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Ezekiel 9:4-7

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.

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