Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 46

1Thus saithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069;The gateשַׁ֜עַרSha.'arH8179of the innerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֤רhe.cha.TzerH2691that lookethהַפֹּנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437toward the eastקָדִ֔יםka.DimH6921shall be shutסָג֔וּרsa.GurH5462the sixשֵׁ֖שֶׁתShe.shetH8337workingהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑הha.ma.'a.SehH4639daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117;but on the sabbathוּבְי֤וֹם הַשַּׁבָּת֙u.ve.Yom ha.sha.BatH3117 H7676it shall be openedיִפָּתֵ֔חַyi.pa.Te.achH6605,and in the dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the new moonהַחֹ֖דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320it shall be openedיִפָּתֵֽחַ׃yi.pa.Te.achH6605.

2And the princeהַנָּשִׂ֡יאha.na.Si'H5387shall enterוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935by the wayדֶּרֶךְ֩de.reKhH1870of the porchאוּלָ֨ם'u.LamH197of thatgateהַשַּׁ֜עַרha.Sha.'arH8179withoutמִח֗וּץmi.ChutzH2351,and shall standוְעָמַד֙ve.'a.MadH5975by the postמְזוּזַ֣תme.zu.ZatH4201of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548shall prepareוְעָשׂ֣וּve.'a.SuH6213his burnt offeringעֽוֹלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930and his peace offeringsשְׁלָמָ֔יוshe.la.MavH8002,and he shall worshipוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוָ֛הve.hish.ta.cha.VahH7812at the thresholdמִפְתַּ֥ןmif.TanH4670of the gateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179:then he shall go forthוְיָצָ֑אve.ya.Tza'H3318;but the gateוְהַשַּׁ֥עַרve.ha.Sha.'arH8179shall not be shutיִסָּגֵ֖רyi.sa.GerH5462until the eveningהָעָֽרֶב׃ha.'A.revH6153.

3Likewise the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּve.hish.ta.cha.VuH7812at the doorפֶּ֚תַחPe.tachH6607of this gateהַשַּׁ֣עַרha.Sha.'arH8179beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068in the sabbathsבַּשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתba.sha.ba.TotH7676and in the new moonsוּבֶחֳדָשִׁ֑יםu.ve.cho.da.ShimH2320.

4And the burnt offeringוְהָ֣עֹלָ֔הve.Ha.'o.LahH5930that the princeהַנָּשִׂ֖יאha.na.Si'H5387shall offerיַקְרִ֥בyak.RivH7126unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068in the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117shall besixשִׁשָּׁ֧הshi.ShahH8337lambsכְבָשִׂ֛יםkhe.va.SimH3532without blemishתְּמִימִ֖םte.mi.MimH8549,and a ramוְאַ֥יִלve.'A.yilH352without blemishתָּמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549.

5And the grain offeringוּמִנְחָה֙u.min.ChahH4503shall bean ephahאֵיפָ֣ה'ei.FahH374for a ramלָאַ֔יִלla.'A.yilH352,and the grain offeringמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503for the lambsוְלַכְּבָשִׂ֥יםve.la.ke.va.SimH3532as he shall be ableיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027to giveמַתַּ֣תma.TatH4991,and an hinהִ֥יןhinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081to an ephahלָאֵיפָֽה׃la.'ei.FahH374.

6And in the dayוּבְי֣וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the new moonהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320it shall bea youngבֶּן־ בָּקָ֖רben- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockפַּ֥רparH6499without blemishתְּמִימִ֑םte.mi.MimH8549,and sixוְשֵׁ֧שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337lambsכְּבָשִׂ֛םke.va.SimH3532,and a ramוָאַ֖יִלva.'A.yilH352:they shall be without blemishתְּמִימִ֥םte.mi.MimH8549.

7And he shall prepareיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213a grain offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503,an ephahוְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.FahH374for a bullockלַפָּ֜רla.ParH6499,and an ephahוְאֵיפָ֤הve.'ei.FahH374for a ramלָאַ֙יִל֙la.'A.yilH352,and for the lambsוְלַ֨כְּבָשִׂ֔יםve.La.ke.va.SimH3532according as his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027shall attainתַּשִּׂ֖יגta.SigH5381unto, and an hinהִ֥יןhinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081to an ephahלָאֵיפָֽה׃la.'ei.FahH374.

8And when the princeהַנָּשִׂ֑יאha.na.Si'H5387shall enterוּבְב֖וֹאu.ve.Vo'H935,he shall goיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935in by the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the porchאוּלָ֤ם'u.LamH197of thatgateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179,and he shall go forthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318by the wayוּבְדַרְכּ֖וֹu.ve.dar.KoH1870thereof.

9But when the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall comeוּבְב֨וֹאu.ve.Vo'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068in the solemn feastsבַּמּֽוֹעֲדִים֒ba.mo.'a.DimH4150,he that enterethהַבָּ֡אha.Ba'H935in by the wayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the northצָפ֜וֹןtza.FonH6828gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֗תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812shall go outיֵצֵא֙ye.Tze'H3318by the wayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the southנֶ֔גֶבNe.gevH5045gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179;and he that enterethוְהַבָּא֙ve.ha.Ba'H935by the wayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the southנֶ֔גֶבNe.gevH5045gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179shall go forthיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318by the wayדֶּרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870of the northצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179:he shall not returnיָשׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725by the wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179whereby he came inבָּ֣אba'H935,but shall go forthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.tze.'u'H3318over againstH5226it.

10And the princeוְֽהַנָּשִׂ֑יאve.ha.na.Si'H5387in the midstבְּתוֹכָ֤םbe.to.KhamH8432of them, when they go inבְּבוֹאָם֙be.vo.'AmH935,shall go inיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935;and when they go forthוּבְצֵאתָ֖םu.ve.tze.TamH3318,shall go forthיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318.

11And in the feastsוּבַחַגִּ֣יםu.va.cha.GimH2282and in the solemnitiesוּבַמּוֹעֲדִ֗יםu.va.mo.'a.DimH4150the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָה֙ha.min.ChahH4503shall be an ephahאֵיפָ֤ה'ei.FahH374to a bullockלַפָּר֙la.ParH6499,and an ephahוְאֵיפָ֣הve.'ei.FahH374to a ramלָאַ֔יִלla.'A.yilH352,and to the lambsוְלַכְּבָשִׂ֖יםve.la.ke.va.SimH3532as he is ableיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027to giveמַתַּ֣תma.TatH4991,and an hinהִ֥יןhinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menH8081to an ephahלָאֵיפָֽה׃ סla.'ei.FahH374.

12Now when the princeהַנָּשִׂ֨יאha.na.Si'H5387shall prepareיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213a voluntaryנְדָבָ֜הne.da.VahH5071burnt offeringעוֹלָ֣הo.LahH5930or peace offeringsשְׁלָמִים֮she.la.MimH8002voluntarilyנְדָבָ֣הne.da.VahH5071unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֒la.Yah.wehH3068, oneshall then openוּפָ֣תַֽחu.Fa.tachH6605him the gateהַשַּׁ֙עַר֙ha.Sha.'arH8179that lookethהַפֹּנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437toward the eastקָדִ֔יםka.DimH6921,and he shall prepareוְעָשָׂ֤הve.'a.SahH6213his burnt offeringעֹֽלָתוֹ֙o.la.ToH5930and his peace offeringsשְׁלָמָ֔יוshe.la.MavH8002,as he didיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117:then he shall go forthוְיָצָ֛אve.ya.Tza'H3318;and afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310his going forthצֵאתֽוֹ׃tze.ToH3318oneshall shutוְסָגַ֥רve.sa.GarH5462the gateהַשַּׁ֖עַרha.Sha.'arH8179.

13Thou shalt dailyלַיּ֖וֹםlai.YomH3117prepareתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213a burnt offeringעוֹלָ֛הo.LahH5930unto Yhwhלַֽיהֹוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068ofa lambוְכֶ֨בֶשׂve.Khe.vesH3532of the firstבֶּן־ben-H1121yearשְׁנָת֜וֹshe.na.ToH8141without blemishתָּמִ֗יםta.MimH8549:thou shalt prepareתַּעֲשֶׂ֥הta.'a.SehH6213it everyבַּבֹּ֥קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242morningבַּבֹּ֖קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242.

14And thou shalt prepareתַעֲשֶׂ֨הta.'a.SehH6213a grain offeringוּמִנְחָה֩u.min.ChahH4503for it every morningH1242,the sixth partשִׁשִּׁ֣יתshi.ShitH8345of an ephahהָֽאֵיפָ֔הha.'ei.FahH374,and the third partשְׁלִישִׁ֥יתshe.li.ShitH7992of an hinהַהִ֖יןha.HinH1969of oilוְשֶׁ֛מֶןve.She.menH8081,to temper withלָרֹ֣סla.RosH7450the fine flourהַסֹּ֑לֶתha.So.letH5560;a grain offeringמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548by a perpetualעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769ordinanceחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068.

15Thus shall they prepareיַעֲשׂ֨וּva.'a.suH6213the lambהַכֶּ֧בֶשׂha.Ke.vesH3532,and the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֛הha.min.ChahH4503,and the oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081,every morningH1242fora continualתָּמִֽיד׃ פta.MidH8548burnt offeringעוֹלַ֖תo.LatH5930.

16Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;If the princeהַנָּשִׂ֤יאha.na.Si'H5387giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414a giftמַתָּנָה֙ma.ta.NahH4979unto anyלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of his sonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121,the inheritanceנַחֲלָת֥וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159thereof shall be his sons’לְבָנָ֣יוle.va.NavH1121; it shall betheir possessionאֲחֻזָּתָ֥ם'a.chu.za.TamH272by inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָֽה׃be.na.cha.LahH5159.

17But if he giveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414a giftמַתָּנָ֜הma.ta.NahH4979of his inheritanceמִנַּחֲלָת֗וֹmi.na.cha.la.ToH5159to oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259of his servantsמֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יוme.'a.va.DavH5650,then it shall be his to the yearשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8141of libertyהַדְּר֔וֹרha.de.RorH1865;after it shall returnוְשָׁבַ֖תve.sha.VatH7725to the princeלַנָּשִׂ֑יאla.na.Si'H5387:but his inheritanceנַחֲלָת֔וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159shall be his sons’בָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121for them.

18Moreover the princeהַנָּשִׂ֜יאha.na.Si'H5387shall not takeיִקַּ֨חyi.KachH3947of the people’sהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971inheritanceמִנַּחֲלַ֣תmi.na.cha.LatH5159by oppressionH3238,to thrustH3238them out of their possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םme.'a.chu.za.TamH272; buthe shall give his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121inheritanceיַנְחִ֣לyan.ChilH5157out of his own possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹme.'a.chu.za.ToH272:that my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971be not scatteredיָפֻ֣צוּya.Fu.tzuH6327every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from his possessionמֵאֲחֻזָּתֽוֹ׃me.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

19After he broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֣נִיvay.vi.'E.niH935me through the entryבַמָּבוֹא֮va.ma.Vo'H3996, which wasat the sideכֶּ֣תֶףKe.tefH3802of the gateהַשַּׁעַר֒ha.sha.'ArH8179,into the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944chambersהַלִּשְׁכ֤וֹתha.lish.KhotH3957of the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548,which lookedהַפֹּנ֖וֹתha.po.NotH6437toward the northצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828: and, behold, there wasa placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725on the two sidesבַּיַּרְכָתַ֖יִםbai.yar.kho.timH3411westwardיָֽמָּה׃ סYa.mahH3220.

20Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, This isthe placeהַמָּק֗וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548shall boilיְבַשְּׁלוּ־ye.va.she.lu-H1310the trespass offeringהָאָשָׁ֖םha.'a.ShamH817and the sin offeringהַחַטָּ֑אתha.cha.TatH2403,where they shall bakeיֹאפוּ֙yo.FuH644the grain offeringהַמִּנְחָ֔הha.min.ChahH4503;that they bearהוֹצִ֛יאho.Tzi'H3318themnot out into the utterהַחִֽיצוֹנָ֖הha.chi.tzo.NahH2435courtהֶחָצֵ֥רhe.cha.TzerH2691,to sanctifyלְקַדֵּ֥שׁle.ka.DeshH6942the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

21Then he brought me forthוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֗נִיvai.yo.tzi.'E.niH3318into the utterהַחִ֣יצֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.NahH2435courtH2691,and caused me to pass byוַיַּ֣עֲבִירֵ֔נִיvai.Ya.'a.vi.Re.niH5674the fourאַרְבַּ֖עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702cornersמִקְצוֹעֵ֣יmik.tzo.'EiH4740of the courtH2691;and, behold, in everyבְּמִקְצֹ֣עַbe.mik.Tzo.a'H4740cornerבְּמִקְצֹ֥עַbe.mik.Tzo.a'H4740of the courtH2691there wasa courtH2691.

22In the fourבְּאַרְבַּ֜עַתbe.'ar.Ba.'atH702cornersמִקְצֹע֤וֹתmik.tzo.'otH4740of the courtהֶֽחָצֵר֙he.cha.TzerH2691there werecourtsחֲצֵר֣וֹתcha.tze.RotH2691joinedקְטֻר֔וֹתke.tu.RotH7000of fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705cubitslongאֹ֔רֶךְ'O.rekhH753and thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970broadרֹ֑חַבRo.chavH7341:these fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֖םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702cornersמְׄהֻׄקְׄצָׄעֽׄוֹׄתׄ׃me.huk.tza.'otH7106wereof oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259measureמִדָּ֣הmi.DahH4060.

23And there wasa rowוְט֨וּרve.TurH2905of buildinground aboutסָבִ֥יבsa.VivH5439in them, round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439them fourלְאַרְבַּעְתָּ֑םle.'ar.ba'.TamH702, and it wasmadeעָשׂ֔וּי'a.SuiH6213with boiling placesוּמְבַשְּׁל֣וֹתu.me.va.she.LotH4018under the rowsהַטִּיר֖וֹתha.ti.RotH2918round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

24Then saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, These arethe placesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of them that boilהַֽמְבַשְּׁלִ֔יםham.va.she.LimH1310,where the ministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֥יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shall boilיְבַשְּׁלוּ־ye.va.she.lu-H1310the sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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