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Ezekiel 20:1-8

1And it came to pass in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141, in thefifthבַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ba.cha.mi.ShiH2549month, thetenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218day of themonthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, thatcertainאֲנָשִׁ֛ים'a.na.ShimH582of theeldersמִזִּקְנֵ֥יmi.zik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478cameבָּ֧אוּBa.'uH935toenquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andsatוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427beforeלְפָנָֽי׃ סle.fa.NaiH6440me.

2Then came thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֞רda.BerH1696to theeldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069; Are yecomeבָּאִ֑יםba.'ImH935toenquireהֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁha.lid.RoshH1875of me? As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִֽה׃Yah.wehH3069, I will not beenquiredאִדָּרֵ֣שׁ'i.da.ReshH1875of by you.

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:

5Andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069; In thedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117when Ichoseבָּחֳרִ֣יbo.cho.RiH977Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and liftedupוָאֶשָּׂ֣אva.'e.Sa'H5375myhandיָדִ֗יya.DiH3027to theseedלְזֶ֙רַע֙le.Ze.ra'H2233of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and made myselfknownוָאִוָּדַ֥עva.'i.va.Da'H3045to them in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, when Iliftedוָאֶשָּׂ֨אva.'e.Sa'H5375up myhandיָדִ֤יya.DiH3027to them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430;

6In thedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that I liftedupנָשָׂ֤אתִיna.Sa.tiH5375myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027to them, to bring themforthלְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖םle.ho.tzi.'AmH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714into alandאֶ֜רֶץ'E.retzH776that I had searchedoutתַּ֣רְתִּיTar.tiH8446for them,flowingזָבַ֤תza.VatH2100withmilkחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, which is thegloryצְבִ֥יtze.ViH6643of alllandsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776:

7Thensaidוָאֹמַ֣רva.'o.MarH559I to them, Cast yeawayהַשְׁלִ֔יכוּhash.Li.khuH7993everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of hiseyesעֵינָיו֙'ei.NavH5869, anddefileתִּטַּמָּ֑אוּti.ta.Ma.'uH2930not yourselves with theidolsוּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥יu.ve.gi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: I am theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430.

8But theyrebelledוַיַּמְרוּ־vai.yam.ru-H4784against me, andwouldאָבוּ֙'a.VuH14nothearkenלִּשְׁמֹ֣עַlish.Mo.a'H8085to me: they did not everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376castawayהִשְׁלִ֔יכוּhish.Li.khuH7993theabominationsשִׁקּוּצֵ֤יshi.ku.TzeiH8251of theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶם֙'ei.nei.HemH5869, neither did theyforsakeעָזָ֑בוּ'a.Za.vuH5800theidolsגִּלּוּלֵ֥יgi.lu.LeiH1544ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714: then Isaidוָאֹמַ֞רva.'o.MarH559, I will pouroutלִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְlish.PokhH8210myfuryחֲמָתִ֣יcha.ma.TiH2534upon them, toaccomplishלְכַלּ֤וֹתle.kha.LotH3615myangerאַפִּי֙'a.PiH639against them in themidstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

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