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Ezekiel 9:5-11

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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