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Ezekiel 37

1Thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068was upon me, and carried meoutוַיּוֹצִאֵ֤נִיvai.yo.tzi.'E.niH3318in thespiritבְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and set medownוַיְנִיחֵ֖נִיvay.ni.Che.niH5117in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thevalleyהַבִּקְעָ֑הha.bik.'AhH1237which wasfullמְלֵאָ֥הme.le.'AhH4392ofbonesעֲצָמֽוֹת׃a.tza.MotH6106,

2And caused me topassוְהֶעֱבִירַ֥נִיve.he.'e.vi.Ra.niH5674by them on everysideH5439: and, behold, there wereveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227in theopenפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440valleyהַבִּקְעָ֔הha.bik.'AhH1237; and, lo, they wereveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966dryיְבֵשׁ֥וֹתye.ve.ShotH3002.

3And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, can thesebonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106liveהֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָהha.tich.Yei.nahH2421? And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, OLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069, thouknowestיָדָֽעְתָּ׃ya.Da.'e.taH3045.

4Again hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012upon thesebonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, O yedryהַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹתhay.ve.ShotH3002bonesהָעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106,hearשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5Thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069to thesebonesלָעֲצָמ֖וֹתla.'a.tza.MotH6106; Behold, I will causebreathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307toenterמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935into you, and ye shallliveוִחְיִיתֶֽם׃vich.yi.TemH2421:

6And I willlayוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414sinewsגִּדִ֜יםgi.DimH1517upon you, and will bringupוְֽהַעֲלֵתִ֧יve.ha.'al.TiH5927fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320upon you, andcoverוְקָרַמְתִּ֤יve.ka.ram.TiH7159you withskinע֔וֹרorH5785, andputוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414breathר֖וּחַRu.achH7307in you, and ye shallliveוִחְיִיתֶ֑םvich.yi.TemH2421; and ye shallknowוִידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7So Iprophesiedוְנִבֵּ֖אתִיve.ni.Be.tiH5012as I wascommandedצֻוֵּ֑יתִיtzu.Vei.tiH6680: and as Iprophesiedכְּהִנָּֽבְאִי֙ke.hi.na.ve.'IH5012, there was anoiseק֤וֹלKolH6963, and behold ashakingרַ֔עַשׁRa.'ashH7494, and thebonesעֲצָמ֔וֹתa.tza.MotH6106cametogetherוַתִּקְרְב֣וּva.tik.re.VuH7126,boneעֶ֖צֶם'E.tzemH6106to hisboneעַצְמֽוֹ׃atz.MoH6106.

8And when Ibeheldוְרָאִ֜יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200, lo, thesinewsגִּדִים֙gi.DimH1517and thefleshוּבָשָׂ֣רu.va.SarH1320cameupעָלָ֔ה'a.LahH5927upon them, and theskinע֖וֹרorH5785coveredוַיִּקְרַ֧םvai.yik.RamH7159themaboveמִלְמָ֑עְלָהmil.Ma.'e.lahH4605: but there was nobreathוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307in them.

9Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he to me,Prophesyהִנָּבֵ֖אhi.na.Ve'H5012to thewindהָר֑וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,prophesyהִנָּבֵ֣אhi.na.Ve'H5012,sonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָ֠דָם'A.domH120, andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֨ve.'a.mar.TaH559to thewindהָר֜וּחַha.Ru.achH7307, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069;Comeבֹּ֣אִיBo.'iH935from thefourמֵאַרְבַּ֤עme.'ar.Ba'H702windsרוּחוֹת֙ru.chOtH7307, Obreathהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307, andbreatheוּפְחִ֛יu.fe.ChiH5301upon theseslainבַּהֲרוּגִ֥יםba.ha.ru.GimH2026, that they mayliveוְיִֽחְיֽוּ׃ve.Yich.YuH2421.

10So Iprophesiedוְהִנַּבֵּ֖אתִיve.hi.na.Be.tiH5012as hecommandedצִוָּ֑נִיtzi.Va.niH6680me, and thebreathהָר֜וּחַha.Ru.achH7307cameוַתָּבוֹא֩va.ta.Vo'H935into them, and theylivedוַיִּֽחְי֗וּvai.yich.YuH2421, and stoodupוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975upon theirfeetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272, anexceedingH3966greatגָּד֥וֹלga.DolH1419armyחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428.

11Then hesaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559to me,Sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֕ם'a.DamH120, thesebonesהָעֲצָמ֣וֹתha.'a.tza.MotH6106are the wholehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: behold, theysayאֹמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559, Ourbonesעַצְמוֹתֵ֛ינוּatz.mo.Tei.nuH6106aredriedיָבְשׁ֧וּya.ve.ShuH3001, and ourhopeתִקְוָתֵ֖נוּtik.va.Te.nuH8615islostוְאָבְדָ֥הve.'a.ve.DahH6: we are cutoffנִגְזַ֥רְנוּnig.Zar.nuH1504on our part.

12Thereforeprophesyהִנָּבֵ֨אhi.na.Ve'H5012andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֜ve.'a.mar.TaH559to them, Thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069; Behold, O mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971, I willopenפֹתֵ֜חַfo.Te.achH6605yourgravesקִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םkiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913, and cause you tocomeוְהַעֲלֵיתִ֥יve.ha.'a.lei.TiH5927out of yourgravesמִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmi.kiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913, andbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935you into thelandאַדְמַ֥ת'ad.MatH127ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And ye shallknowוִֽידַעְתֶּ֖םvi.da'.TemH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, when I haveopenedבְּפִתְחִ֣יbe.fit.ChiH6605yourgravesקִבְרֽוֹתֵיכֶ֗םkiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913, O mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971, and broughtyouוּבְהַעֲלוֹתִ֥יu.ve.ha.'a.lo.TiH5927out of yourgravesמִקִּבְרוֹתֵיכֶ֖םmi.kiv.ro.tei.KhemH6913,

14And shallputוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414myspiritרוּחִ֤יru.ChiH7307in you, and ye shallliveוִחְיִיתֶ֔םvich.yi.TemH2421, and I shallplaceH3240you in your ownlandאַדְמַתְכֶ֑ם'ad.mat.KhemH127: then shall yeknowוִידַעְתֶּ֞םvi.da'.TemH3045that I theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068havespokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696it, andperformedוְעָשִׂ֖יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213it,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

15Thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came again to me,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Moreover, thousonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmanאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120,takeקַח־kach-H3947theeoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789upon it, ForJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063, and for thechildrenוְלִבְנֵ֥יve.liv.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hiscompanionsחֲבֵרָ֑יוcha.ve.rovH2270: thentakeוּלְקַח֙u.le.KachH3947anotherאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, andwriteוּכְת֣וֹבu.khe.TovH3789upon it, ForJosephלְיוֹסֵף֙le.yo.SefH3130, thestickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and for all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hiscompanionsחֲבֵרָֽיו׃cha.ve.rovH2270:

17Andjoinוְקָרַ֨בve.ka.RavH7126themoneאֶחָ֧ד'e.ChadH259toanotherאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259intooneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086; and they shall becomeoneלַאֲחָדִ֖יםla.'a.cha.DimH259in thyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

18And when thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of thypeopleעַמְּךָ֖'a.me.KhaH5971shallspeakיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Wilt thou notshowתַגִּ֥ידta.GidH5046us what thou meanest by these?

19Sayדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696to them, Thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069; Behold, I willtakeלֹקֵ֜חַlo.Ke.achH3947thestickעֵ֤ץ'etzH6086ofJosephיוֹסֵף֙yo.SefH3130, which is in thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thetribesוְשִׁבְטֵ֥יve.shiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hiscompanionsחֲבֵרָ֑יוchev.rovH2270, and willputוְנָתַתִּי֩ve.na.ta.TiH5414them with him, even with thestickעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, andmakeוַֽעֲשִׂיתִם֙va.'a.si.TimH6213themoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259stickלְעֵ֣ץle.'EtzH6086, and they shall beoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259in myhandבְּיָדִֽי׃be.ya.DiH3027.

20And thesticksהָעֵצִ֜יםha.'e.TzimH6086on which thouwritestתִּכְתֹּ֧בtikh.ToH3789shall be in thyhandבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027before theireyesלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃le.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

21Andsayוְדַבֵּ֣רve.da.BerH1696to them, Thussaithאָמַר֮'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֒Yah.wehH3069; Behold, I willtakeלֹקֵ֙חַ֙lo.Ke.achH3947thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromamongמִבֵּ֥יןmi.BeinH996theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471, where they aregoneהָֽלְכוּ־hal.khu-H1980, and willgatherוְקִבַּצְתִּ֤יve.ki.batz.TiH6908them on everysideמִסָּבִ֔יבmi.sa.VivH5439, andbringוְהֵבֵאתִ֥יve.he.ve.TiH935them into their ownlandאַדְמָתָֽם׃'ad.ma.TamH127:

22And I willmakeוְעָשִׂ֣יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213themoneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259nationלְג֨וֹיle.GoyH1471in thelandבָּאָ֙רֶץ֙ba.'A.retzH776upon themountainsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andoneאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259kingוּמֶ֧לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428shall bekingלְמֶ֑לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428to them all: and they shallbeH5750no moretwoלִשְׁנֵ֣יlish.NeiH8147nationsגוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, neither shall they bedividedיֵחָ֥צוּye.Cha.tzuH2673intotwoלִשְׁתֵּ֥יlish.TeiH8147kingdomsמַמְלָכ֖וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467any more at all:

23Neither shall theydefileיִֽטַמְּא֣וּyi.ta.me.'UH2930themselves any more with theiridolsבְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙be.gi.lu.lei.HemH1544, nor with their detestablethingsוּבְשִׁקּ֣וּצֵיהֶ֔םu.ve.shi.Ku.tzei.HemH8251, nor with any of theirtransgressionsפִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑םpish.'ei.HemH6588: but I willsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתִּ֣יve.ho.sha'.TiH3467them out of all theirdwellingplacesמוֹשְׁבֹֽתֵיהֶם֙mo.she.vo.tei.HemH4186, in which they havesinnedחָטְא֣וּcha.te.'UH2398, and willcleanseוְטִהַרְתִּ֤יve.ti.har.TiH2891them: so shall they be mypeopleלְעָ֔םle.'AmH5971, and I will be theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

24AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732myservantוְעַבְדִּ֤יve.'av.DiH5650shall bekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over them; and they all shall haveoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259shepherdוְרוֹעֶ֥הve.ro.'EhH7462: they shall alsowalkH3212in myjudgmentsוּבְמִשְׁפָּטַ֣יu.ve.mish.pa.TaiH4941, andobserveיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֥יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708, anddoוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213them.

25And they shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֣וּve.ya.she.VuH3427in thelandהָאָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776that I havegivenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414toJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290myservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650, in which yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1havedweltיָֽשְׁבוּ־ya.she.vu-H3427; and they shalldwellוְיָשְׁב֣וּve.ya.she.VuH3427in it, even they, and theirchildrenוּבְנֵיהֶ֞םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, and theirchildren’sוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיהֶם֙ve.nei.HemH1121foreverעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769: and myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732shall be theirprinceנָשִׂ֥יאna.Si'H5387forעַד־'ad-H5704everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26Moreover I willmakeוְכָרַתִּ֤יve.kha.ra.TiH3772acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965with them; it shall be aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285with them: and I willplaceוּנְתַתִּים֙u.ne.ta.TimH5414them, andmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֣יve.hir.bei.TiH7235them, and willsetוְנָתַתִּ֧יve.na.ta.TiH5414mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432of them forevermoreלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

27Mytabernacleמִשְׁכָּנִי֙mish.ka.NiH4908also shall be with them: yea, I will be theirGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430, and they shall be mypeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971.

28And theheathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shallknowוְיָֽדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045that I theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068sanctifiethמְקַדֵּ֖שׁme.ka.DeshH6942Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, when mysanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֛יmik.da.ShiH4720shall be in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֖םbe.to.KhamH8432of them forevermoreלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 37

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