Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 16:6-8

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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