Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 16:53-63

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.

56For thy sisterאֲחוֹתֵ֔ךְ'a.cho.TekhH269Sodomסְדֹ֣םse.DomH5467was not mentionedלִשְׁמוּעָ֖הlish.mu.'AhH8052by thy mouthבְּפִ֑יךְbe.FikhH6310in the dayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117of thy prideגְּאוֹנָֽיִךְ׃ge.'o.Na.yikhH1347,

57Before thy wickednessרָעָתֵךְ֒ra.'a.teKhH7451was discoveredתִּגָּלֶ֣הti.ga.LehH1540,as at the timeעֵ֚ת'etH6256of thyreproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of the daughtersבְּנוֹת־be.not-H1323of Syriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758, and all that areround aboutסְבִיבוֹתֶ֖יהָse.vi.vo.Tei.haH5439her, the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,which despiseהַשָּׁאט֥וֹתha.sha.TotH7590thee round aboutמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

58Thou hast borneנְשָׂאתִ֑יםne.sa.TimH5375thy lewdnessזִמָּתֵ֥ךְzi.ma.TekhH2154and thine abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתַ֖יִךְto.'a.vo.Ta.yikhH8441,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

59For thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;I will even dealוְעָשִׂ֥יתִיve.'a.sitH6213with thee as thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑ית'a.SitH6213,which hast despisedבָּזִ֥יתba.ZitH959the oathאָלָ֖ה'a.LahH423in breakingלְהָפֵ֥רle.ha.FerH6565the covenantבְּרִֽית׃be.RitH1285.

60Nevertheless I will rememberוְזָכַרְתִּ֨יve.za.khar.TiH2142my covenantבְּרִיתִ֛יbe.ri.TiH1285with thee in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of thy youthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271,and I will establishוַהֲקִמוֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965unto thee an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

61Then thou shalt rememberוְזָכַ֣רְתְּve.za.KhartH2142thy waysדְּרָכַיִךְ֮de.ra.kha.yiKhH1870,and be ashamedוְנִכְלַמְתְּ֒ve.nikh.lamTH3637,when thou shalt receiveבְּקַחְתֵּ֗ךְbe.kach.TekhH3947thy sistersאֲחוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙'a.cho.Ta.yikhH269,thine elderהַגְּדֹל֣וֹתha.ge.do.LotH1419and thy youngerהַקְּטַנּ֖וֹתha.ke.ta.NotH6996:and I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414them unto thee for daughtersלְבָנ֖וֹתle.va.NotH1323,but not by thy covenantמִבְּרִיתֵֽךְ׃mi.be.ri.TekhH1285.

62And I will establishוַהֲקִימוֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285with thee; and thou shalt knowוְיָדַ֖עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

63That thou mayest rememberתִּזְכְּרִי֙tiz.ke.RiH2142,and be confoundedוָבֹ֔שְׁתְּva.Vo.shetH954,and never openפִּתְח֣וֹןpit.ChonH6610thy mouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310any more becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thy shameכְּלִמָּתֵ֑ךְke.li.ma.TekhH3639,when I am pacifiedבְּכַפְּרִי־be.kha.pe.ri-H3722toward thee for all that thou hast doneעָשִׂ֔ית'a.SitH6213,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃ סYah.wehH3069.

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