Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 24:3-12

3And utterוּמְשֹׁ֤לu.me.SholH4911a parableמָשָׁ֔לma.ShalH4912unto the rebelliousהַמֶּ֙רִי֙ha.Me.riH4805houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;Set onשְׁפֹ֤תshe.FotH8239a potהַסִּיר֙ha.SirH5518, set itonשְׁפֹ֔תshe.FotH8239,and also pourיְצֹ֥קye.TzokH3332waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325into it:

4Gatherאֱסֹ֤ף'e.SofH622the piecesנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙ne.ta.Chei.haH5409thereof into it, evenevery goodט֖וֹבTovH2896pieceנֵ֥תַחNe.tachH5409,the thighיָרֵ֣ךְya.RekhH3409,and the shoulderוְכָתֵ֑ףve.kha.TefH3802;fillמַלֵּֽא׃ma.Le'H4390itwith the choiceמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005bonesעֲצָמִ֖ים'a.tza.MimH6106.

5Takeלָק֔וֹחַla.Ko.achH3947the choiceמִבְחַ֤רmiv.CharH4005of the flockהַצֹּאן֙ha.tzoNH6629,and burnH1754also the bonesהָעֲצָמִ֖יםha.'a.tza.MimH6106under it, andmake it boilרַתַּ֣חra.TachH7570wellרְתָחֶ֔יהָre.ta.Chei.haH7571,and let them seetheבָּשְׁל֥וּba.she.LuH1310the bonesעֲצָמֶ֖יהָ'a.tza.Mei.haH6106of it thereinבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ סbe.to.KhahH8432.

6Wherefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Woeאוֹי֮'OH188to the bloodyהַדָּמִים֒ha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892,to the potסִ֚ירsirH5518whose scumחֶלְאָתָ֣הchel.'a.TahH2457istherein, and whose scumוְחֶ֨לְאָתָ֔הּve.Chel.'a.TahH2457is not gone outיָצְאָ֖הya.tze.'AhH3318of it! bring it outהוֹצִיאָ֔הּho.tzi.'AhH3318pieceלִנְתָחֶ֤יהָlin.ta.Chei.haH5409by pieceלִנְתָחֶ֙יהָ֙lin.ta.Chei.haH5409;let no lotגּוֹרָֽל׃go.RalH1486fallנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon it.

7For her bloodדָמָהּ֙da.MahH1818is in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֣הּbe.to.KhahH8432of her; she setשָׂמָ֑תְהוּsa.Ma.te.huH7760it upon the topצְחִ֥יחַtze.Chi.achH6706of a rockסֶ֖לַעSe.la'H5553;she pouredשְׁפָכַ֙תְהוּ֙she.fa.Khat.huH8210it not upon the groundהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,to coverלְכַסּ֥וֹתle.kha.SotH3680it with dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083;

8That it might cause furyחֵמָה֙che.MahH2534to come upלְהַעֲל֤וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927to takeלִנְקֹ֣םlin.KomH5358vengeanceנָקָ֔םna.KamH5359;I have setנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414her bloodדָּמָ֖הּda.MahH1818upon the topצְחִ֣יחַtze.Chi.achH6706of a rockסָ֑לַעSa.la'H5553,that it should not be coveredהִכָּסֽוֹת׃ פhi.ka.SotH3680.

9Therefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069;Woeא֖וֹי'oH188to the bloodyהַדָּמִ֑יםha.da.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892!I will even make the pileהַמְּדוּרָֽה׃ha.me.du.RahH4071for fire greatאַגְדִּ֥יל'ag.DilH1431.

10Heapהַרְבֵּ֤הhar.BehH7235on woodהָעֵצִים֙ha.'e.TzimH6086,kindleהַדְלֵ֣קhad.LekH1814the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,consumeהָתֵ֖םha.TemH8552the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֑רha.ba.SarH1320,and spiceוְהַרְקַח֙ve.har.KachH7543it wellהַמֶּרְקָחָ֔הha.mer.ka.ChahH4841,and let the bonesוְהָעֲצָמ֖וֹתve.ha.'a.tza.MotH6106be burnedיֵחָֽרוּ׃ye.Cha.ruH2787.

11Then setוְהַעֲמִידֶ֥הָve.ha.'a.mi.De.haH5975it emptyרֵקָ֑הre.KahH7386upon the coalsגֶּחָלֶ֖יהָge.cha.Lei.haH1513thereof, that the brassנְחֻשְׁתָּ֗הּne.chush.TahH5178of it may be hotH3179,and may burnוְחָ֣רָהve.Cha.rahH2787, and thatthe filthinessטֻמְאָתָ֔הּtum.'a.TahH2932of it may be moltenוְנִתְּכָ֤הve.ni.te.KhahH5413in itבְתוֹכָהּ֙ve.to.KhahH8432, thatthe scumחֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457of it may be consumedתִּתֻּ֖םti.TumH8552.

12She hath weariedהֶלְאָ֑תhel.'AtH3811herselfwith liesתְּאֻנִ֖יםte.'u.NimH8383,and her greatרַבַּ֣תra.BatH7227scumחֶלְאָתָ֔הּchel.'a.TahH2457went not forthתֵצֵ֤אte.Tze'H3318out of her: her scumחֶלְאָתָֽהּ׃chel.'a.TahH2457shall bein the fireבְּאֵ֖שׁbe.'EshH784.

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