Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 16:1-8

1AgainH1961thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, causeJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389toknowH3045herH3045abominationsתּוֹעֲבֹתֶֽיהָ׃to.'a.vo.Tei.haH8441,

3andsayH559,Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136untoJerusalemלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םli.Ru.sha.LimH3389: Thybirthוּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְu.Mo.le.do.Ta.yikhH4138and thy nativity is of thelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of theCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669; theAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567was thyfatherאָבִ֥יךְ'a.VikhH1, and thymotherוְאִמֵּ֥ךְve.'i.MekhH517was anHittiteחִתִּֽית׃chi.TitH2850.

4And as for thy nativity, in thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117thou wastbornהוּלֶּ֤דֶתhu.Le.detH3205thynavelשָׁרֵּ֔ךְsha.RekhH8270wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cutכָרַּ֣תkha.RatH3772,neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808wast thouwashedרֻחַ֖צְתְּru.ChatztH7364inwaterוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325to cleanse thee; thou wastnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808salted atallH3117,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808swaddled atallH3117.

5Noneלֹא־lo'-H3808eyeעַ֗יִן'A.yinH5869pitied thee, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213anyאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259oftheseמֵאֵ֖לֶּהme.'E.lehH428unto thee, to havecompassionלְחֻמְלָ֣הle.chum.LahH2550uponH5921thee; but thou wastcastוַֽתֻּשְׁלְכִ֞יva.tush.le.KhiH7993outH6440in theopenH6440fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, for that thypersonנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְnaf.ShekhH5315wasabhorredבְּגֹ֣עַלbe.Go.'alH1604, in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117that thou wastbornהֻלֶּ֥דֶתhu.Le.detH3205.

6And when Ipassedוָאֶעֱבֹ֤רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by thee, andsawוָֽאֶרְאֵ֔ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200thee weltering in thybloodבְּדָמָ֑יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818, Isaidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559unto thee, Though thou art in thybloodבְּדָמַ֣יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,liveחֲיִ֔יcha.YiH2421; yea, Isaidוָאֹ֥מַרva.'O.marH559unto thee, Though thou art in thybloodבְּדָמַ֥יִךְbe.da.Ma.yikhH1818,liveחֲיִֽי׃cha.YiH2421.

7Icausedנְתַתִּ֔יךְne.ta.TikhH5414thee tomultiplyH7235as the bud of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704, and thou didstincreaseH7235and waxgreatH1431, and thou attainedst to excellent ornament; thybreastsשָׁדַ֤יִםsha.Da.yimH7699werefashionedנָכֹ֙נוּ֙na.Kho.nuH3559, and thinehairוּשְׂעָרֵ֣ךְu.se.'a.RekhH8181wasgrownH1431; yet thou wastnakedעֵרֹ֥ם'e.RomH5903andbareוְעֶרְיָֽה׃ve.'er.YahH6181.

8Nowוַתִּ֥הְיִיva.Tih.yiH1961when Ipassedוָאֶעֱבֹ֨רva.'e.'e.VorH5674by thee, andlookedוָאֶרְאֵ֗ךְva.'er.'EkhH7200uponH5921thee,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, thy time was the time ofloveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730; and Ispreadוָאֶפְרֹ֤שׂva.'ef.RosH6566myskirtכְּנָפִי֙ke.na.FiH3671over thee, andcoveredוָאֲכַסֶּ֖הva.'a.kha.SehH3680thynakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֑ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172: yea, I sware unto thee, andenteredH935intoH935acovenantבִבְרִ֜יתviv.RitH1285with thee, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, and thou becamest mine.

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