Revised Version 1895

Ezekiel 3:1-11

1And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,eatאֱכ֑וֹל'e.KholH398that thou findest;eatאֱכוֹל֙'e.khOlH398this roll, and go,speakדַּבֵּ֖רda.BerH1696unto thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2SoH6310Iopenedוָאֶפְתַּ֖חva.'ef.TachH6605mymouthפִּ֑יPiH6310, and he causedmeH398toeatוַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִיvai.Ya.'a.khi.Le.niH398the roll.

3And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,causeH5414thybellyבִּטְנְךָ֤bit.ne.KhaH990toeatתַֽאֲכֵל֙ta.'a.KhelH398, andfillתְמַלֵּ֔אte.ma.Le'H4390thybowelsוּמֵעֶ֣יךָu.me.'Ei.khaH4578with this roll that IgiveH5414thee. Thendidאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Ieatוָאֹ֣כְלָ֔הva.'O.khe.LahH398it; and it was in mymouthבְּפִ֖יbe.FiH6310ashoneyכִּדְבַ֥שׁkid.VashH1706for sweetness.

4And hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,goבֹּא֙bo'H935,getH935thee unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ve.di.bar.TaH1696with mywordsבִדְבָרַ֖יvid.va.RaiH1697unto them.

5For thou artnotלֹא֩lo'H3808sentשָׁל֑וּחַsha.Lu.achH7971to apeopleעַ֨ם'amH5971of a strangespeechשָׂפָ֛הsa.FahH8193and of anhardH1004languageלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956, but to thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

6notH3808tomanyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971of a strangespeechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193and of anhardוְכִבְדֵ֣יve.khiv.DeiH3515languageלָשׁ֔וֹןla.ShonH3956,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wordsדִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.HemH1697thou canstnotH3808understandH8085.SurelyH518,ifH518Isentשְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָshe.lach.Ti.khaH7971thee to them, they would hearken unto thee.

7But thehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478willnotH3808hearken unto thee; for they willnotH3808hearken untomeH413: forallכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478are of anhardוּקְשֵׁי־u.ke.shei-H7186foreheadמֵ֥צַחMe.tzachH4696and of a stiffheartלֵ֖בlevH3820.

8Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havemadeנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thyfaceH6440hardחֲזָקִ֖יםcha.za.KimH2389againstH6440theirfacesH6440, and thyforeheadמִצְחֲךָ֥mitz.cha.KhaH4696hardחָזָ֖קcha.ZakH2389againstH6440theirforeheadsמִצְחָֽם׃mitz.ChamH4696.

9As anadamantH2389harderחָזָ֥קcha.ZakH2389thanH3808flintמִצֹּ֖רmi.TzorH6864have Imadeנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thyforeheadמִצְחֶ֑ךָmitz.Che.khaH4696:fearתִירָ֤אti.Ra'H3372themnotH3808,neitherH3808bedismayedתֵחַ֣תte.ChatH2865at their looks,thoughכִּ֛יkiH3588they be arebelliousמְרִ֖יme.RiH4805houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.

10MoreoverH1696hesaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeH413,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120,allכָּל־kol-H3605mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697that I shaltspeakאֲדַבֵּ֣ר'a.da.BerH1696unto theereceiveקַ֥חkachH3947in thineheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824, andhearשְׁמָֽע׃she.Ma'H8085with thineearsוּבְאָזְנֶ֥יךָu.ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241.

11Andgoבֹּ֤אbo'H935,getH935thee to them of the captivity, unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.khaH5971, andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.TaH1696unto them, andtellH559them,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136;whetherאִֽם־'im-H518they willhearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085, orwhetherוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they will forbear.

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