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Ezekiel 20:7-24

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.

10Wherefore I caused them to go forthוָאֽוֹצִיאֵ֖םva.'o.tzi.'EmH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and broughtוָאֲבִאֵ֖םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽר׃ha.mid.BarH4057.

11And I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֤ןva.'e.TenH5414them my statutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708,and shewedהוֹדַ֣עְתִּיho.Da'.tiH3045them my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֖יmish.pa.TaiH4941, which ifa manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213,he shall even liveH2425in them.

12Moreover also I gaveנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them my sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙sha.be.to.TaiH7676,to be a signלְא֔וֹתle.'otH226between me and them, that they might knowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that sanctifyמְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃me.ka.de.ShamH6942them.

13But the houseבֵֽית־veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against me in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057:they walkedהָלָ֜כוּha.La.khuH1980not in my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֨יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and they despisedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יmish.pa.TaiH4941, which ifa manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213,he shall even liveH2425in them; and my sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676they greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966pollutedחִלְּל֣וּchi.le.LuH2490:then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559,I would pour outלִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְlish.PokhH8210my furyחֲמָתִ֧יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,to consumeלְכַלּוֹתָֽם׃le.kha.lo.TamH3615them.

14But I wroughtוָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖הva.'e.'e.SehH6213for my name’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sake, that it should not be pollutedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490beforeלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,in whose sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869I brought them outהוֹצֵאתִ֖יםho.tze.TimH3318.

15Yet also I lifted upנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375my handיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027unto them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,that I would not bringהָבִ֨יאha.Vi'H935them into the landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776which I had givenנָתַ֗תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100with milkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, which isthe gloryצְבִ֥יtze.ViH6643of all landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776;

16Because they despisedמָאָ֗סוּma.'A.suH3988my judgmentsבְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יbe.mish.pa.TaiH4941,and walkedהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980not in my statutesחֻקּוֹתַי֙chu.ko.TaiH2708,but pollutedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490my sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676:for their heartלִבָּ֥םli.BamH3820wentהֹלֵֽךְ׃ho.LekhH1980afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310their idolsגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544.

17Nevertheless mine eyeעֵינִ֛י'ei.NiH5869sparedוַתָּ֧חָסva.Ta.chosH2347them from destroyingמִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑םmi.sha.cha.TamH7843them, neither did I makeעָשִׂ֧יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213an endכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617of them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

18But I saidוָאֹמַ֤רva.'o.MarH559unto their childrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,WalkH3212ye not in the statutesבְּחוּקֵּ֤יbe.chu.KeiH2706of your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,neither observeתִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּtish.Mo.ruH8104their judgmentsמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖םmish.pe.tei.HemH4941,nor defileתִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ti.ta.Ma.'uH2930yourselves with their idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544:

19I amYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;walkH3212in my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and keepשִׁמְר֖וּshim.RuH8104my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֥יmish.pa.TaiH4941,and doוַעֲשׂ֥וּva.'a.SuH6213them;

20And hallowקַדֵּ֑שׁוּka.De.shuH6942my sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676;and they shall be a signלְאוֹת֙le.'OtH226between me and you, that ye may knowלָדַ֕עַתla.Da.'atH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

21Notwithstanding the childrenהַבָּנִ֗יםha.ba.NimH1121rebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against me: they walkedהָ֠לָכוּHa.la.khuH1980not in my statutesבְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣יbe.chu.ko.TaiH2708,neither keptשָׁמְר֜וּsha.me.RuH8104my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֨יmish.pa.TaiH4941to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them, which ifa manהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya.'a.SehH6213,he shall even liveH2425in them; they pollutedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490my sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676:then I saidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559,I would pour outלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210my furyחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them, to accomplishלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615my angerאַפִּ֛י'a.PiH639against them in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

22Nevertheless I withdrewוַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙va.ha.shi.Vo.tiH7725mine handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027,and wroughtוָאַ֖עַשׂva.'A.'asH6213for my name’sשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034sake, that it should not be pollutedהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490in the sightלְעֵינֵ֣יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,in whose sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869I brought them forthהוֹצֵ֥אתִיho.Tze.tiH3318.

23I lifted upנָשָׂ֧אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375mine handיָדִ֛יya.DiH3027unto them also in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֑רba.mid.BarH4057,that I would scatterלְהָפִ֤יץle.ha.FitzH6327them among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and disperseוּלְזָר֥וֹתu.le.za.RotH2219them through the countriesבָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ba.'a.ra.TzotH776;

24Because they had not executedעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213my judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטַ֤יmish.pa.TaiH4941,but had despisedמָאָ֔סוּma.'A.suH3988my statutesוְחֻקּוֹתַ֣יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,and had pollutedחִלֵּ֑לוּchi.Le.luH2490my sabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,and their eyesעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃'ei.nei.HemH5869were afterוְאַחֲרֵי֙ve.'a.cha.ReiH310their fathers’אֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1idolsגִּלּוּלֵ֣יgi.lu.LeiH1544.

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