Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 16:46-55

46And thine elderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269isSamariaשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙sho.me.rOnH8111,she and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323that dwellהַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427at thy left handשְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְse.mo.LekhH8040:and thy youngerהַקְּטַנָּ֣הha.ke.ta.NahH6996sisterוַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְva.'a.cho.TekhH269,that dwellethהַיּוֹשֶׁ֙בֶת֙hai.yo.She.vetH3427at thy right handמִֽימִינֵ֔ךְmi.mi.NekhH3225, isSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ׃u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323.

47Yet hast thou not walkedהָלַ֔כְתְּha.LakhtH1980after their waysבְדַרְכֵיהֶן֙ve.dar.khei.HenH1870,nor doneעָשִׂ֑יתa.si.tiH6213after their abominationsוּבְתוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֖ןu.ve.to.'a.vo.tei.HenH8441: but, as if that werea veryקָ֔טKatH6985littleכִּמְעַ֣טkim.'AtH6962 H4592thing,thou wast corruptedוַתַּשְׁחִ֥תִיva.tash.Chi.tiH7843more than theyH2004in all thy waysדְּרָכָֽיִךְ׃de.ra.Kha.yikhH1870.

48AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467thy sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269hath not doneעָֽשְׂתָה֙'a.se.TahH6213,she nor her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,as thou hast doneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213,thou and thy daughtersוּבְנוֹתָֽיִךְ׃u.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323.

49Behold, this was the iniquityעֲוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771of thy sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֑ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467,prideגָּא֨וֹןga.'onH1347,fulnessשִׂבְעַת־siv.'at-H7653of breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,and abundanceוְשַׁלְוַ֣תve.shal.VatH7962of idlenessהַשְׁקֵ֗טhash.KetH8252was in her and in her daughtersוְלִבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָve.liv.no.Tei.haH1323,neither did she strengthenהֶחֱזִֽיקָה׃he.che.Zi.kahH2388the handוְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the poorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041and needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34.

50And they were haughtyוַֽתִּגְבְּהֶ֔ינָהva.tig.be.Hei.nahH1361,and committedוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהva.ta.'a.Sei.nahH6213abominationתוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me: therefore I took them awayוָאָסִ֥ירva.'a.SirH5493as I sawרָאִֽיתִי׃ סra.'I.tiH7200good.

51Neither hath Samariaוְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןve.Sho.me.RonH8111committedחָטָ֑אָהcha.Ta.'ahH2398halfכַּחֲצִ֥יka.cha.TziH2677of thy sinsחַטֹּאתַ֖יִךְcha.to.Ta.yikhH2403;but thou hast multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֤יva.tar.BiH7235thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙to.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441more than theyH2007,and hast justifiedוַתְּצַדְּקִי֙va.te.tza.de.KiH6663thy sistersאֲחוֹתַ֔יִךְ'a.cho.tekhH269in all thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441which thou hast doneעָשִֽׂית׃a.si.tH6213.

52Thou also, which hast judgedפִּלַּלְתְּ֙pi.lalTH6419thy sistersלַֽאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְla.'a.cho.TekhH269,bearשְׂאִ֣יse.'IH5375thine own shameכְלִמָּתֵ֗ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639for thy sinsבְּחַטֹּאתַ֛יִךְbe.cha.to.Ta.yikhH2403that thou hast committed more abominableהִתְעַ֥בְתְּhit.'AvtH8581than theyH2004:they are more righteousתִּצְדַּ֣קְנָהtitz.Dak.nahH6663than thou: yea, be thou confoundedבּ֙וֹשִׁי֙bo.shiH954also, and bearוּשְׂאִ֣יu.se.'IH5375thy shameכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639,in that thou hast justifiedבְּצַדֶּקְתֵּ֖ךְbe.tza.dek.TekhH6663thy sistersאַחְיוֹתֵֽךְ׃'ach.yo.TekhH269.

53When I shall bring againוְשַׁבְתִּי֙ve.shav.TiH7725their captivityשְׁבִ֣יתְהֶ֔ןshe.Vi.te.HenH7622,the captivityשְׁב֤וּתshe.vitH7622of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,and the captivityשְׁב֥וּתshe.vitH7622of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֑יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, then will I bring againthe captivityוּשְׁב֥וּתu.she.vitH7622of thy captivesשְׁבִיתַ֖יִךְshe.vi.Ta.yikhH7622in the midstבְּתוֹכָֽהְנָה׃be.to.Kha.he.nahH8432of them:

54That thou mayest bearתִּשְׂאִ֣יtis.'IH5375thine own shameכְלִמָּתֵ֔ךְkhe.li.ma.TekhH3639,and mayest be confoundedוְנִכְלַ֕מְתְּve.nikh.LamtH3637in all that thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213,in that thou art a comfortבְּנַחֲמֵ֖ךְbe.na.cha.MekhH5162unto them.

55When thy sistersוַאֲחוֹתַ֗יִךְva.'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269,Sodomסְדֹ֤םse.DomH5467and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,shall returnתָּשֹׁ֣בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725to their former estateלְקַדְמָתָ֔ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927,and Samariaוְשֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙ve.sho.me.rOnH8111and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323shall returnתָּשֹׁ֖בְןָta.Shoe.naH7725to their former estateלְקַדְמָתָ֑ןle.kad.ma.TanH6927,then thou and thy daughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֔יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shall returnתְּשֻׁבֶ֖ינָהte.shu.Vei.nahH7725to your former estateלְקַדְמַתְכֶֽן׃le.kad.mat.KhenH6927.

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