Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 4:9-17

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.

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