Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 36:16-20

16Moreover the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto me, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

17Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,when the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dweltיֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427in their own landאַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.TamH127,they defiledוַיְטַמְּא֣וּvay.ta.me.'UH2930it by their own wayבְּדַרְכָּ֖םbe.dar.KamH1870and by their doingsוּבַעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םu.va.'a.li.lo.TamH5949:their wayדַרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870was beforeלְפָנָֽי׃le.fa.NaiH6440me as the uncleannessכְּטֻמְאַת֙ke.tum.'AtH2932of a removed womanהַנִּדָּ֔הha.ni.DahH5079.

18Wherefore I pouredוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֤ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210my furyחֲמָתִי֙cha.ma.TiH2534upon them for the bloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818that they had shedשָׁפְכ֣וּsha.fe.KhuH8210upon the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and for their idolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544wherewiththey had pollutedטִמְּאֽוּהָ׃ti.me.'U.haH2930it:

19And I scatteredוָאָפִ֤יץva.'a.FitzH6327them among the heathenבַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.YimH1471,and they were dispersedוַיִּזָּר֖וּvai.yi.za.RuH2219through the countriesבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.TzotH776:according to their wayכְּדַרְכָּ֥םke.dar.KamH1870and according to their doingsוְכַעֲלִילוֹתָ֖םve.kha.'a.li.lo.TamH5949I judgedשְׁפַטְתִּֽים׃she.fa.TimH8199them.

20And when they enteredוַיָּב֗וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935unto the heathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471,whither they wentבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935,they profanedוַֽיְחַלְּל֖וּvay.cha.le.LuH2490my holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034,when they saidבֶּאֱמֹ֤רbe.'e.MorH559to them, These arethe peopleעַם־'am-H5971of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,and are gone forthיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318out of his landוּמֵאַרְצ֖וֹu.me.'ar.TzoH776.

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