Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 4:2-8

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.

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