Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 4

1Thou also, sonבֶן־ven-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947thee a tileלְבֵנָ֔הle.ve.NahH3843,and layוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414it beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and pourtrayוְחַקּוֹתָ֥ve.cha.ko.TaH2710upon it the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892, evenJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389:

2And layוְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.TahH5414siegeמָצ֗וֹרma.TzorH4692against it, and buildוּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.taH1129a fortדָּיֵ֔קda.YekH1785against it, and castוְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ve.sha.fakh.TaH8210a mountסֹֽלְלָ֑הso.le.LahH5550against it; setוְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.TahH5414the campמַחֲנ֛וֹתma.cha.NotH4264also against it, and setוְשִׂים־ve.sim-H7760batteringramsכָּרִ֖יםka.RimH3733against it round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

3Moreover takeקַח־kach-H3947thou unto thee an ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270panמַחֲבַ֣תma.cha.VatH4227,and setוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414it fora wallקִ֣ירkirH7023of ironבַּרְזֶ֔לbar.ZelH1270between thee and the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892:and setוַהֲכִינֹתָה֩va.ha.khi.no.TahH3559thy faceפָּנֶ֨יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440against it, and it shall be besiegedבַמָּצוֹר֙va.ma.tzOrH4692,and thou shalt lay siegeוְצַרְתָּ֣ve.tzar.TaH6696against it. This shall bea signא֥וֹת'otH226to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Lieשְׁכַב֙she.KhavH7901thou also upon thy leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יha.se.ma.LiH8042sideצִדְּךָ֣tzi.de.KhaH6654,and layוְשַׂמְתָּ֛ve.sam.TaH7760the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478upon it: accordingto the numberמִסְפַּ֤רmis.ParH4557of the daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117that thou shalt lieתִּשְׁכַּ֣בtish.KavH7901upon it thou shalt bearתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

5For I have laidנָתַ֤תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414upon thee the yearsשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8141of their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֔ם'a.vo.NamH5771,according to the numberלְמִסְפַּ֣רle.mis.ParH4557of the daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967and ninetyוְתִשְׁעִ֖יםve.tish.'ImH8673daysי֑וֹםYomH3117:so shalt thou bearוְנָשָׂ֖אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

6And when thou hast accomplishedוְכִלִּיתָ֣ve.khi.li.TaH3615themאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428,lieוְשָׁ֨כַבְתָּ֜ve.Sha.khav.taH7901againשֵׁנִ֔יתshe.NitH8145on thy rightהַיְמָנִי֙hay.mo.niH3227 H3233sideצִדְּךָ֤tzi.de.KhaH6654,and thou shalt bearוְנָשָׂ֖אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705daysH3117:I have appointedנְתַתִּ֥יוne.ta.TivH5414thee each dayH3117for a yearH8141.

7Therefore thou shalt setתָּכִ֣יןta.KhinH3559thy faceפָּנֶ֔יךָpa.Nei.khaH6440toward the siegeמְצ֤וֹרme.TzorH4692of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and thine armוּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖u.ze.ro.'a.KhaH2220shall beuncoveredחֲשׂוּפָ֑הcha.su.FahH2834,and thou shalt prophesyוְנִבֵּאתָ֖ve.ni.be.TaH5012against it.

8And, behold, I will layנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414bandsעֲבוֹתִ֑יםa.vo.TimH5688upon thee, and thou shalt not turnתֵהָפֵ֤ךְte.ha.FekhH2015thee from one sideמִֽצִּדְּךָ֙mi.tzi.de.KhaH6654to anotherצִדֶּ֔ךָtzi.De.khaH6654,till thou hast endedכַּלּוֹתְךָ֖ka.lot.KhaH3615the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thy siegeמְצוּרֶֽךָ׃me.tzu.Re.khaH4692.

9Takeקַח־kach-H3947thou also unto thee wheatחִטִּ֡יןchi.TinH2406,and barleyוּ֠שְׂעֹרִיםU.se.'o.rimH8184,and beansוּפ֨וֹלu.FolH6321,and lentilesוַעֲדָשִׁ֜יםva.'a.da.ShimH5742,and milletוְדֹ֣חַןve.Do.chanH1764,and fitchesוְכֻסְּמִ֗יםve.khu.se.MimH3698,and putוְנָתַתָּ֤הve.na.ta.TahH5414them in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259vesselבִּכְלִ֣יbikh.LiH3627,and makeוְעָשִׂ֧יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thee breadלְלָ֑חֶםle.La.chemH3899thereof, accordingto the numberמִסְפַּ֨רmis.ParH4557of the daysהַיָּמִ֜יםhai.ya.MimH3117that thou shalt lieשׁוֹכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901upon thy sideצִדְּךָ֗tzi.de.KhaH6654,threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967and ninetyוְתִשְׁעִ֛יםve.tish.'ImH8673daysי֖וֹםYomH3117shalt thou eatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398thereof.

10And thy meatוּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙u.ma.'a.kha.le.KhaH3978which thou shalt eatתֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398shall beby weightבְּמִשְׁק֕וֹלbe.mish.KolH4946,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשֶׁ֖קֶלShe.kelH8255a dayלַיּ֑וֹםlai.YomH3117:from timeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256to timeעֵ֖ת'etH6256shalt thou eatתֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃to.kha.Le.nuH398it.

11Thou shalt drinkתִשְׁתֶּ֖הtish.TehH8354also waterוּמַ֛יִםu.Ma.yimH4325by measureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884,the sixth partשִׁשִּׁ֣יתshi.ShitH8345of an hinהַהִ֑יןha.HinH1969:from timeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256to timeעֵ֖ת'etH6256shalt thou drinkתִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃tish.TehH8354.

12And thou shalt eatתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּהto.kha.Le.nahH398it asbarleyשְׂעֹרִ֖יםse.'o.RimH8184cakesוְעֻגַ֥תve.'u.GatH5692,and thou shalt bakeתְּעֻגֶ֖נָהte.'u.Ge.nahH5746it with dungבְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙be.ge.LeiH1561that cometh outצֵאַ֣תtze.'AtH6627of manהָֽאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,in their sightלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

13And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Even thus shall the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478eatיֹאכְל֧וּyo.khe.LuH398their defiledטָמֵ֑אta.Me'H2931breadלַחְמָ֖םlach.MamH3899among the Gentilesבַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.YimH1471,whither I will driveאַדִּיחֵ֖ם'a.di.ChemH5080them.

14Then saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I, Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069!behold, my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315hath not been pollutedמְטֻמָּאָ֑הme.tu.ma.'AhH2930:for from my youthמִנְּעוּרַ֣יmi.ne.'u.RaiH5271up even till now have I not eatenאָכַ֙לְתִּי֙'a.Khal.tiH398of that which dieth of itselfוּנְבֵלָ֨הu.ne.ve.LahH5038,or is torn in piecesוּטְרֵפָ֤הu.te.re.FahH2966;neither cameבָ֥אva'H935there abominableפִּגּֽוּל׃ סpi.GulH6292fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320into my mouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310.

15Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Loרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,I have givenנָתַ֤תִּֽיna.Ta.tiH5414thee cow’sהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241dungצְפִיעֵ֣יtze.fu.'eiH6832for man’sהָֽאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120dungגֶּלְלֵ֣יge.LeiH1561,and thou shalt prepareוְעָשִׂ֥יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213thy breadלַחְמְךָ֖lach.me.KhaH3899therewith.

16Moreover he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,behold, I will breakשֹׁבֵ֤רsho.VerH7665the staffמַטֵּה־ma.teh-H4294of breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389:and they shall eatוְאָכְלוּ־ve.'a.khe.lu-H398breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899by weightבְּמִשְׁקָ֖לbe.mish.KalH4948,and with careוּבִדְאָגָ֑הu.vid.'a.GahH1674;and they shall drinkיִשְׁתּֽוּ׃yish.TuH8354waterוּמַ֕יִםu.Ma.yimH4325by measureבִּמְשׂוּרָ֥הbim.su.RahH4884,and with astonishmentוּבְשִׁמָּמ֖וֹןu.ve.shi.ma.MonH8078:

17That they may wantיַחְסְר֖וּyach.se.RuH2637breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and waterוָמָ֑יִםva.Ma.yimH4325,and be astoniedוְנָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ve.na.Sha.muH8074oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with anotherוְאָחִ֔יוve.'a.ChivH251,and consume awayוְנָמַ֖קּוּve.na.Ma.kuH4743for their iniquityבַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פba.'a.vo.NamH5771.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 4