Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 4:1-4

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.

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