Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 16:2-4

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.

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