Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 8:1-6

1And it came to pass in the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֗יתha.shi.ShitH8345yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141,in the sixthבַּשִּׁשִּׁי֙ba.shi.ShiH8345month,in the fifthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֣הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568dayof the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, asI satיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in mine houseבְּבֵיתִ֔יbe.vei.TiH1004,and the eldersוְזִקְנֵ֥יve.zik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063satיוֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.VimH3427beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me, that the handיַ֖דyadH3027of the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהֹוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069fellוַתִּפֹּ֤לva.ti.PolH5307there upon me.

2Then I beheldוָאֶרְאֶ֗הva.'er.'EhH7200,and lo a likenessדְמוּת֙de.MutH1823as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784:from the appearanceמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758of his loinsמָתְנָ֛יוma.te.NavH4975even downwardוּלְמַ֖טָּהu.le.Ma.tahH4295,fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784;and from his loinsוּמִמָּתְנָ֣יוu.mi.ma.te.NavH4975even upwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605,as the appearanceכְּמַרְאֵה־ke.mar.'eh-H4758of brightnessזֹ֖הַרZo.harH2096,as the colourכְּעֵ֥יןke.'EinH5869of amberהַחַשְׁמַֽלָה׃ha.chash.Ma.lahH2830.

3And he put forthוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971the formתַּבְנִ֣יתtav.NitH8403of an handיָ֔דYadH3027,and tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֖נִיvai.yi.ka.Che.niH3947me by a lockבְּצִיצִ֣תbe.tzi.TzitH6734of mine headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218;and the spiritר֣וּחַ׀Ru.achH7307lifted me upוַתִּשָּׂ֣אva.ti.Sa'H5375between the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֡יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and broughtוַתָּבֵא֩va.ta.Ve'H935me in the visionsבְּמַרְא֣וֹתbe.mar.'otH4759of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלְַ֜מָהye.ru.sha.Le.mahH3389,to the doorפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of the innerהַפְּנִימִית֙ha.pe.ni.MitH6442gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179that lookethהַפּוֹנֶ֣הha.po.NehH6437toward the northצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828; where wasthe seatמוֹשַׁ֔בmo.ShavH4186of the imageסֵ֖מֶלSe.melH5566of jealousyהַקִּנְאָ֥הha.kin.'AhH7068,which provoketh to jealousyH7069.

4And, behold, the gloryכְּב֖וֹדke.VodH3519of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasthere, according to the visionכַּמַּרְאֶ֕הka.mar.'EhH4758that I sawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200in the plainבַּבִּקְעָֽה׃ba.bik.'AhH1237.

5Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,lift upשָׂא־sa'-H5375thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869now the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toward the northצָפ֑וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828.So I lifted upוָאֶשָּׂ֤אva.'e.Sa'H5375mine eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toward the northצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and behold northwardמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828at the gateלְשַׁ֣עַרle.Sha.'arH8179of the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַha.miz.Be.achH4196this imageסֵ֛מֶלSe.melH5566of jealousyהַקִּנְאָ֥הha.kin.'AhH7068in the entryבַּבִּאָֽה׃ba.bi.'AhH872.

6He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559furthermore unto me, Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of manאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,seestהֲרֹאֶ֥הha.ro.'EhH7200thou what they doעֹשִׂ֑ים'o.SimH6213? eventhe greatגְּדֹל֜וֹתge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֨וֹתto.'e.VotH8441that the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478committethעֹשִׂ֣ים'o.SimH6213here, that I should go far offלְרָֽחֳקָה֙le.ro.cho.KahH7368from my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720?but turnתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725thee yet again, andthou shalt seeתִּרְאֶ֔הtir.'EhH7200greaterגְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ סge.do.LotH1419abominationsתּוֹעֵב֖וֹתto.'e.VotH8441.

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