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Ezekiel 23:2-4

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120,there were twoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802,the daughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of oneאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259motherאֵם־'em-H517:

3And they committed whoredomsוַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָהva.tiz.Nei.nahH2181in Egyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;they committed whoredomsזָנ֑וּza.NuH2181in their youthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271:there were their breastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699pressedמֹעֲכ֣וּmo.'a.KhuH4600,and there they bruisedעִשּׂ֔וּ'i.SuH6213the teatsדַּדֵּ֖יda.DeiH1717of their virginityבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331.

4And the namesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ןu.she.mo.TanH8034of them wereAholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170the elderהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419,and Aholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172her sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269:and they were mine, and they bareוַתֵּלַ֖דְנָהva.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323. Thus weretheir namesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ןu.she.mo.TanH8034;Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isAholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170,and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389Aholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

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