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Ezekiel 33:1-17

1Again thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakדַּבֵּ֤רda.BerH1696to thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, When Ibringאָבִ֥יא'a.Vi'H935theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719upon alandאֶ֕רֶץ'E.retzH776, if thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971of thelandהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776takeוְלָקְח֨וּve.la.ke.ChuH3947aאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376from amongthemמִקְצֵיהֶ֔םmik.tzei.HemH7097, andsetוְנָתְנ֥וּve.na.te.NuH5414him for theirwatchmanלְצֹפֶֽה׃le.tzo.PehH6822:

3If when heseethוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200theswordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935upon thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, he shallblowוְתָקַ֥עve.ta.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֖רba.sho.FarH7782, andwarnוְהִזְהִ֥ירve.hiz.HirH2094thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971;

4Thenwhoeverוְשָׁמַ֨עve.sha.Ma'H8085hearethהַשֹּׁמֵ֜עַha.sho.Me.a'H8085thesoundק֤וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָר֙ha.sho.FarH7782, and taketh notwarningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094; if theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719willcomeוַתָּ֥בוֹאva.Ta.Vo'H935, and take himawayוַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּva.ti.ka.Che.huH3947, hisbloodדָּמ֥וֹda.MoH1818shall be upon his ownheadבְרֹאשׁ֖וֹve.ro.ShoH7218.

5Heheardשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085thesoundק֨וֹלKolH6963of thetrumpetהַשּׁוֹפָ֤רha.sho.FarH7782, and took notwarningנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094; hisbloodדָּמ֖וֹda.MoH1818shall be upon him. But he that takethwarningנִזְהָ֖רniz.HarH2094shalldeliverמִלֵּֽט׃mi.LetH4422hissoulנַפְשׁ֥וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

6But if thewatchmanוְ֠הַצֹּפֶהVe.ha.tzo.fehH6822willseeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200theswordהַחֶ֜רֶבha.Che.revH2719comeבָּאָ֗הba.'AhH935, andblowתָקַ֤עta.Ka'H8628not thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָר֙ba.sho.FarH7782, and thepeopleוְהָעָ֣םve.ha.'AmH5971be notwarnedנִזְהָ֔רniz.HarH2094; if theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719willcomeוַתָּב֣וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935, andtakeוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947anypersonנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315from among them, he is takenawayנִלְקָ֔חnil.KachH3947in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771; but hisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818will Irequireאֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ ס'ed.RoshH1875at thewatchman’sהַצֹּפֶ֥הha.tzo.PehH6822handמִיַּֽד־mi.yad-H3027.

7So thou, Osonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120, I havesetנְתַתִּ֖יךָne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee awatchmanצֹפֶ֥הtzo.PehH6822to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; therefore thou shalthearוְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ve.sha.ma'.TaH8085thewordדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697at mymouthמִפִּי֙mi.PiH6310, andwarnוְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ve.hiz.har.TaH2094them from me.

8When Isayבְּאָמְרִ֣יbe.'a.me.RiH559to thewickedלָרָשָׁ֗עla.ra.Sha'H7563, Owickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563man, thou shaltsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֔וּתta.MutH4191; if thou dost notspeakדִבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696towarnלְהַזְהִ֥ירle.haz.HirH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֖עra.Sha'H7563from hiswayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, thatwickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563man shalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771; but hisbloodוְדָמ֖וֹve.da.MoH1818will Irequireאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃'a.va.KeshH1245at thyhandמִיָּדְךָ֥mi.ya.de.KhaH3027.

9Nevertheless, if thou shaltwarnהִזְהַ֨רְתָּhiz.Har.taH2094thewickedרָשָׁ֤עra.Sha'H7563of hiswayמִדַּרְכּוֹ֙mi.dar.KoH1870toturnלָשׁ֣וּבla.ShuvH7725from it; if he will notturnשָׁ֖בshavH7725from hiswayמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, he shalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191in hisiniquityבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹba.'a.vo.NoH5771; but thou hastdeliveredהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סhi.Tzal.taH5337thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315.

10Therefore, O thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,speakאֱמֹר֙'e.MorH559to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Thus yespeakאֲמַרְתֶּם֙'a.mar.TemH559,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, If ourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֥ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588and oursinsוְחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403are upon us, and we pineawayנְמַקִּ֖יםne.ma.KimH4743in them, how should we thenliveנִֽחְיֶֽה׃Nich.YehH2421?

11Sayאֱמֹ֨ר'e.MorH559to them, As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻ֣ם׀ne.'UmH5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069, I have nopleasureאֶחְפֹּץ֙'ech.PotzH2654in thedeathבְּמ֣וֹתbe.MotH4194of thewickedהָרָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563; but that thewickedרָשָׁ֛עra.Sha'H7563shouldturnבְּשׁ֥וּבbe.ShuvH7725from hiswayמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹmi.dar.KoH1870andliveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421:turnשׁ֣וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye,turnשׁ֜וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye from yourevilהָרָעִ֛יםha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֧םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870; for why will yedieתָמ֖וּתוּta.Mu.tuH4191, Ohouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478?

12Therefore, thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,sayאֱמֹ֤ר'e.MorH559to thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971, Therighteousnessצִדְקַ֣תtzid.KatH6666of therighteousהַצַּדִּ֗יקha.tza.DikH6662shall notdeliverתַצִּילֶ֙נּוּ֙ta.tzi.Le.nuH5337him in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of histransgressionפִּשְׁע֔וֹpish.'OH6588: as for thewickednessוְרִשְׁעַ֤תve.rish.'AtH7564of thewickedהָֽרָשָׁע֙ha.ra.Sha'H7563, he shall notfallיִכָּ֣שֶׁלyi.Ka.shelH3782by it in thedayבְּי֖וֹםbe.YomH3117that heturnethשׁוּב֣וֹshu.VoH7725from hiswickednessמֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹme.rish.'OH7562; neither shall therighteousוְצַדִּ֗יקve.tza.DikH6662beableיוּכַ֛לyu.KhalH3201toliveלִֽחְי֥וֹתlich.YotH2421for his righteousness in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117that hesinnethחֲטֹאתֽוֹ׃cha.to.ToH2398.

13When I shallsayבְּאָמְרִ֤יbe.'a.me.RiH559to therighteousלַצַּדִּיק֙la.tza.DikH6662, that he shallsurelyחָיֹ֣הcha.YohH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הyich.YehH2421; if he willtrustבָטַ֥חva.TachH982to his ownrighteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666, andcommitוְעָ֣שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766, all hisrighteousnessesצִדְקֹתָיו֙tzid.ka.tovH6666shall not berememberedתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142; but for hisiniquityוּבְעַוְל֥וֹu.ve.'av.LoH5766that he hathcommittedעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213, he shalldieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191for it.

14Again, when Isayוּבְאָמְרִ֥יu.ve.'a.me.RiH559to thewickedלָֽרָשָׁ֖עla.ra.Sha'H7563, Thou shaltsurelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֑וּתta.MutH4191; if he willturnוְשָׁב֙ve.ShavH7725from hissinמֵֽחַטָּאת֔וֹme.cha.ta.ToH2403, anddoוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666;

15If thewickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563willrestoreיָשִׁ֤יבya.ShivH7725thepledgeחֲבֹ֨לcha.VolH2258, giveagainיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999that which he hadrobbedגְּזֵלָ֣הge.ze.LahH1500,walkהָלַ֔ךְha.LakhH1980in thestatutesבְּחֻקּ֤וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708oflifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416, withoutcommittingעֲשׂ֣וֹתa.SotH6213iniquityעָ֑וֶל'A.velH5766; he shallsurelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421, he shall notdieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

16None of hissinsחַטֹּאתָיו֙cha.ta.tovH2403that he hathcommittedחָטָ֔אcha.Ta'H2398shall bementionedתִזָּכַ֖רְנָהti.za.Khar.nahH2142to him: he hathdoneעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213that which islawfulמִשְׁפָּ֧טmish.PatH4941andrightוּצְדָקָ֛הu.tze.da.KahH6666; he shallsurelyחָי֥וֹcha.YoH2421liveיִֽחְיֶֽה׃Yich.YehH2421.

17Yet thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971sayוְאָמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559, Thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136is notequalיִתָּכֵ֖ןyi.ta.KhenH8505: but as for them, theirwayדַּרְכָּ֥םdar.KamH1870is notequalיִתָּכֵֽן׃yi.ta.KhenH8505.

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