav.'H7723,nor divineתִקְסַ֣מְנָהtik.Sam.nahH7080divinationsוְקֶ֖סֶםve.Ke.semH7081:for I will deliverוְהִצַּלְתִּ֤יve.hi.tzal.TiH5337my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971out of your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֔ןmi.yed.KhenH3027:and ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ןvi.da'.TenH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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