Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 16:30-34

30How weakאֲמֻלָה֙'a.mu.LahH535is thine heartלִבָּתֵ֔ךְli.ba.TekhH3826,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069,seeing thou doestבַּעֲשׂוֹתֵךְ֙ba.'a.so.teKhH6213all these things,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of an imperiousשַׁלָּֽטֶת׃sha.La.tetH7986whorishזוֹנָ֖הzo.NahH2181womanאִשָּֽׁה־'i.shah-H802;

31In that thou buildestבִּבְנוֹתַ֤יִךְbiv.no.Ta.yikhH1129thine eminent placeגַּבֵּךְ֙ga.beKhH1354in the headבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of every wayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,and makestעָשִׂ֖יתa.si.tiH6213thine high placeוְרָמָתֵ֥ךְve.ra.ma.TekhH7413in every streetרְח֑וֹבre.ChovH7339;and hast not been as an harlotכַּזּוֹנָ֖הka.zo.NahH2181,in that thou scornestלְקַלֵּ֥סle.ka.LesH7046hireאֶתְנָֽן׃'et.NanH868;

32But asa wifeהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802that committeth adulteryהַמְּנָאָ֑פֶתha.me.na.'A.fetH5003, whichtakethתִּקַּ֖חti.KachH3947strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114instead of her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376!

33They giveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414giftsנֵ֑דֶהNe.dehH5078to all whoresזֹנ֖וֹתzo.NotH2181:but thou givestנָתַ֤תְּna.TatH5414thy giftsנְדָנַ֙יִךְ֙ne.da.Na.yikhH5083to all thy loversמְאַֽהֲבַ֔יִךְme.'a.ha.Va.yikhH157,and hirestוַתִּשְׁחֳדִ֣יva.tish.cho.DiH7809them, that they may comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935unto thee on every sideמִסָּבִ֖יבmi.sa.VivH5439for thy whoredomבְּתַזְנוּתָֽיִךְ׃be.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457.

34And the contraryהֵ֤פֶךְHe.fekhH2016is in thee from otherwomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802in thy whoredomsבְּתַזְנוּתַ֔יִךְbe.taz.nu.Ta.yikhH8457,whereas none followethוְאַחֲרַ֖יִךְve.'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee to commit whoredomsזוּנָּ֑הzu.NahH2181:and in that thou givestוּבְתִתֵּ֣ךְu.ve.ti.TekhH5414a rewardאֶתְנָ֗ן'et.NanH868,and no rewardוְאֶתְנַ֛ןve.'et.NanH868is givenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414unto thee, therefore thou artH1961contraryלְהֶֽפֶךְ׃le.He.fekhH2016.

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