Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 23:6-17

6Which wereclothedלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847with blueתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,captainsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346and rulersוּסְגָנִ֔יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,all of them desirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531young menבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֖יro.khe.VeiH7392upon horsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483.

7Thus she committedוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙taz.nu.Tei.haH8457with them, with all them that werethe chosenמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,and with all on whom she dotedעָֽגְבָ֛ה'a.ge.VahH5689:with all their idolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544she defiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself.

8Neither leftעָזָ֔בָה'a.Za.vahH5800she her whoredomsתַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457broughtfrom Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:for in her youthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271they layשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901with her, and they bruisedעִשּׂ֖וּ'i.SuH6213the breastsדַּדֵּ֣יda.DeiH1717of her virginityבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331,and pouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210their whoredomתַזְנוּתָ֖םtaz.nu.TamH8457upon her.

9Wherefore I have deliveredנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414her into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of her loversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,into the handבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the Assyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH804 H1121,upon whom she dotedעָגְבָ֖ה'a.ge.VahH5689.

10These discoveredגִּלּ֣וּgi.LuH1540her nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172:they tookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947her sonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,and slewהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026her with the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719:and she became famousשֵׁם֙shemH8034among womenלַנָּשִׁ֔יםla.na.ShimH802;for they had executedעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213judgmentוּשְׁפוּטִ֖יםu.she.fu.TimH8196upon her.

11And when her sisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Aholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200this,she was more corruptוַתַּשְׁחֵ֥תva.tash.ChetH7843in her inordinate loveעַגְבָתָ֖הּ'ag.va.TahH5691than she, and in her whoredomsתַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457more than her sisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269in herwhoredomsמִזְּנוּנֵ֖יmi.ze.nu.NeiH2183.

12She dotedעָגָ֜בָה'a.Ga.vahH5689upon the Assyriansבְּנֵי֩ אַשּׁ֨וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH804 H1121herneighboursקְרֹבִים֙ke.ro.VimH7138,captainsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346and rulersוּסְגָנִ֤יםu.se.ga.NimH5461clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֣יle.vu.SheiH3847most gorgeouslyמִכְל֔וֹלmikh.LolH4358,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֣יro.khe.VeiH7392upon horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,all of them desirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531young menבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970.

13Then I sawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200that she was defiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930, that they tookbothלִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃lish.tei.HenH8147oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,

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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