Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 16:1-8

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.

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