Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 33:3-6

3If when he seethוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935upon the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,he blowוְתָקַ֥עve.ta.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782,and warnוְהִזְהִ֥ירve.hiz.HirH2094the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

4Then whosoeverוְשָׁמַ֨עve.sha.Ma'H8085hearethהַשֹּׁמֵ֜עַha.sho.Me.a'H8085the soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָר֙ha.sho.FarH7782,and taketh not warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;if the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719comeוַתָּ֥בוֹאva.Ta.Vo'H935,and take him awayוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּva.ti.ka.Che.huH3947,his bloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shall be upon his own headבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218.

5He heardשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085the soundק֨וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֤רha.sho.FarH7782,and took not warningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;his bloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818shall be upon him. But he that taketh warningנִזְהָ֖רniz.HarH2094shall deliverמִלֵּֽט׃mi.LetH4422his soulנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

6But if the watchmanוְ֠הַצֹּפֶהVe.ha.tzo.fehH6822seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200the swordהַחֶ֜רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeבָּאָ֗הba.'AhH935,and blowתָקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628not the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָר֙ba.sho.FarH7782,and the peopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971be not warnedנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094;if the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719comeוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935,and takeוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947anypersonנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315from among them, he is taken awayנִלְקָ֔חnil.KachH3947in his iniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771;but his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818will I requireאֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ ס'ed.RoshH1875at the watchman’sהַצֹּפֶ֥הha.tzo.PehH6822handמִיַּֽד־mi.yad-H3027.

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