Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 16:8-19

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.

9Thenwashedוָאֶרְחָצֵ֣ךְva.'er.cha.TzekhH7364I thee withwaterבַּמַּ֔יִםba.Ma.yimH4325; yea, I throughlywashedH7364awayוָאֶשְׁטֹ֥ףva.'esh.TofH7857thybloodדָּמַ֖יִךְda.Ma.yikhH1818from thee, and I anointed thee withoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

10Iclothedוָאַלְבִּישֵׁ֣ךְva.'al.bi.ShekhH3847thee also with broideredworkרִקְמָ֔הrik.MahH7553, and shod thee with sealskin, and I girded thee about withfineבַּשֵּׁ֔שׁba.SheshH8336linenH8336, andcoveredוַאֲכַסֵּ֖ךְva.'a.kha.SekhH3680thee withsilkמֶֽשִׁי׃Me.shiH4897.

11I decked thee also withornamentsעֶ֑דִי'E.diH5716, and Iputוָאֶתְּנָ֤הva.'e.te.NahH5414braceletsצְמִידִים֙tze.mi.DimH6781uponH5921thyhandsיָדַ֔יִךְya.Da.yikhH3027, and achainוְרָבִ֖ידve.ra.VidH7242on thyneckגְּרוֹנֵֽךְ׃ge.ro.NekhH1627.

12And Iputוָאֶתֵּ֥ןva.'e.TenH5414aringנֶ֙זֶם֙ne.zemH5141uponעַל־'al-H5921thynoseאַפֵּ֔ךְ'a.PekhH639, andearringsH5141in thineearsאָזְנָ֑יִךְ'a.ze.Na.yikhH241, and abeautifulתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597crownוַעֲטֶ֥רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850uponעַל־'al-H5921thineheadבְּרֹאשֵֽׁךְ׃be.ro.ShekhH7218.

13Thus wast thou decked withgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701; and thyraimentוּמַלְבּוּשֵׁךְ֙u.mal.bu.sheKhH4403was offineסֹ֧לֶתSo.letH5560linenשֵׁ֤שׁshe.shiH8336, andsilkוָמֶ֙שִׁי֙va.Me.shiH4897, and broideredworkוְרִקְמָ֔הve.rik.MahH7553; thou didsteatאָכָ֑לְתְּ'a.khal.tiH398fineH5560flourH5560, andhoneyוּדְבַ֛שׁu.de.VashH1706, andoilוָשֶׁ֖מֶןva.She.menH8081: and thou wastexceedingH3966beautifulוַתִּ֙יפִי֙va.Ti.fiH3302, and thou didstprosperוַֽתִּצְלְחִ֖יva.titz.le.ChiH6743untoroyalלִמְלוּכָֽה׃lim.lu.KhahH4410estate.

14And thyrenownשֵׁ֛םshemH8034wentH3318forthH3318among thenationsבַּגּוֹיִ֖םba.go.YimH1471for thybeautyבְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְbe.ya.fe.YekhH3308; for it wasperfectכָּלִ֣ילka.LilH3632throughH5921mymajestyבַּֽהֲדָרִי֙ba.ha.da.RiH1926whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I hadputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760uponH5921thee, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

15But thou didsttrustוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in thybeautyבְיָפְיֵ֔ךְve.ya.fe.YekhH3308, and playedst theharlotוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181becauseH5921of thyrenownשְׁמֵ֑ךְshe.MekhH8034, and pouredstoutוַתִּשְׁפְּכִ֧יva.tish.pe.KhiH8210thy whoredoms oneveryכָּל־kol-H3605one thatpassedעוֹבֵ֖רo.VerH5674by; his it was.

16And thou didsttakeוַתִּקְחִ֣יva.tik.ChiH3947of thygarmentsמִבְּגָדַ֗יִךְmi.be.ga.Da.yikhH899, and madest for theehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116decked with divers colours, and playedst theharlotוַתִּזְנִ֖יva.tiz.NiH2181uponעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them: the like things shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeבָא֖וֹתva.'otH935,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall it besoוַתַּֽעֲשִׂי־va.ta.'a.si-H6213.

17Thou didst alsotakeוַתִּקְחִ֞יva.tik.ChiH3947thy fairjewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of mygoldמִזְּהָבִ֤יmi.ze.ha.ViH2091and of mysilverוּמִכַּסְפִּי֙u.mi.kas.PiH3701,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I hadgivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, and madest for theeimagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754ofmenזָכָ֑רza.KharH2145, and didstplayH2181theharlotH2181with them;

18and thou tookest thy broideredgarmentsבִּגְדֵ֥יbig.DeiH899, and coveredst them, and didstsetנָתַ֖תְּna.ta.tiH5414mineoilוְשַׁמְנִי֙ve.sham.NiH8081and mineincenseוּקְטָרְתִּ֔יu.ke.ta.re.TiH7004beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lif.nei.HemH6440them.

19Mybreadוְלַחְמִי֩ve.lach.MiH3899alsowhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Igaveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee,fineסֹ֣לֶתSo.letH5560flourH5560, andoilוָשֶׁ֤מֶןva.She.menH8081, andhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706, wherewith Ifedהֶֽאֱכַלְתִּ֔יךְhe.'e.khal.TikhH398thee, thou didst evensetוּנְתַתִּ֧יהוּu.ne.ta.Ti.huH5414itbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֛םlif.nei.HemH6440them for a sweet savour, andthusוַיֶּ֑הִיvai.Ye.hiH1961it was; saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136.

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