Revised Literal Translation

Ezekiel 9

1He criedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121also in mine earsבְאָזְנַ֗יve.'a.ze.NaiH241with a loudגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Cause them that have chargeפְּקֻדּ֣וֹתpe.ku.DotH6486over the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892to draw nearקָרְב֖וּka.re.VuH7126,even every manוְאִ֛ישׁve.'IshH376withhis destroyingמַשְׁחֵת֖וֹmash.che.ToH4892weaponכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

2And, behold, sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337menאֲנָשִׁ֡ים'a.na.ShimH582cameבָּאִ֣ים׀ba.'ImH935from the wayמִדֶּרֶךְ־mi.de.rekh-H1870of the higherהָעֶלְי֜וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateשַׁ֨עַרSha.'arH8179,which liethמָפְנֶ֣הma.fe.NehH6437toward the northצָפ֗וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828,and every manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376a slaughterמַפָּצוֹ֙ma.pa.TzoH4660weaponכְּלִ֤יke.LiH3627in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259manוְאִישׁ־ve.'ish-H376amongבְּתוֹכָם֙be.to.KhamH8432them wasclothedלָבֻ֣שׁla.VushH3847with linenבַּדִּ֔יםba.DimH906,with a writer’sהַסֹּפֵ֖רha.so.FerH5608inkhornוְקֶ֥סֶתve.Ke.setH7083by his sideבְּמָתְנָ֑יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975:and they went inוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and stoodוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּvai.Ya.'am.DuH5975besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the brasenהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ha.ne.Cho.shetH5178altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196.

3And the gloryוּכְב֣וֹד׀u.khe.VodH3519of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478was gone upנַעֲלָה֙na.'a.LahH5927from the cherubהַכְּרוּב֙ha.ke.RuvH3742,whereupon he was, to the thresholdמִפְתַּ֣ןmif.TanH4670of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004.And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376clothedהַלָּבֻ֣שׁha.la.VushH3847with linenהַבַּדִּ֔יםha.ba.DimH906, which hadthe writer’sהַסֹּפֵ֖רha.so.FerH5608inkhornקֶ֥סֶתKe.setH7083by his sideבְּמָתְנָֽיו׃ סbe.ma.te.NavH4975;

4And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Go throughעֲבֹר֙'a.VorH5674the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,through the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and setוְהִתְוִ֨יתָve.hit.Vi.taH8427a markתָּ֜וtavH8420upon the foreheadsמִצְח֣וֹתmitz.ChotH4696of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that sighהַנֶּֽאֱנָחִים֙ha.ne.'e.na.ChimH584and that cryוְהַנֶּ֣אֱנָקִ֔יםve.ha.Ne.'e.na.KimH602for all the abominationsהַתּ֣וֹעֵב֔וֹתha.To.'e.VotH8441that be doneהַֽנַּעֲשׂ֖וֹתha.na.'a.SotH6213in the midstבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃be.to.KhahH8432thereof.

5And to the othersוּלְאֵ֙לֶּה֙u.le.'E.lehH428he saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559in mine hearingבְּאָזְנַ֔יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241,Goעִבְר֥וּ'iv.RuH5674ye afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him through the cityבָעִ֛ירva.'IrH5892,and smiteוְהַכּ֑וּve.ha.KuH5221:let not your eyeעֵינְכֶ֖םei.nei.khemH5869spareתָּחֹ֥סta.ChosH2347,neither have ye pityתַּחְמֹֽלוּ׃tach.Mo.luH2550:

6Slayתַּהַרְג֣וּta.har.GuH2026utterlyלְמַשְׁחִ֗יתle.mash.ChitH4889oldזָקֵ֡ןza.KenH2205andyoungבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970,both maidsוּבְתוּלָה֩u.ve.tu.LahH1330,and little childrenוְטַ֨ףve.TafH2945,and womenוְנָשִׁ֜יםve.na.ShimH802:but come not nearתִּגַּ֔שׁוּti.Ga.shuH5066any manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376upon whom isthe markהַתָּו֙ha.TavH8420;and beginתָּחֵ֑לּוּta.Che.luH2490at my sanctuaryוּמִמִּקְדָּשִׁ֖יu.mi.mik.da.ShiH4720.Then they beganוַיָּחֵ֙לּוּ֙vai.ya.Che.luH2490at the ancientהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםha.ze.ke.NimH2205menבָּאֲנָשִׁ֣יםba.'a.na.ShimH582which werebeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7And he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Defileטַמְּא֣וּta.me.'UH2930the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and fillוּמַלְא֧וּu.mal.'UH4390the courtsהַחֲצֵר֛וֹתha.cha.tze.RotH2691with the slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491:go ye forthצֵ֑אוּTze.'uH3318.And they went forthוְיָצְא֖וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318,and slewוְהִכּ֥וּve.hi.KuH5221in the cityבָעִֽיר׃va.'IrH5892.

8And it came to pass, while they were slayingכְּהַכּוֹתָ֔םke.ha.ko.TamH5221them, and I was leftוְנֵֽאשֲׁאַ֖רve.ne.sha.'ArH7604,that I fellוָאֶפְּלָ֨הva.'e.pe.LahH5307upon my faceפָּנַ֜יpa.NaiH6440,and criedוָאֶזְעַ֗קva.'ez.'AkH2199,and saidוָֽאֹמַר֙va.'o.MarH559,Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069!wilt thou destroyהֲמַשְׁחִ֣יתha.mash.ChitH7843all the residueשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in thy pouring outבְּשָׁפְכְּךָ֥be.sha.fe.ke.KhaH8210of thy furyחֲמָתְךָ֖cha.ma.te.KhaH2534upon Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389?

9Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto me, The iniquityעֲוֹ֨ן'a.VonH5771of the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063isexceedingH3966greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419,and the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776is fullוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390of bloodדָּמִ֔יםda.MimH1818,and the cityוְהָעִ֖ירve.ha.'IrH5892fullמָלְאָ֣הmal.'AhH4390of perversenessמֻטֶּ֑הmu.TehH4297:for they sayאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath forsakenעָזַ֤ב'a.ZavH5800the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068seethרֹאֶֽה׃ro.'EhH7200not.

10And as for me also, mine eyeעֵינִ֖י'ei.NiH5869shall not spareתָח֥וֹסta.ChosH2347,neither will I have pityאֶחְמֹ֑ל'ech.MolH2550, butI will recompenseנָתָֽתִּי׃na.Ta.tiH5414their wayדַּרְכָּ֖םdar.KamH1870upon their headבְּרֹאשָׁ֥םbe.ro.ShamH7218.

11And, behold, the manהָאִ֣ישׁ׀ha.'IshH376clothedH3847with linenהַבַּדִּ֗יםha.ba.DimH906, which hadthe inkhornהַקֶּ֙סֶת֙ha.Ke.setH7083by his sideבְּמָתְנָ֔יוbe.ma.te.NavH4975,reportedמֵשִׁ֥יבme.ShivH7725the matterדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I have doneעָשִׂ֕יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213as thou hast commandedצִוִּיתָֽנִי׃ סtzi.vi.Ta.niH6680me.

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