Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 45

1Moreover, when ye shall divideוּבְהַפִּֽילְכֶ֨םuv.ha.pi.le.KhemH5307by lot the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776for inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֗הbe.na.cha.LahH5159,ye shall offerתָּרִימוּ֩ta.ri.MuH7311an oblationתְרוּמָ֨הte.ru.MahH8641unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥ה׀la.Yah.wehH3068,an holy portionקֹדֶשׁ֮ko.DeshH6944of the landהָאָרֶץ֒ha.'a.RetzH776:the lengthאֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekhH753shall bethe lengthאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֨הcha.mi.ShahH2568and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505reeds,and the breadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341shall betenעֲשָׂ֣רָה'a.Sa.rahH6235thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505. This shall beholyקֹדֶשׁ־ko.desh-H6944in all the bordersגְּבוּלָ֖הּge.vu.LahH1366thereof round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

2Of this there shall be for the sanctuaryהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֛וֹתme.'otH3967in length,with fiveבַּחֲמֵ֥שׁba.cha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967in breadth,squareמְרֻבָּ֣עme.ru.Ba'H7251round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439;and fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֔ה'a.MahH520round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439for the suburbsמִגְרָ֥שׁmig.RashH4054thereof.

3And of this measureהַמִּדָּ֤הha.mi.DahH4060shalt thou measureתָּמ֔וֹדta.ModH4058the lengthאֹ֗רֶךְ'O.rekhH753of fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤הcha.meshH2568and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,and the breadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505:and in it shall be the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha.mik.DashH4720andthe mostקֹ֥דֶשׁKo.deshH6944holyקָדָשִֽׁים׃ka.da.ShimH6944place.

4The holyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944portionof the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be for the priestsלַכֹּ֨הֲנִ֜יםla.Ko.ha.NimH3548the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֤יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּשׁ֙ha.mik.DashH4720,which shall come nearהַקְּרֵבִ֖יםha.ke.re.VimH7131to ministerלְשָׁרֵ֣תle.sha.RetH8334unto Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and it shall be a placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725for their housesלְבָ֣תִּ֔יםle.Va.TimH1004,and an holy placeוּמִקְדָּ֖שׁu.mik.DashH4720for the sanctuaryלַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃la.mik.DashH4720.

5And the fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֨הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֙לֶף֙'e.lefH505of lengthאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753,and the tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505of breadthרֹ֑חַבRo.chavH7341,shall also the Levitesלַלְוִיִּם֩lal.vi.YimH3881,the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֨יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the houseהַבַּ֧יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,have for themselves, for a possessionלַאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272for twentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242chambersלְשָׁכֹֽת׃le.sha.KhotH3957.

6And ye shall appointתִּתְּנ֗וּti.te.NuH5414the possessionוַאֲחֻזַּ֨תva.'a.chu.ZatH272of the cityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892fiveחֲמֵ֤שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505broadרֹ֔חַבRo.chavH7341,and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֤הcha.mi.ShahH2568and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִים֙ve.'es.RimH6242thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505longוְאֹ֗רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753,over againstלְעֻמַּ֖תle.'u.MatH5980the oblationתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of the holyהַקֹּ֑דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944portion:it shall be for the whole houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7And a portion shall befor the princeוְלַנָּשִׂ֡יאve.la.na.Si'H5387on the one side and on the other side of the oblationלִתְרוּמַ֨תlit.ru.MatH8641of the holyהַקֹּ֜דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944portion,and of the possessionוְלַאֲחֻזַּ֣תve.la.'a.chu.ZatH272of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,beforeפְּנֵ֤יpe.NeiH6440the oblationתְרֽוּמַת־te.ru.mat-H8641of the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944portion,and beforeפְּנֵי֙pe.NeiH6440the possessionאֲחֻזַּ֣ת'a.chu.ZatH272of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,from the westיָ֣םyamH3220sideמִפְּאַת־mi.pe.'at-H6285westwardיָ֔מָּהYa.mahH3220,and from the eastקֵ֖דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924sideוּמִפְּאַת־u.mi.pe.'at-H6285eastwardקָדִ֑ימָהka.Di.mahH6921:and the lengthוְאֹ֗רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753shall beover againstלְעֻמּוֹת֙le.'u.mOtH5980oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the portionsהַחֲלָקִ֔יםha.cha.la.KimH2506,from the westיָ֖םyamH3220borderמִגְּב֥וּלmi.ge.VulH1366unto the eastקָדִֽימָה׃ka.Di.mahH6921borderגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366.

8In the landלָאָ֛רֶץla.'A.retzH776shall be his possessionלַֽאֲחֻזָּ֖הla.'a.chu.ZahH272in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:and my princesנְשִׂיאַי֙ne.si.'AiH5387shall no more oppressיוֹנ֨וּyo.NuH3238my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971; and the rest ofthe landוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776shall they giveיִתְּנ֥וּyi.te.NuH5414to the houseלְבֵֽית־le.veit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478according to their tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.shiv.tei.HemH7626.

9Thus saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Let it sufficeרַב־rav-H7227you, O princesנְשִׂיאֵ֣יne.si.'EiH5387of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:removeהָסִ֔ירוּha.Si.ruH5493violenceחָמָ֤סcha.MasH2555and spoilוָשֹׁד֙va.ShodH7701,and executeעֲשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941and justiceוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666,take awayהָרִ֤ימוּha.Ri.muH7311your exactionsגְרֻשֹֽׁתֵיכֶם֙ge.ru.sho.tei.KhemH1646from my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

10Ye shall have justצֶ֧דֶקTze.dekH6664balancesמֹֽאזְנֵי־mo.ze.nei-H3976,and a justצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664ephahוְאֵֽיפַת־ve.'ei.fat-H374,and a justצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664bathוּבַת־u.vat-H1324.

11The ephahהָאֵיפָ֣הha.'ei.FahH374and the bathוְהַבַּ֗תve.ha.BatH1324shall be of oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259measureתֹּ֤כֶןTo.khenH8506,that the bathהַבָּ֑תha.BatH1324may containלָשֵׂ֕אתla.SetH5375the tenth partמַעְשַׂ֥רma'.SarH4643of an homerהַחֹ֖מֶרha.Cho.merH2563,and the ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374the tenth partוַעֲשִׂירִ֤תva.'a.si.RitH6224of an homerהַחֹ֙מֶר֙ha.Cho.merH2563:the measureמַתְכֻּנְתּֽוֹ׃mat.kun.ToH4971thereof shall be after the homerהַחֹ֖מֶרha.Cho.merH2563.

12And the shekelוְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶלve.ha.She.kelH8255shall betwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242gerahsגֵּרָ֑הge.RahH1626:twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242shekelsשְׁקָלִ֜יםshe.ka.LimH8255,fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֧הcha.mi.ShahH2568and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣יםve.'es.RimH6242shekelsשְׁקָלִ֗יםshe.ka.LimH8255,fifteenעֲשָׂרָ֤ה וַחֲמִשָּׁה֙'a.sa.Rah va.cha.mi.ShahH6235 H2568shekelsשֶׁ֔קֶלShe.kelH8255,shall be your manehהַמָּנֶ֖הha.ma.NehH4488.

13This isthe oblationהַתְּרוּמָ֖הha.te.ru.MahH8641that ye shall offerתָּרִ֑ימוּta.Ri.muH7311;the sixth partשִׁשִּׁ֤יתshi.ShitH8345of an ephahהָֽאֵיפָה֙ha.'ei.FahH374of an homerמֵחֹ֣מֶרme.Cho.merH2563of wheatהַֽחִטִּ֔יםha.chi.TimH2406,and ye shall give the sixth partוְשִׁשִּׁיתֶם֙ve.shi.shi.TemH8341of an ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374of an homerמֵחֹ֖מֶרme.Cho.merH2563of barleyהַשְּׂעֹרִֽים׃ha.se.'o.RimH8184:

14Concerning the ordinanceוְחֹ֨קve.ChokH2706of oilהַשֶּׁ֜מֶןha.She.menH8081,the bathהַבַּ֣תha.BatH1324of oilהַשֶּׁ֗מֶןha.She.menH8081, ye shall offerthe tenth partמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of a bathהַבַּת֙ha.BatH1324out of the corהַכֹּ֔רha.KorH3734, which isan homerחֹ֑מֶרCho.merH2563of tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235bathsהַבַּתִּ֖יםha.ba.TimH1324;for tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235bathsהַבַּתִּ֖יםha.ba.TimH1324arean homerחֹֽמֶר׃Cho.merH2563:

15And oneאַחַ֨ת'a.ChatH259lambוְשֶׂה־ve.seh-H7716out of the flockהַצֹּ֤אןha.TzonH6629,out of two hundredהַמָּאתַ֙יִם֙ha.ma.Ta.yimH3967,out of the fat pasturesמִמַּשְׁקֵ֣הmi.mash.KehH4945of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;for a grain offeringלְמִנְחָ֖הle.min.ChahH4503,and for a burnt offeringוּלְעוֹלָ֣הu.le.'o.LahH5930,and for peace offeringsוְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםve.lish.la.MimH8002,to make reconciliationלְכַפֵּ֣רle.kha.PerH3722for them, saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069.

16All the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall give this oblationהַתְּרוּמָ֣הha.te.ru.MahH8641for the princeלַנָּשִׂ֖יאla.na.Si'H5387in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17And it shall be the prince’s partהַנָּשִׂ֣יאha.na.Si'H5387to giveburnt offeringsהָעוֹל֣וֹתha.'o.LotH5930,and grain offeringsוְהַמִּנְחָה֮ve.ha.min.ChahH4503,and drink offeringsוְהַנֵּסֶךְ֒ve.ha.ne.seKhH5262,in the feastsבַּחַגִּ֤יםba.cha.GimH2282,and in the new moonsוּבֶחֳדָשִׁים֙u.ve.cho.da.ShimH2320,and in the sabbathsוּבַשַּׁבָּת֔וֹתu.va.sha.ba.TotH7676,in all solemnitiesמוֹעֲדֵ֖יmo.'a.DeiH4150of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:he shall prepareיַעֲשֶׂ֞הya.'a.SehH6213the sin offeringהַחַטָּ֣אתha.cha.TatH2403,and the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֗הha.min.ChahH4503,and the burnt offeringהָֽעוֹלָה֙ha.'o.LahH5930,and the peace offeringsהַשְּׁלָמִ֔יםha.she.la.MimH8002,to make reconciliationלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722for the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;In the firstבָּֽרִאשׁוֹן֙ba.ri.shOnH7223month,in the firstבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,thou shalt takeתִּקַּ֥חti.KachH3947a youngבֶּן־ בָּקָ֖רben- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockפַּר־par-H6499without blemishתָּמִ֑יםta.MimH8549,and cleanseוְחִטֵּאתָ֖ve.chi.te.TaH2398the sanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּֽשׁ׃ha.mik.DashH4720:

19And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548shall takeוְלָקַ֨חve.la.KachH3947of the bloodמִדַּ֣םmi.DamH1818of the sin offeringהַחַטָּ֗אתha.cha.TatH2403,and putוְנָתַן֙ve.na.TanH5414itupon the postsמְזוּזַ֣תme.zu.ZatH4201of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and upon the fourאַרְבַּ֛ע'ar.Ba'H702cornersפִּנּ֥וֹתpi.NotH6438of the settleהָעֲזָרָ֖הha.'a.za.RahH5835of the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַla.miz.Be.achH4196,and upon the postsמְזוּזַ֔תme.zu.ZatH4201of the gateשַׁ֖עַרSha.'arH8179of the innerהַפְּנִימִֽית׃ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691.

20And so thou shalt doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה֙ta.'a.SehH6213the seventhבְּשִׁבְעָ֣הbe.shiv.'AhH7651dayof the monthבַחֹ֔דֶשׁva.Cho.deshH2320for every oneמֵאִ֥ישׁme.'IshH376that errethשֹׁגֶ֖הsho.GehH7686, and for him that issimpleוּמִפֶּ֑תִיu.mi.Pe.tiH6612:so shall ye reconcileוְכִפַּרְתֶּ֖םve.khi.par.TemH3722the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

21In the firstבָּ֠רִאשׁוֹןBa.ri.shonH7223month,in the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,ye shall have the passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453,a feastחָ֕גchagH2282of sevenשְׁבֻע֣וֹתshe.vu.'otH7620daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117;unleavened breadמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682shall be eatenיֵאָכֵֽל׃ye.'a.KhelH398.

22And upon that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the princeהַנָּשִׂיא֙ha.na.Si'H5387prepareוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213for himself and for all the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776a bullockפַּ֖רparH6499fora sin offeringחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403.

23And sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֨תve.shiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117of the feastהֶחָ֜גhe.ChagH2282he shall prepareיַעֲשֶׂ֧הya.'a.SehH6213a burnt offeringעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651bullocksפָּ֠רִיםPa.rimH6499and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֨תve.shiv.'AtH7651ramsאֵילִ֤ים'ei.LimH352without blemishתְּמִימִם֙te.mi.MimH8549dailyלַיּ֔וֹםlai.YomH3117the sevenשִׁבְעַ֖תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117;and a kidשְׂעִ֥ירse.'IrH8163of the goatsעִזִּ֖ים'i.ZimH5795dailyלַיּֽוֹם׃lai.YomH3117fora sin offeringוְחַטָּ֕אתve.cha.TatH2403.

24And he shall prepareיַֽעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213a grain offeringוּמִנְחָ֗הu.min.ChahH4503of an ephahאֵיפָ֥ה'ei.FahH374for a bullockלַפָּ֛רla.ParH6499,and an ephahוְאֵיפָ֥הve.'ei.FahH374for a ramלָאַ֖יִלla.'A.yilH352,and an hinהִ֥יןhinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081for an ephahלָאֵיפָֽה׃la.'ei.FahH374.

25In the seventhשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651month,in the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁה֩ עָשָׂ֨רba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568dayי֤וֹםYomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙la.Cho.deshH2320,shall he doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213the like in the feastבֶּחָ֔גbe.ChagH2282of the sevenבַּשְּׁבִיעִ֡יba.she.vi.'IH7637daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,according to the sin offeringכַּֽחַטָּאת֙ka.cha.taTH2403,according to the burnt offeringכָּעֹלָ֔הka.'o.LahH5930,and according to the grain offeringוְכַמִּנְחָ֖הve.kha.min.ChahH4503,and according to the oilוְכַשָּֽׁמֶן׃ סve.kha.Sha.menH8081.

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