Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 21:21-23

21For the kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894stoodעָמַ֨ד'a.MadH5975at the partingאֵ֣ם'emH517of the wayהַדֶּ֗רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,at the headבְּרֹ֛אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the twoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147waysהַדְּרָכִ֖יםha.de.ra.KhimH1870,to useלִקְסָם־lik.som-H7080divinationקָ֑סֶםKa.semH7081: he made hisarrowsבַּֽחִצִּים֙ba.chi.TzimH2671brightקִלְקַ֤לkil.KalH7043,he consultedשָׁאַ֣לsha.'AlH7592with imagesבַּתְּרָפִ֔יםba.te.ra.FimH8655,he lookedרָאָ֖הra.'AhH7200in the liverבַּכָּבֵֽד׃ba.ka.VedH3516.

22At his right handבִּֽימִינ֞וֹbi.mi.NoH3225was the divinationהַקֶּ֣סֶםha.Ke.semH7081for Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,to appointלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760captainsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733,to openלִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achH6605the mouthפֶּה֙pehH6310in the slaughterבְּרֶ֔צַחbe.Re.tzachH7524,to lift upלְהָרִ֥יםle.ha.RimH7311the voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963with shoutingבִּתְרוּעָ֑הbit.ru.'AhH8643,to appointלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760batteringramsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733against the gatesשְׁעָרִ֔יםshe.'a.RimH8179,to castלִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְlish.PokhH8210a mountסֹלְלָ֖הso.le.LahH5550, andto buildלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129a fortדָּיֵֽק׃da.YekH1785.

23And it shall be unto them as a falseשָׁוְא֙shaV'H7723divinationכִּקְסָםkik.som-H7080in their sightבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869,to them that have swornשְׁבֻעֵ֥יshe.vu.'EiH7650oathsשְׁבֻע֖וֹתshe.vu.'otH7621:but he will call to remembranceמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142the iniquityעָוֹ֖ן'a.VonH5771,that they may be takenלְהִתָּפֵֽשׂ׃ פle.hi.ta.FesH8610.

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