Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 44:1-9

1Then he brought me backוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of the outwardהַֽחִיצ֔וֹןha.chi.TzonH2435sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720which lookethהַפֹּנֶ֖הha.po.NehH6437toward the eastקָדִ֑יםka.DimH6921; and it wasshutסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462.

2Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068unto me; This gateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179shall be shutסָג֨וּרsa.GurH5462,it shall not be openedיִפָּתֵ֗חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605,and no manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376shall enterיָ֣בֹאYa.vo'H935in by it; because Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hath enteredבָּ֣אba'H935in by it, therefore it shall be shutסָגֽוּר׃sa.GurH5462.

3It isfor the princeהַנָּשִׂ֗יאha.na.Si'H5387;the princeנָ֥שִׂיאNa.si'H5387,he shall sitיֵֽשֶׁב־ye.shev-H3427in it to eatלֶאֱכָלle.'e.khol-H398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he shall enterיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935by the wayמִדֶּ֨רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of the porchאֻלָ֤ם'u.LamH197of thatgateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179,and shall go outיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318by the wayוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹu.mi.dar.KoH1870of the same.

4Then broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֜נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935he me the wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the northהַצָּפוֹן֮ha.tza.fOnH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the houseהַבַּיִת֒ha.ba.YitH1004:and I lookedוָאֵ֕רֶאva.'E.re'H7200,and, behold, the gloryכְבוֹד־khe.Vod-H3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068filledמָלֵ֥אma.Le'H4390the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and I fellוָאֶפֹּ֖לva.'e.PolH5307upon my faceפָּנָֽי׃pa.NaiH6440.

5And Yhwhיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֡ם'a.DamH120,markשִׂ֣יםsimH7760wellלִבְּךָ֩li.be.KhaH3820,and beholdוּרְאֵ֨הu.re.'EhH7200with thine eyesבְעֵינֶ֜יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and hearשְּׁמָ֗עshe.Ma'H8085with thine earsוּבְאָזְנֶ֣יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241all that I sayמְדַבֵּ֣רme.da.BerH1696unto thee concerning all the ordinancesחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and all the lawsתּֽוֹרֹתָ֑יוto.ro.tovH8451thereof; and markוְשַׂמְתָּ֤ve.sam.TaH7760wellלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820the entering inלִמְב֣וֹאlim.Vo'H3996of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,with every going forthמוֹצָאֵ֥יmo.tza.'EiH4161of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ha.mik.DashH4720.

6And thou shalt sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֤ve.'a.mar.TaH559to the rebelliousמֶ֙רִי֙me.riH4805, evento the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thus saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069;O ye houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,let it sufficeרַב־rav-H7227you of all your abominationsתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖םto.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441,

7In that ye have broughtבַּהֲבִיאֲכֶ֣םba.ha.vi.'a.KhemH935into my sanctuarystrangersבְּנֵֽי־ נֵכָ֗רbe.nei- ne.KharH5236 H1121,uncircumcisedעַרְלֵי־'ar.lei-H6189in heartלֵב֙levH3820,and uncircumcisedוְעַרְלֵ֣יve.'ar.LeiH6189in fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320,to be in my sanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720,to polluteלְחַלְּל֣וֹle.cha.le.LoH2490it, evenmy houseבֵּיתִ֑יbei.TiH1004,when ye offerבְּהַקְרִֽיבְכֶ֤םbe.hak.ri.ve.KhemH7126my breadלַחְמִי֙lach.MiH3899,the fatחֵ֣לֶבChe.levH2459and the bloodוָדָ֔םva.DamH1818,and they have brokenוַיָּפֵ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Fe.ruH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֔יbe.ri.TiH1285becauseאֶ֖ל'elH413of all your abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃to.'a.vo.tei.KhemH8441.

8And ye have not keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֖םshe.mar.TemH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of mine holy thingsקָדָשָׁ֑יka.da.ShaiH6944:but ye have setוַתְּשִׂימ֗וּןva.te.si.MunH7760keepersלְשֹׁמְרֵ֧יle.sho.me.ReiH8104of my chargeמִשְׁמַרְתִּ֛יmish.mar.TiH4931in my sanctuaryבְּמִקְדָּשִׁ֖יbe.mik.da.ShiH4720for yourselves.

9Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;No strangerH5236 H1121,uncircumcisedעֶ֤רֶל'E.relH6189in heartלֵב֙levH3820,nor uncircumcisedוְעֶ֣רֶלve.'E.relH6189in fleshבָּשָׂ֔רba.SarH1320,shall enterיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֑יmik.da.ShiH4720, of any stranger that isamongבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the childrenH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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