Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 16:1-14

1Again the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,cause Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to knowהוֹדַ֥עho.Da'H3045her abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441,

3And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069unto Jerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389;Thy birthמְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙me.kho.ro.Ta.yikhH4351and thy nativityוּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְu.Mo.le.do.Ta.yikhH4138isof the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Canaanהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669;thy fatherאָבִ֥יךְ'a.VikhH1wasan Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567,and thy motherוְאִמֵּ֥ךְve.'i.MekhH517an Hittiteחִתִּֽית׃chi.TitH2850.

4And as forthy nativityוּמוֹלְדוֹתַ֗יִךְu.mol.do.Ta.yikhH4138,in the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117thou wast bornהוּלֶּ֤דֶתhu.Le.detH3205thy navelשָׁרֵּ֔ךְsha.RekhH8270was not cutכָרַּ֣תkha.RatH3772,neither wast thou washedרֻחַ֖צְתְּru.ChatztH7364in waterוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325to suppleלְמִשְׁעִ֑יle.mish.'IH4935thee;thou wast not saltedוְהָמְלֵ֙חַ֙ve.ha.me.Le.achH4414at allהֻמְלַ֔חַתְּhum.La.chatH4414,nor swaddledוְהָחְתֵּ֖לve.ha.che.TelH2853at allחֻתָּֽלְתְּ׃chu.Ta.letH2853.

5None eyeעַ֗יִן'A.yinH5869pitiedחָ֨סָהCha.sahH2347thee, to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anyאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of these unto thee, to have compassionלְחֻמְלָ֣הle.chum.LahH2550upon thee; but thou wast cast outוַֽתֻּשְׁלְכִ֞יva.tush.le.KhiH7993in the openפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,to the lothingבְּגֹ֣עַלbe.Go.'alH1604of thy personנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315,in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117that thou wast bornהֻלֶּ֥דֶתhu.Le.detH3205.

6And when I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֤רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by thee, and sawוָֽאֶרְאֵ֔ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200thee pollutedמִתְבּוֹסֶ֖סֶתmit.bo.Se.setH947in thine own bloodבְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,I saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559unto thee when thou wastin thy bloodבְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,Liveחֲיִ֔יcha.YiH2421;yea, I saidוָאֹ֥מַרva.'O.marH559unto thee when thou wastin thy bloodבְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,Liveחֲיִֽי׃cha.YiH2421.

7I have causedנְתַתִּ֔יךְne.ta.TikhH5414thee to multiplyרְבָבָ֗הre.va.VahH7233as the budכְּצֶ֤מַחke.Tze.machH6780of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and thou hast increasedוַתִּרְבִּי֙va.tir.BiH7235and waxen greatוַֽתִּגְדְּלִ֔יva.tig.de.LiH1431,and thou art comeוַתָּבֹ֖אִיva.ta.Vo.'iH935to excellentבַּעֲדִ֣יba.'a.DiH5716ornamentsעֲדָיִ֑ים'a.da.YimH5716: thybreastsשָׁדַ֤יִםsha.Da.yimH7699are fashionedנָכֹ֙נוּ֙na.Kho.nuH3559,and thine hairוּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְu.se.'a.RekhH8181is grownצִמֵּ֔חַtzi.Me.achH6779, whereas thou wastnakedעֵרֹ֥ם'e.RomH5903and bareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

8Now when I passedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by thee, and lookedוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200upon thee, behold, thy timeעִתֵּךְ֙'i.teKhH6256wasthe timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256of loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730;and I spreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566my skirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671over thee, and coveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680thy nakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172:yea, I swareוָאֶשָּׁ֣בַֽעva.'e.Sha.va'H7650unto thee, and enteredוָאָב֨וֹאva.'a.Vo'H935into a covenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with thee, saithנְאֻ֛םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069, and thou becamest mine.

9Then washedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364I thee with waterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325;yea, I throughly washed awayוָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.TofH7857thy bloodדָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhH1818from thee, and I anointedוָאֲסֻכֵ֖ךְva.'a.su.KhekhH5480thee with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10I clothedוָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְva.'al.bi.ShekhH3847thee also with broidered workרִקְמָ֔הrik.MahH7553,and shodוָאֶנְעֲלֵ֖ךְva.'en.'a.LekhH5274thee with badgers’ skinתָּ֑חַשׁTa.chashH8476,and I girdedוָאֶחְבְּשֵׁ֣ךְva.'ech.be.ShekhH2280thee about with fine linenבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336,and I coveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680thee with silkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11I deckedוָאֶעְדֵּ֖ךְva.'e'.DekhH5710thee also with ornamentsעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716,and I putוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781upon thy handsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027,and a chainוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242on thy neckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12And I putוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414a jewelנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141on thy foreheadאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639,and earringsוַעֲגִילִ֖יםva.'a.gi.LimH5694in thine earsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,and a beautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850upon thine headבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

13Thus wast thou deckedוַתַּעְדִּ֞יva.ta'.DiH5710with goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701;and thy raimentוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was offine linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336,and silkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897,and broidered workוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553;thou didst eatאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fine flourסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560,and honeyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706,and oilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081:and thou wast exceedingH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302,and thou didst prosperוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743into a kingdomלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410.

14And thy renownשֵׁ֛םshemH8034went forthוַיֵּ֨צֵאvai.Ye.tze'H3318among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471for thy beautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308: for it wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632through my comelinessבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926,which I had putשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760upon thee, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

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