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Ezekiel 23:14-17

14And thatshe increasedוַתּ֖וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457:for when she sawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582pourtrayedמְחֻקֶּ֣הme.chu.KehH2707upon the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023,the imagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of the Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778pourtrayedחֲקֻקִ֖יםcha.ku.KimH2710with vermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15Girdedחֲגוֹרֵ֨יcha.go.ReiH2289with girdlesאֵז֜וֹר'e.ZorH232upon their loinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975,exceedingסְרוּחֵ֤יse.ru.CheiH5628in dyed attireטְבוּלִים֙te.vu.LimH2871upon their headsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,all of them princesשָׁלִשִׁ֖יםsha.li.ShimH7991to look toמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758,after the mannerדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823of the Babyloniansבְּנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙be.nei- va.VelH894 H1121of Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their nativityמוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃mo.lad.TamH4138:

16And as soon as she sawלְמַרְאֵ֣הle.mar.'EhH4758them with her eyesעֵינֶ֑יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869,she dotedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689upon them, and sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto them into Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17And the Babyloniansבְנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙ve.nei- va.VelH894 H1121cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to her into the bedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904of loveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730,and they defiledוַיְטַמְּא֥וּvay.ta.me.'UH2930her with their whoredomבְּתַזְנוּתָ֑םbe.taz.nu.TamH8457,and she was pollutedוַתִּ֨טְמָא־va.Tit.ma'-H2930with them, and her mindנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315was alienatedוַתֵּ֥קַעva.Te.ka'H3363from them.

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