Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 17:6-8

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.

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