Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 44:4-14

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.

10And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881that are gone away farרָֽחֲקוּ֙ra.cha.KuH7368from me, when Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478went astrayבִּתְע֤וֹתbit.'otH8582,which went astray awayתָּע֣וּta.'UH8582from me afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their idolsגִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544;they shall even bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

11Yet they shall be ministersמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםme.Sha.re.TimH8334in my sanctuaryבְמִקְדָּשִׁי֙ve.mik.da.ShiH4720, havingchargeפְּקֻדּוֹת֙pe.ku.dOtH6486at the gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֣יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and ministeringוּֽמְשָׁרְתִ֖יםu.me.sha.re.TimH8334to the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:they shall slayיִשְׁחֲט֨וּyish.cha.TuH7819the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֤הha.'o.LahH5930and the sacrificeהַזֶּ֙בַח֙ha.Ze.vachH2077for the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971,and they shall standיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֖םlif.nei.HemH6440them to ministerלְשָֽׁרְתָֽם׃le.Sha.re.TamH8334unto them.

12Because they ministeredיְשָׁרְת֤וּye.sha.re.TuH8334unto them beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440their idolsגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֔םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544,and caused the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to fallלְמִכְשׁ֣וֹלle.mikh.SholH4383into iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771;therefore have I lifted upנָשָׂ֨אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375mine handיָדִ֜יya.DiH3027against them, saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,and they shall bearוְנָשְׂא֖וּve.na.se.'UH5375their iniquityעֲוֹנָֽם׃'a.vo.NamH5771.

13And they shall not come nearיִגְּשׁ֤וּyi.ge.ShuH5066unto me, to do the office of a priestלְכַהֵ֣ןle.kha.HenH3547unto me, nor to come nearוְלָגֶ֙שֶׁת֙ve.la.Ge.shetH5066to any of my holy thingsH6944,in the most holyH6944place:but they shall bearוְנָֽשְׂאוּ֙ve.na.se.'UH5375their shameכְּלִמָּתָ֔םke.li.ma.TamH3639,and their abominationsוְתוֹעֲבוֹתָ֖םve.to.'a.vo.TamH8441which they have committedעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

14But I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414them keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֖יsho.me.ReiH8104of the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֣רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,for all the serviceעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656thereof, and for all that shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213therein.

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