Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 2

1And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,standעֲמֹ֣ד'a.ModH5975upon thy feetרַגְלֶ֔יךָrag.Lei.khaH7272,and I will speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֖רva.'a.da.BerH1696unto thee.

2And the spiritר֗וּחַRu.achH7307enteredוַתָּ֧בֹאva.Ta.vo'H935into me when he spakeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto me, and setוַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִיva.ta.'a.mi.De.niH5975me upon my feetרַגְלָ֑יrag.LaiH7272,that I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֕עva.'esh.Ma'H8085him that spakeמִדַּבֵּ֥רmi.da.BerH1696unto me.

3And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,I sendשׁוֹלֵ֨חַsho.Le.achH7971thee to the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to a rebelliousהַמּוֹרְדִ֖יםha.mor.DimH4775nationגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471that hath rebelledמָרְדוּ־ma.re.du-H4775against me: they and their fathersוַאֲבוֹתָם֙va.'a.vo.TamH1have transgressedפָּ֣שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against me, evenunto this veryעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4For they areimpudentקְשֵׁ֤י פָנִים֙ke.Shei fa.NimH6440 H7186childrenוְהַבָּנִ֗יםve.ha.ba.NimH1121and stiffheartedוְחִזְקֵי־ לֵ֔בve.chiz.kei- LevH3820 H2389.I do sendשׁוֹלֵ֥חַsho.Le.achH7971thee unto them; and thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

5And they, whether they will hearיִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'UH8085,or whether they will forbearיֶחְדָּ֔לוּyech.Da.luH2308, (for they area rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,)yet shall knowוְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'UH3045that there hath been a prophetנָבִ֖יאna.Vi'H5030amongבְתוֹכָֽם׃ פve.to.KhamH8432them.

6And thou, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָ֠דָם'A.domH120,be not afraidתִּירָ֨אti.Ra'H3372of them, neither be afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372of their wordsוּמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.div.rei.HemH1697,though briersסָרָבִ֤יםsa.ra.VimH5621and thornsוְסַלּוֹנִים֙ve.sa.lo.NimH5544bewith thee, and thou dost dwellיוֹשֵׁ֑בyo.ShevH3427among scorpionsעַקְרַבִּ֖ים'ak.ra.BimH6137:be not afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372of their wordsמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֤םmi.div.rei.HemH1697,nor be dismayedתֵּחָ֔תte.ChatH2865at their looksוּמִפְּנֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.pe.nei.HemH6440, though they bea rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

7And thou shalt speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696my wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697unto them, whether they will hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085,or whether they will forbearיֶחְדָּ֑לוּyech.Da.luH2308: for they aremost rebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805.

8But thou, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,hearשְׁמַע֙she.Ma'H8085what I sayמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696unto thee; Be notתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961thou rebelliousמֶ֖רִיMe.riH4805like that rebelliousהַמֶּ֑רִיha.Me.riH4805houseכְּבֵ֣יתke.VeitH1004:openפְּצֵ֣הpe.TzehH6475thy mouthפִ֔יךָFi.khaH6310,and eatוֶאֱכֹ֕לve.'e.KholH398that I giveנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414thee.

9And when I lookedוָאֶרְאֶ֕הva.'er.'EhH7200,behold, an handיָ֖דyadH3027wassentשְׁלוּחָ֣הshe.lu.ChahH7971unto me; and, lo, a rollמְגִלַּת־me.gi.lat-H4039of a bookסֵֽפֶר׃Se.ferH5612was therein;

10And he spreadוַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂvai.yif.RosH6566it beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me; and it waswrittenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789withinפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440and withoutוְאָח֑וֹרve.'a.ChorH268: and there waswrittenוְכָת֣וּבve.kha.TuvH3789therein lamentationsקִנִ֥יםki.NimH7015,and mourningוָהֶ֖גֶהva.He.gehH1899,and woeוָהִֽי׃ סva.HiH1958.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 2