Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 17:2-10

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,put forthח֥וּדchudH2330a riddleחִידָ֖הchi.DahH2420,and speakוּמְשֹׁ֣לu.me.SholH4911a parableמָשָׁ֑לma.ShalH4912unto the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

3And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;A greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419eagleהַנֶּ֤שֶׁרha.Ne.sherH5404with greatגְּד֤וֹלge.DolH1419wingsהַכְּנָפַ֙יִם֙ha.ke.na.Fa.yimH3671,longwingedאֶ֣רֶךְ הָאֵ֔בֶר'E.rekh ha.'E.verH750 H83,fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392of feathersהַנּוֹצָ֔הha.no.TzahH5133,which had divers coloursהָֽרִקְמָ֑הha.rik.MahH7553,cameבָּ֚אba'H935unto Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,and tookוַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.KachH3947the highest branchצַמֶּ֥רֶתtza.Me.retH6788of the cedarהָאָֽרֶז׃ha.'A.rezH730:

4He cropped offקָטָ֑ףka.TafH6998the topרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of his young twigsיְנִֽיקוֹתָ֖יוye.ni.ko.TavH3242,and carriedוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935it into a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of traffickכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667;he setשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it in a cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892of merchantsרֹכְלִ֖יםro.khe.LimH7402.

5He tookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947also of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and plantedוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it in a fruitfulזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233fieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704;he placedקָ֚חkachH3947itby greatרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325, andsetשָׂמֽוֹ׃sa.MoH7760it asa willow treeצַפְצָפָ֖הtzaf.tza.FahH6851.

6And it grewוַיִּצְמַ֡חvai.yitz.MachH6779,and became a spreadingסֹרַ֜חַתso.Ra.chatH5628vineלְגֶ֨פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612of lowשִׁפְלַ֣תshif.LatH8217statureקוֹמָ֗הko.MahH6967,whose branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיו֙da.li.yo.TavH1808turnedלִפְנ֤וֹתlif.NotH6437toward him, and the rootsוְשָׁרָשָׁ֖יוve.sha.ra.ShavH8328thereof were under him: so it became a vineלְגֶ֔פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612,and brought forthוַתַּ֣עַשׂva.Ta.'asH6213branchesבַּדִּ֔יםba.DimH905,and shotוַתְּשַׁלַּ֖חva.te.sha.LachH7971forth sprigsפֹּארֽוֹת׃po.RotH6288.

7There was also anotherאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419eagleנֶֽשֶׁר־ne.sher-H5404with greatגְּד֥וֹלge.DolH1419wingsכְּנָפַ֖יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671and manyוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227feathersנוֹצָ֑הno.TzahH5133:and, behold, this vineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612did bendכָּֽפְנָ֧הka.fe.NahH3719her rootsשָׁרֳשֶׁ֣יהָsho.ro.Shei.haH8328toward him, and shot forthשִׁלְחָה־shil.chah-H7971her branchesוְדָֽלִיּוֹתָיו֙ve.da.li.yo.TavH1808toward him, that he might waterלְהַשְׁק֣וֹתle.hash.KotH8248it by the furrowsמֵעֲרֻג֖וֹתme.'a.ru.GotH6170of her plantationמַטָּעָֽהּ׃ma.ta.'AhH4302.

8It was plantedשְׁתוּלָ֑הshe.tu.LahH8362in a goodטּ֛וֹבTovH2896soilשָׂ֥דֶהSa.dehH7704by greatרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325,that it might bring forthלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213branchesעָנָף֙'a.NafH6057,and that it might bearוְלָשֵׂ֣אתve.la.SetH5375fruitפֶּ֔רִיPe.riH6529,that it might be a goodlyאַדָּֽרֶת׃ ס'a.Da.retH155vineלְגֶ֥פֶןle.Ge.fenH1612.

9Sayאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559thou, Thus saithאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֖הYah.wehH3069;Shall it prosperתִּצְלָ֑חtitz.LachH6743?shall he not pull upיְנַתֵּ֜קye.na.TekH5423the rootsשָׁרָשֶׁ֨יהָsha.ra.Shei.haH8328thereof, and cut offיְקוֹסֵ֣סye.ko.SesH7082the fruitפִּרְיָ֣הּ׀pir.YahH6529thereof, that it witherוְיָבֵ֗שׁve.ya.VeshH3001?it shall witherתִּיבָ֔שׁti.VashH3001in all the leavesH2964of her springצִמְחָהּ֙tzim.ChahH6780,even without greatגְּדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419powerבִזְרֹ֤עַviz.Ro.a'H2220or manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleוּבְעַם־u.ve.'am-H5971to pluck it upלְמַשְׂא֥וֹתle.mas.'otH5375by the rootsמִשָּׁרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃mi.sha.ra.Shei.haH8328thereof.

10Yea, behold, beingplantedשְׁתוּלָ֖הshe.tu.LahH8362,shall it prosperהֲתִצְלָ֑חha.titz.LachH6743?shall it not utterlyתִּיבַ֣שׁti.VashH3001witherיָבֹ֔שׁya.VoshH3001,when the eastהַקָּדִים֙ha.ka.DimH6921windר֤וּחַRu.achH7307touchethכְגַ֨עַתkhe.Ga.'atH5060it? it shall witherתִּיבָֽשׁ׃ פti.VashH3001in the furrowsעֲרֻגֹ֥ת'a.ru.GotH6170where it grewצִמְחָ֖הּtzim.ChahH6780.

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