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Ezekiel 5:2-4

2Thou shalt burnתַּבְעִיר֙tav.'IrH1197with fireבָּא֤וּרba.'UrH217a third partשְׁלִשִׁ֗יתshe.li.ShitH7992in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,when the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the siegeהַמָּצ֑וֹרha.ma.TzorH4692are fulfilledכִּמְלֹ֖אתkim.LotH4390:and thou shalt takeוְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ve.la.kach.TaH3947a third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992, andsmiteתַּכֶּ֤הta.KehH5221aboutסְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָse.Vi.vo.Tei.haH5439it with a knifeבַחֶ֙רֶב֙va.Che.revH2719:and a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992thou shalt scatterתִּזְרֶ֣הtiz.RehH2219in the windלָר֔וּחַla.Ru.achH7307;and I will draw outאָרִ֥יק'a.RikH7324a swordוְחֶ֖רֶבve.Che.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei.HemH310them.

3Thou shalt also takeוְלָקַחְתָּ֥ve.la.kach.TaH3947thereof a fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592in numberבְּמִסְפָּ֑רbe.mis.ParH4557,and bindוְצַרְתָּ֥ve.tzar.TaH6696them in thy skirtsבִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ׃bikh.na.Fei.khaH3671.

4Then take of them againתִּקָּ֔חti.KachH3947,and castוְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤ve.hish.lakh.TaH7993them into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the fireהָאֵ֔שׁha.'EshH784,and burnוְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥ve.sa.raf.TaH8313them in the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; forthereof shall a fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784come forthתֵצֵא־te.tze'-H3318into all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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