Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 20:39-42

39As for you, O houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;GoH3212ye, serveעֲבֹ֔דוּ'a.Vo.duH5647ye every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his idolsגִּלּוּלָיו֙gi.lu.LavH1544,and hereafterוְאַחַ֕רve.'a.CharH310also,if ye will not hearkenשֹׁמְעִ֣יםsho.me.'ImH8085unto me: but polluteתְחַלְּלוּ־te.cha.le.lu-H2490ye my holyקָדְשִׁי֙kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034no more with your giftsבְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.ma.te.no.tei.KhemH4979,and with your idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃u.ve.gi.lu.lei.KhemH1544.

40For in mine holyקָדְשִׁ֞יkod.shiH6944mountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022,in the mountainבְּהַ֣ר׀be.HarH2022of the heightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,there shall all the houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,all of them in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,serveיַעַבְדֻ֜נִיya.'av.Du.niH5647me: there will I acceptאֶרְצֵ֔ם'er.TzemH7521them, and there will I requireאֶדְר֣וֹשׁ'ed.Ro.oshH1875your offeringsתְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗םte.ru.mo.tei.KhemH8641,and the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֛יתre.ShitH7225of your oblationsמַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmas.'o.tei.KhemH4864,with all your holy thingsקָדְשֵׁיכֶֽם׃ka.de.shei.KhemH6944.

41I will acceptאֶרְצֶ֣ה'er.TzehH7521you with your sweetנִיחֹחַ֮ni.cho.aChH5207savourבְּרֵ֣יחַbe.Rei.achH7381,when I bring you outבְּהוֹצִיאִ֤יbe.ho.tzi.'IH3318from the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971,and gatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֣יve.ki.batz.TiH6908you out of the countriesהָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776wherein ye have been scatteredנְפֹצֹתֶ֖םne.fo.tzo.TemH6327;and I will be sanctifiedוְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥יve.nik.dash.TiH6942in you beforeלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869the heathenהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

42And ye shall knowוִֽידַעְתֶּם֙vi.da'.TemH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,when I shall bringבַּהֲבִיאִ֥יba.ha.vi.'IH935you into the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,into the countryהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776forthe which I lifted upנָשָׂ֙אתִי֙na.Sa.tiH5375mine handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to giveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414it to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃la.'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1.

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