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Ezekiel 20:5-9

5And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;In the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when I choseבָּחֳרִ֣יbo.cho.RiH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֣אva.'e.Sa'H5375mine handיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027unto the seedלְזֶ֙רַע֙le.Ze.ra'H2233of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and made myself knownוָאִוָּדַ֥עva.'i.va.Da'H3045unto them in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,when I liftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375up mine handיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027unto them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;

6In the dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatI lifted upנָשָׂ֤אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027unto them, to bring them forthלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714into a landאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776that I had espiedתַּ֣רְתִּיTar.tiH8446for them, flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, which isthe gloryצְבִ֥יtze.ViH6643of all landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776:

7Then saidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559I unto them, Cast ye awayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376the abominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of his eyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869,and defileתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930not yourselves with the idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I amYhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8But they rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against me, and wouldאָבוּ֙'a.VuH14not hearkenלִּשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085unto me: they did not every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376cast awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993the abominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,neither did they forsakeעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800the idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559,I will pour outלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210my furyחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them, to accomplishלְכַלּ֤וֹתle.kha.LotH3615my angerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639against them in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9But I wroughtוָאַ֙עַשׂ֙va.'A.'asH6213for my name’sשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034sake, that it should not be pollutedהֵחֵ֛לhe.ChelH2490beforeלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471,amongבְתוֹכָ֑םve.to.KhamH8432whom they were,in whose sightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869I made myself knownנוֹדַ֤עְתִּיno.Da'.tiH3045unto them, in bringing them forthלְהוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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