Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 23:2-21

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֑ם'a.DamH120, there weretwoשְׁתַּ֣יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147womenנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802, thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323of onemotherאֵם־'em-H517:

3and theycommittedH6213whoredoms inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; theycommittedH6213whoredoms in theiryouthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271: there were theirbreastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699pressedH4600, and there theybruisedH4600the teats of theirvirginityבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331.

4And thenamesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ןu.she.mo.TanH8034of them wereOholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170theelderהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419, andOholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172herוַתִּֽהְיֶ֣ינָהva.tih.Yei.nahH1961sisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269: and theybecameוַתֵּלַ֖דְנָהva.te.Lad.nahH3205mine, and they baresonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323. And as for theirnamesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ןu.she.mo.TanH8034,Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isOholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

5AndOholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170playedH2181theharlotH2181when she wasmineתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478; and she doted onherH413loversמְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, on the AssyriansherH413neighbours,

6which wereclothedH3847withblueתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,governorsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִ֔יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of themdesirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970menH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֖יro.khe.VeiH7392uponH3847horsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483.

7AndsheH834bestowedוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414herכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605whoredomsuponH5921them, thechoicestמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804allוּבְכֹ֧לu.ve.KholH3605of them: and on whomsoeversheH834doted, withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theiridolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544sheH834defiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herselfH5921.

8Neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hath,sheH3588leftעָזָ֔בָה'a.Za.vahH5800herH5921whoredomssinceH3588the days ofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; for inherH5921youthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271theylayשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901withherH5921, and they bruised the teats ofherH5921virginityבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331: and theypouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210outH8210their whoredomuponH5921herH5921.

9Wherefore Ideliveredנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414herH5921intoH5921thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofherH5921loversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157,intoH5921thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of the Assyrians,uponH5921whomH834sheH834doted.

10Theseהֵמָּה֮he.MahH1992discoveredherH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172: theytookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947herH1540sonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121andherH1540daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, andherH1540theyslewהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719: and shebecameH1961abywordשֵׁם֙shemH8034amongwomenלַנָּשִׁ֔יםla.na.ShimH802; for they executedjudgmentsוּשְׁפוּטִ֖יםu.she.fu.TimH8196uponH1961herH1540.

11AndherH7200sisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Oholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawH7200this, yet was shemoreמִמֶּ֑נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480corruptוַתַּשְׁחֵ֥תva.tash.ChetH7843inherH7200dotingthanH4480she, and inherH7200whoredoms which weremoreH4480thanH4480the whoredoms ofherH7200sisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

12She doteduponH413the Assyrians,governorsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִ֤יםu.se.ga.NimH5461,herH3605neighbours,clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֣יle.vu.SheiH3847most gorgeously,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֣יro.khe.VeiH7392uponH413horsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483,allH3605of themdesirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngבְּנֵי֩be.NeiH1121menבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970.

13And Isawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200thatsheכִּ֣יkiH3588wasdefiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930; theybothH8147tookH8147onewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870.

14And sheincreasedוַתּ֖וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254herאֶל־'el-H413whoredoms; for shesawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200menH376pourtrayeduponעַל־'al-H5921thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023, theimagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778pourtrayed withvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15girdedחֲגוֹרֵ֨יcha.go.ReiH2289with girdles upon theirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975, exceeding in dyed attire upon theirheadsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them princes to look upon,afterH776thelikenessדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823of theBabyloniansH3778inChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of their nativity.

16And as soon as she saw them she doteduponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them, andsentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto themintoאֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH413Chaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17And the Babylonianscameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toherH413intoH413thebedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904ofloveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730; and theydefiledH2930herH413with their whoredom, and she was polluted with them, andherH413soulנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315wasalienatedוַתֵּ֥קַעva.Te.ka'H3363from them.

18SoH834sheH834discoveredherH1540whoredoms, and discoveredherH1540nakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑הּ'er.va.TahH6172: then mysoulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315wasalienatedH5361fromherH1540, like as mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315wasalienatedH5361fromherH1540sisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

19YetsheH834multipliedוַתַּרְבֶּ֖הva.tar.BehH7235herH3117whoredoms,rememberingלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofherH3117youthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271,whereinH834sheH834hadplayedH2181theharlotH2181in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20AndsheH834doteduponעַ֖ל'alH5921theirparamoursפִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑םpi.lag.shei.HemH6370,whoseH834fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320is as thefleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320of asses, andwhoseH834issueוְזִרְמַ֥תve.zir.MatH2231is like theissueזִרְמָתָֽם׃zir.ma.TamH2231ofhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.

21Thusלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thou calledst to remembrance thelewdnessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of thyyouthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, in the bruising of thy teats by theEgyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for thebreastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699of thyyouthנְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ סne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271.

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