Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 20:30-32

30Wherefore sayאֱמֹ֣ר׀'e.MorH559unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Are ye pollutedנִטְמְאִ֑יםnit.me.'ImH2930after the mannerהַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְha.be.De.rekhH1870of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1?and commit ye whoredomזֹנִֽים׃zo.NimH2181afterוְאַחֲרֵ֥יve.'a.cha.ReiH310their abominationsשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םshi.ku.tzei.HemH8251?

31For when ye offerוּבִשְׂאֵ֣תu.vis.'EtH5375your giftsמַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡םma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979,when ye make your sonsבְּנֵיכֶ֨םbe.nei.KhemH1121to pass throughבְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩be.ha.'a.VirH5674the fireבָּאֵ֜שׁba.'EshH784,ye polluteנִטְמְאִ֤֨יםnit.me.'ImH2930yourselves with all your idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544,even unto this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117:and shall I be enquiredאִדָּרֵ֥שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you, O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,I will not be enquiredאִדָּרֵ֖שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you.

32And that which comethוְהָֽעֹלָה֙ve.ha.'o.LahH5927into your mindר֣וּחֲכֶ֔םru.cha.KhemH7307shall not be at all, that ye sayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559,We will beH1961as the heathenכַגּוֹיִם֙kha.go.YimH1471,as the familiesכְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹתke.mish.pe.ChotH4940of the countriesהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,to serveלְשָׁרֵ֖תle.sha.RetH8334woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

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