Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 20:1-9

1And itcameH935topassH935in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141, in thefifthבַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ba.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thetenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayH2320of themonthH2320, thatcertainH376of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameH935toinquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeH6440meH6440.

2And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696unto theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayH559unto them,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136: Are yecomeבָּאִ֑יםba.'ImH935toinquireהֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁha.lid.RoshH1875ofmeאֲלֵהֶ֔ם'a.le.HemH413? As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416, saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, I willnotאִם־'im-H518beinquiredאִדָּרֵ֣שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of byyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859.

4Wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣טha.tish.PotH8199them,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, wilt thoujudgeהֲתִשְׁפּ֖וֹטha.tish.PotH8199them? Cause them toknowהוֹדִיעֵֽם׃ho.di.'EmH3045theabominationsתּוֹעֲבֹ֥תto.'a.VotH8441of theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1;

5andsayH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLordH3068GODאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430: In thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when Ichoseבָּחֳרִ֣יbo.cho.RiH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֣אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5375minehandיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027unto theseedלְזֶ֙רַע֙le.Ze.ra'H2233of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andmadeH3045myselfאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589knownH3045unto them in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, when Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375upH5375minehandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027unto them,SayingH559, I am theLORDH3068yourGodH430;

6in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Iliftedנָשָׂ֤אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375upH5375minehandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027unto them, tobringלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318themforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714intoאֶל־'el-H413alandאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776that I had espied for them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is the glory ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776:

7And Isaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559unto them,CastH7993yeawayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993everyH376manH376theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, anddefileתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930notאַל־'al-H408yourselves with theidolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8But theyrebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784againstH5921meH413, and wouldnotH3808hearken untomeH413; theydidH3808notH3808everyH376manH376castH7993awayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869,neitherH3808didH3808theyforsakeעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559I wouldpourלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210outH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534uponH5921them, toaccomplishלְכַלּ֤וֹתle.kha.LotH3615myangerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639againstH5921them in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9But I wrought for myname’sשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616, that it shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115beprofanedהֵחֵ֛לhe.ChelH2490in thesightלְעֵינֵ֥יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, amongwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they were, inwhoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sightלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םle.'Ei.nei.HemH5869Imadeוָאַ֙עַשׂ֙va.'A.'asH6213myselfH3045knownH3045unto them, inbringingH3318themforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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