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Ezekiel 23:3-21

3And they committedharlotriesוַתִּזְנֶ֣ינָהva.tiz.Nei.nahH2181inEgyptבְמִצְרַ֔יִםve.mitz.Ra.yimH4714; they committedharlotriesזָנ֑וּza.NuH2181in theiryouthבִּנְעוּרֵיהֶ֖ןbin.'u.rei.HenH5271: there were theirbreastsשְׁדֵיהֶ֔ןshe.dei.HenH7699pressedמֹעֲכ֣וּmo.'a.KhuH4600, and there theybruisedעִשּׂ֔וּ'i.SuH6213theteatsדַּדֵּ֖יda.DeiH1717of theirvirginityבְּתוּלֵיהֶֽן׃be.tu.lei.HenH1331.

4And thenamesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֗ןu.she.mo.TanH8034of them wereAholahאָהֳלָ֤ה'o.ho.LahH170theelderהַגְּדוֹלָה֙ha.ge.do.LahH1419, andAholibahוְאָהֳלִיבָ֣הve.'o.ho.li.VahH172hersisterאֲחוֹתָ֔הּ'a.cho.TahH269: and they were mine, and theyboreוַתֵּלַ֖דְנָהva.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121anddaughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323. Thus were theirnamesוּשְׁמוֹתָ֕ןu.she.mo.TanH8034;Samariaשֹׁמְר֣וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isAholahאָהֳלָ֔ה'o.ho.LahH170, andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389Aholibahאָהֳלִיבָֽה׃'o.ho.li.VahH172.

5AndAholahאָהֳלָ֖ה'o.ho.LahH170played theharlotוַתִּ֥זֶןva.Ti.zenH2181when she wasmineתַּחְתָּ֑יtach.TaiH8478; and shedotedוַתַּעְגַּב֙va.ta'.GavH5689on herloversמְאַהֲבֶ֔יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, on theAssyriansאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804herneighboursקְרוֹבִֽים׃ke.ro.VimH7138,

6Who wereclothedלְבֻשֵׁ֤יle.vu.SheiH3847withblueתְכֵ֙לֶת֙te.Khe.letH8504,captainsפַּח֣וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִ֔יםu.se.ga.NimH5461, all of themdesirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngmenבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֕יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֖יro.khe.VeiH7392uponhorsesסוּסִֽים׃su.SimH5483.

7Thus shecommittedוַתִּתֵּ֤ןva.ti.TenH5414herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֙יהָ֙taz.nu.Tei.haH8457with them, with all them that were thechosenמִבְחַ֥רmiv.CharH4005menבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, and with all on whom shedotedעָֽגְבָ֛ה'a.ge.VahH5689: with all theiridolsגִּלּוּלֵיהֶ֖םgi.lu.lei.HemH1544shedefiledנִטְמָֽאָה׃nit.Ma.'ahH2930herself.

8Neitherleftעָזָ֔בָה'a.Za.vahH5800she herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֤יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457brought fromEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714: for in heryouthבִנְעוּרֶ֔יהָvin.'u.Rei.haH5271theylayשָׁכְב֣וּsha.khe.VuH7901with her, and theybruisedעִשּׂ֖וּ'i.SuH6213thebreastsדַּדֵּ֣יda.DeiH1717of hervirginityבְתוּלֶ֑יהָve.tu.Lei.haH1331, andpouredוַיִּשְׁפְּכ֥וּvai.yish.pe.KhuH8210theirlustתַזְנוּתָ֖םtaz.nu.TamH8457upon her.

9Therefore I havedeliveredנְתַתִּ֖יהָne.ta.Ti.haH5414her into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of herloversמְאַֽהֲבֶ֑יהָme.'a.ha.Vei.haH157, into thehandבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027of theAssyriansבְּנֵ֣י אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804, upon whom shedotedעָגְבָ֖ה'a.ge.VahH5689.

10Theseuncoveredגִּלּ֣וּgi.LuH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָהּ֒'er.va.TahH6172: theytookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947hersonsבָּנֶ֤יהָba.Nei.haH1121and herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֙יהָ֙u.ve.no.Tei.haH1323, andslewהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026her with theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719: and she became abywordשֵׁם֙shemH8034amongwomenלַנָּשִׁ֔יםla.na.ShimH802; for they hadexecutedעָ֥שׂוּ'A.suH6213judgmentוּשְׁפוּטִ֖יםu.she.fu.TimH8196upon her.

11And when hersisterאֲחוֹתָ֣הּ'a.cho.TahH269Aholibahאָהֳלִיבָ֔ה'o.ho.li.VahH172sawוַתֵּ֙רֶא֙va.Te.re'H7200this, she was morecorruptוַתַּשְׁחֵ֥תva.tash.ChetH7843in her inordinateloveעַגְבָתָ֖הּ'ag.va.TahH5691than she, and in herharlotriesתַּ֨זְנוּתֶ֔יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457more than hersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269in herharlotriesמִזְּנוּנֵ֖יmi.ze.nu.NeiH2183.

12Shedotedעָגָ֜בָה'a.Ga.vahH5689upon theAssyriansבְּנֵי֩ אַשּׁ֨וּרbe.Nei 'a.ShurH1121 H804herneighboursקְרֹבִים֙ke.ro.VimH7138,captainsפַּח֨וֹתpa.ChotH6346andrulersוּסְגָנִ֤יםu.se.ga.NimH5461clothedלְבֻשֵׁ֣יle.vu.SheiH3847mostgorgeouslyמִכְל֔וֹלmikh.LolH4358,horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֖יםpa.ra.ShimH6571ridingרֹכְבֵ֣יro.khe.VeiH7392uponhorsesסוּסִ֑יםsu.SimH5483, all of themdesirableחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531youngmenבַּח֥וּרֵיba.Chu.reiH970.

13Then Isawוָאֵ֖רֶאva.'E.re'H7200that she wasdefiledנִטְמָ֑אָהnit.Ma.'ahH2930, that they tookbothלִשְׁתֵּיהֶֽן׃lish.tei.HenH8147oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,

14And that sheincreasedוַתּ֖וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457: for when shesawוַתֵּ֗רֶאva.Te.re'H7200menאַנְשֵׁי֙'an.SheiH582portrayedמְחֻקֶּ֣הme.chu.KehH2707upon thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023, theimagesצַלְמֵ֣יtzal.MeiH6754of theChaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֔יםkhas.di.yimH3778portrayedחֲקֻקִ֖יםcha.ku.KimH2710withvermilionבַּשָּׁשַֽׁר׃ba.sha.SharH8350,

15Girdedחֲגוֹרֵ֨יcha.go.ReiH2289withbeltsאֵז֜וֹר'e.ZorH232upon theirloinsבְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֗םbe.ma.te.nei.HemH4975,flowingסְרוּחֵ֤יse.ru.CheiH5628turbansטְבוּלִים֙te.vu.LimH2871upon theirheadsבְּרָ֣אשֵׁיהֶ֔םbe.Ra.shei.HemH7218, all of themprincesשָׁלִשִׁ֖יםsha.li.ShimH7991to looktoמַרְאֵ֥הmar.'EhH4758, after themannerדְּמ֤וּתde.MutH1823of theBabyloniansבְּנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙be.nei- va.VelH1121 H894ofChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of theirnativityמוֹלַדְתָּֽם׃mo.lad.TamH4138:

16And as soon as shesawלְמַרְאֵ֣הle.mar.'EhH4758them with hereyesעֵינֶ֑יהָ'ei.Nei.haH5869, shedotedוַתַּעְגְּבָ֥הva.ta'.gavhH5689upon them, andsentוַתִּשְׁלַ֧חva.tish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֛יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to them intoChaldeaכַּשְׂדִּֽימָה׃kas.Di.mahH3778.

17And theBabyloniansבְנֵֽי־ בָבֶל֙ve.nei- va.VelH1121 H894cameוַיָּבֹ֨אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to her into thebedלְמִשְׁכַּ֣בle.mish.KavH4904ofloveדֹּדִ֔יםdo.DimH1730, and theydefiledוַיְטַמְּא֥וּvay.ta.me.'UH2930her with theirimmoralityבְּתַזְנוּתָ֑םbe.taz.nu.TamH8457, and she waspollutedוַתִּ֨טְמָא־va.Tit.ma'-H2930with them, and hermindנַפְשָׁ֖הּnaf.ShahH5315wasalienatedוַתֵּ֥קַעva.Te.ka'H3363from them.

18So sherevealedוַתְּגַל֙va.te.GalH1540herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֔יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457, anduncoveredוַתְּגַ֖לva.te.GalH1540hernakednessעֶרְוָתָ֑הּ'er.va.TahH6172: then mymindנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315wasalienatedוַתֵּ֤קַעva.Te.ka'H3363from her, as mymindנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315wasalienatedנָקְעָ֥הna.ke.'AhH5361from hersisterאֲחוֹתָֽהּ׃'a.cho.TahH269.

19Yet shemultipliedוַתַּרְבֶּ֖הva.tar.BehH7235herharlotriesתַּזְנוּתֶ֑יהָtaz.nu.Tei.haH8457, in calling toremembranceלִזְכֹּר֙liz.KorH2142thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of heryouthנְעוּרֶ֔יהָne.'u.Rei.haH5271, when she had played theharlotזָנְתָ֖הza.ne.TahH2181in thelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

20For shedotedוַֽתַּעְגְּבָ֔הva.ta'.ge.VahH5689upon theirparamoursפִּֽלַגְשֵׁיהֶ֑םpi.lag.shei.HemH6370, whosefleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320is as thefleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320ofdonkeysחֲמוֹרִים֙cha.mo.RimH2543, and whoseissueוְזִרְמַ֥תve.zir.MatH2231is like theissueזִרְמָתָֽם׃zir.ma.TamH2231ofhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483.

21Thus thou didst call toremembranceוַֽתִּפְקְדִ֔יva.tif.ke.DiH6485thelewdnessזִמַּ֣תzi.MatH2154of thyyouthנְעוּרָ֑יִךְne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271, inbruisingבַּעְשׂ֤וֹתba'.SotH6213thyteatsדַּדַּ֔יִךְda.Da.yikhH1717by theEgyptiansמִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714for thebreastsשְׁדֵ֥יshe.DeiH7699of thyyouthנְעוּרָֽיִךְ׃ סne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271.

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