Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 23:3-8

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.

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