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Ezekiel

Chapter 20
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y ׀ bּashshּana֣h hashshּebiy'i֗yt bּaֽchamishshiy֙ bּe'ashs֣or lacho֔deshsh bּa֧'u 'anashshi֛ym mizּiqene֥y yishsera'e֖l lidero֣shsh 'et-yehva֑h vayּeshsheb֖u lepanaֽy׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ית בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ בָּ֧אוּ אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃ס

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֥y debar-yehva֖h 'ela֥y le'moֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then came the word of the LORD to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּen-'ada֗m dּabּe֞r 'et-ziqene֤y yishsera'el֙ ve'amaretּa֣ 'alehe֔m kּo֤h 'amar֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h halidero֥shsh 'oti֖y 'atּe֣m bּa'i֑ym chay-'a֨niy֙ 'im-'idּare֣shsh lake֔m ne'u֖m 'adona֥y yehviֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; 'Are you come to enquire of Me? As I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'I will not be enquired of by you.'"

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶת־זִקְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֹתִ֖י אַתֶּ֣ם בָּאִ֑ים חַי־אָ֨נִי֙ אִם־אִדָּרֵ֣שׁ לָכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): hatishshepּo֣t 'ota֔m hatishshepּ֖ot bּen-'ada֑m 'et-tּo'abo֥t 'abota֖m hodiy'eֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"will you judge them, son of man, will you judge them? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:"

הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֹתָ֔ם הֲתִשְׁפּ֖וֹט בֶּן־אָדָ֑ם אֶת־תּוֹעֲבֹ֥ת אֲבוֹתָ֖ם הוֹדִיעֵֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'amaretּa֣ 'aleyhe֗m kּoֽh-'amar֮ 'adona֣y yehvih֒ bּeyom֙ bּachori֣y beyishsera'e֔l va'eshsּa֣ yadi֗y leze֨ra'֙ bּe֣yt yaֽ'aqo֔b va'iuada֥ lahe֖m bּe'e֣retz mitzera֑yim va'eshsּa֨ yadi֤y lahem֙ le'mo֔r 'ani֖y yehva֥h 'eloheykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And say to them, "Thus says the Lord GOD; 'In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up Mine hand to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made Myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up Mine hand to them, saying, I am the LORD your God;'"

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ בְּיוֹם֙ בָּחֳרִ֣י בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וָאֶשָּׂ֣א יָדִ֗י לְזֶ֨רַע֙ בֵּ֣ית יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וָאִוָּדַ֥ע לָהֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וָאֶשָּׂ֨א יָדִ֤י לָהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּayּ֣om hah֗u nashsa֤'tiy yadiy֙ lahe֔m lehֽotziy'a֖m me'e֣retz mitzera֑yim 'el-'e֜retz 'ashsher-tּa֣retּiy lahe֗m zaba֤t chalab֙ udeba֔shsh tzebi֥y hi֖y lekal-ha'aratzֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'In the day that I lifted up Mine hand to them, to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands:'"

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נָשָׂ֤אתִי יָדִי֙ לָהֶ֔ם לְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֶל־אֶ֜רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֣רְתִּי לָהֶ֗ם זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ צְבִ֥י הִ֖יא לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'oma֣r 'alehe֗m 'i֣yshsh shshiqּutze֤y 'eynayv֙ hashsheli֔yku ubegilּule֥y mitzera֖yim 'al-tּitּamּa֑'u 'ani֖y yehva֥h 'eloheykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'Then said I to them, 'Cast you away every man the abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.'"

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם אִ֣ישׁ שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י עֵינָיו֙ הַשְׁלִ֔יכוּ וּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם אַל־תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּameru-bi֗y velo֤ 'abu֙ lּishshemo֣'a 'ela֔y 'i֣yshsh 'et-shshiqּutze֤y 'eֽyneyhem֙ lo֣ hishsheli֔yku ve'et-gּilּule֥y mitzera֖yim lo֣ 'aza֑bu va'oma֞r lishshepּo֧ke chamati֣y 'aleyhe֗m lekalּ֤ot 'apּiy֙ bּahe֔m bּet֖oke 'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but there was no breath in them.

וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֗י וְלֹ֤א אָבוּ֙ לִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלַ֔י אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א הִשְׁלִ֔יכוּ וְאֶת־גִּלּוּלֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם לֹ֣א עָזָ֑בוּ וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכַלּ֤וֹת אַפִּי֙ בָּהֶ֔ם בְּת֖וֹךְ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'a֨'ashs֙ lema֣'an shshemi֔y lebiletּi֥y heche֛l le'eyne֥y hagּoyi֖m 'ashsher-he֣mּah betoka֑m 'ashshe֨r noda֤'etּiy 'aleyhem֙ le'e֣yneyhe֔m lehotziy'a֖m me'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made Myself known to them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt."

וָאַ֨עַשׂ֙ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֔י לְבִלְתִּ֥י הֵחֵ֛ל לְעֵינֵ֥י הַגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣מָּה בְתוֹכָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נוֹדַ֤עְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶם֙ לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם לְהוֹצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ֽotziy'e֖m me'e֣retz mitzera֑yim va'abi'e֖m 'el-hamּidebּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness."

וָאֽוֹצִיאֵ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וָאֲבִאֵ֖ם אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'etּe֤n lahem֙ 'et-chuqּota֔y ve'et-mishshepּata֖y hoda֣'etּiy 'ota֑m 'ashshe֨r ya'ashse֥h 'ota֛m ha'ada֖m vacha֥y bּaheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I gave them My statutes, and showed them My judgements, which if a man do, he shall even live in them."

וָאֶתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ אֶת־חֻקּוֹתַ֔י וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֖י הוֹדַ֣עְתִּי אוֹתָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אוֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֥י בָּהֶֽם׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vega֤m 'et-shshabּetotay֙ nata֣tּiy lahe֔m lihey֣ot le'֔ot bּeyni֖y ubeֽyneyhe֑m lada֕'at kּi֛y 'ani֥y yehva֖h meqadּeshshaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Moreover also I gave them My sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them."

וְגַ֤ם אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָהֶ֔ם לִהְי֣וֹת לְא֔וֹת בֵּינִ֖י וּבֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם לָדַ֕עַת כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּameru-bi֨y beֽyt-yishsera'e֜l bּamּidebּa֗r bּechuqּota֨y lo'-hala֜ku ve'et-mishshepּata֣y ma'a֗su 'ashsher֩ ya'ashse֨h 'ota֤m haֽ'adam֙ vacha֣y bּahe֔m ve'et-shshabּetota֖y chilּel֣u me'o֑d va'oma֞r lishshepּo֨ke chamati֧y 'aleyhe֛m bּamּidebּa֖r lekalּotaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness: they walked not in My statutes, and they despised My judgements, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; and My sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, 'I would pour out My fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.'"

וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֨י בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֨י לֹא־הָלָ֜כוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֣י מָאָ֗סוּ אֲשֶׁר֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה אֹתָ֤ם הָֽאָדָם֙ וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֔ם וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י חִלְּל֣וּ מְאֹ֑ד וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ חֲמָתִ֧י עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לְכַלּוֹתָֽם׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'e'eshse֖h lema֣'an shshemi֑y lebiletּi֤y hechel֙ le'eyne֣y hagּoyi֔m 'ashshe֥r hotze'ti֖ym le'eyneyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out."

וָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י לְבִלְתִּ֤י הֵחֵל֙ לְעֵינֵ֣י הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹצֵאתִ֖ים לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vegam-'ani֗y nashsa֧'tiy yadi֛y lahe֖m bּamּidebּa֑r lebiletּiy֩ habi֨y 'ota֜m 'el-ha'a֣retz 'ashsher-nata֗tּiy zaba֤t chalab֙ udeba֔shsh tzebi֥y hi֖y lekal-ha'aratzֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Yet also I lifted up My hand to them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands;"

וְגַם־אֲנִ֗י נָשָׂ֧אתִי יָדִ֛י לָהֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְבִלְתִּי֩ הָבִ֨יא אוֹתָ֜ם אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֗תִּי זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ צְבִ֥י הִ֖יא לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֜'an bּemishshepּata֣y ma'a֗su ve'et-chuqּotay֙ lo'-halek֣u bahe֔m ve'et-shshabּetota֖y chilּe֑lu kּi֛y 'achare֥y gilּuleyhe֖m libּa֥m holeֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Because they despised My judgements, and walked not in My statutes, but polluted My sabbaths: for their heart went after their idols."

יַ֜עַן בְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣י מָאָ֗סוּ וְאֶת־חֻקּוֹתַי֙ לֹא־הָלְכ֣וּ בָהֶ֔ם וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י חִלֵּ֑לוּ כִּ֛י אַחֲרֵ֥י גִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם לִבָּ֥ם הֹלֵֽךְ׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּa֧chas 'eyni֛y 'aleyhe֖m miֽshshּachata֑m veloֽ'-'ashsi֧ytiy 'ota֛m kּala֖h bּamּidebּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Nevertheless Mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness."

וַתָּ֧חָס עֵינִ֛י עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־עָשִׂ֧יתִי אוֹתָ֛ם כָּלָ֖ה בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'oma֤r 'el-bּeneyhem֙ bּamּidebּa֔r bּechuqּe֤y 'abֽoteykem֙ 'al-tּele֔ku ve'et-mishshepּeteyhe֖m 'al-tּishshemo֑ru ubegilּuleyhe֖m 'al-tּitּamּaֽ'u׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"But I said to their children in the wilderness, 'Walk you not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgements, nor defile yourselves with their idols:'"

וָאֹמַ֤ר אֶל־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר בְּחוּקֵּ֤י אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ אַל־תֵּלֵ֔כוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖ם אַל־תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם אַל־תִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): aniy֙ yehva֣h 'eloheyke֔m bּechuqּota֖y le֑ku ve'et-mishshepּata֥y shshimer֖u va'ashs֥u 'otaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'I am the LORD your God; walk in My statutes, and keep My judgements, and do them;'"

אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖י לֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י שִׁמְר֖וּ וַעֲשׂ֥וּ אוֹתָֽם׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'et-shshabּetota֖y qadּe֑shshu vehay֤u le'ot֙ bּeyni֣y ubeֽyneyke֔m lada֕'at kּi֛y 'ani֥y yehva֖h 'eloheykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'And hallow My sabbaths; and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.'"

וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י קַדֵּ֑שׁוּ וְהָי֤וּ לְאוֹת֙ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם לָדַ֕עַת כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּameru-bi֣y habּani֗ym bּechuqּota֣y loֽ'-ha֠laku ve'et-mishshepּata֨y lo'-shshamer֜u la'ashs֣ot 'ota֗m 'ashsher֩ ya'ashse֨h 'ota֤m haֽ'adam֙ vacha֣y bּahe֔m 'et-shshabּetota֖y chilּe֑lu va'oma֞r lishshepּo֧ke chamati֣y 'aleyhe֗m lekalּ֥ot 'apּi֛y bּa֖m bּamּidebּaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Notwithstanding the children rebelled against Me: they walked not in My statutes, neither kept My judgements to do them, which if a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted My sabbaths: then I said, 'I would pour out My fury upon them, to accomplish My anger against them in the wilderness.'"

וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֣י הַבָּנִ֗ים בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣י לֹֽא־הָ֠לָכוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֨י לֹא־שָׁמְר֜וּ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה אוֹתָ֤ם הָֽאָדָם֙ וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֔ם אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י חִלֵּ֑לוּ וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכַלּ֥וֹת אַפִּ֛י בָּ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vahashshibo֨tiy֙ 'et-yadi֔y va'a֖'ashs lema֣'an shshemi֑y lebiletּi֤y hechel֙ le'eyne֣y hagּoyi֔m 'ashsher-hotze֥'tiy 'ota֖m le'eyneyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Nevertheless I withdrew Mine hand, and wrought for My name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth."

וַהֲשִׁבֹ֨תִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י וָאַ֖עַשׂ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י לְבִלְתִּ֤י הֵחֵל֙ לְעֵינֵ֣י הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אוֹתָ֖ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-'ani֗y nashsa֧'tiy 'et-yadi֛y lahe֖m bּamּidebּa֑r lehapi֤ytz 'otam֙ bּagּoyi֔m ulezar֥ot 'ota֖m bּa'aratzֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I lifted up Mine hand to them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;"

גַּם־אֲנִ֗י נָשָׂ֧אתִי אֶת־יָדִ֛י לָהֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְהָפִ֤יץ אֹתָם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וּלְזָר֥וֹת אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֜'an mishshepּata֤y loֽ'-'ashsu֙ vechuqּota֣y ma'a֔su ve'et-shshabּetota֖y chilּe֑lu ve'acharey֙ gּilּule֣y 'abota֔m hay֖u 'eyneyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Because they had not executed My judgements, but had despised My statutes, and had polluted My sabbaths, and their eyes were after their fathers' idols."

יַ֜עַן מִשְׁפָּטַ֤י לֹֽא־עָשׂוּ֙ וְחֻקּוֹתַ֣י מָאָ֔סוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י חִלֵּ֑לוּ וְאַחֲרֵי֙ גִּלּוּלֵ֣י אֲבוֹתָ֔ם הָי֖וּ עֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vegam-'aniy֙ nata֣tּiy lahe֔m chuqּi֖ym lo֣ tobi֑ym umi֨shshepּati֔ym lo֥ yiֽchey֖u bּaheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgements whereby they should not live;"

וְגַם־אֲנִי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָהֶ֔ם חֻקִּ֖ים לֹ֣א טוֹבִ֑ים וּמִ֨שְׁפָּטִ֔ים לֹ֥א יִֽחְי֖וּ בָּהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'atamּe֤ 'otam֙ bּematּenota֔m bּeha'abi֖yr kּal-pּe֣ter ra֑cham lema֣'an 'ashshimּe֔m lema֨'an֙ 'ashshe֣r yeֽde'֔u 'ashshe֖r 'ani֥y yehvaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that I am the LORD."

וָאֲטַמֵּ֤א אוֹתָם֙ בְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔ם בְּהַעֲבִ֖יר כָּל־פֶּ֣טֶר רָ֑חַם לְמַ֣עַן אֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם לְמַ֨עַן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵֽדְע֔וּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֞n dּabּe֨r 'el-bּe֤yt yishsera'el֙ bּen-'ada֔m ve'amaretּa֣ 'aleyhe֔m kּo֥h 'ama֖r 'adona֣y yehvi֑h '֗od zo֚'t gּidּep֤u 'otiy֙ 'ab֣oteyke֔m bּema'ala֥m bּi֖y maֽ'al׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Therefore, son of man, speak to the house of Israel, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD; 'Yet in this your fathers have blasphemed Me, in that they have committed a trespass against Me.'"

לָכֵ֞ן דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶל־בֵּ֤ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בֶּן־אָדָ֔ם וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה ע֗וֹד זֹ֚את גִּדְּפ֤וּ אוֹתִי֙ אֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם בְּמַעֲלָ֥ם בִּ֖י מָֽעַל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'abiy'em֙ 'el-ha'a֔retz 'ashshe֤r nashsa֨'tiy֙ 'et-yadi֔y late֥t 'ota֖hּ lahe֑m vayּire'u֩ kal-gּibe'a֨h rama֜h vekal-'e֣tz 'abo֗t vayּizebּechu-shsha֤m 'et-zibecheyhem֙ vayּitּenu-shsham֙ kּa֣'as qarebּana֔m vayּashsi֣ymu shsha֗m re֚ycha niych֣ocheyhe֔m vayּasּi֥yku shsha֖m 'et-nisekּeyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'For when I had brought them into the land, for the which I lifted up Mine hand to give it to them, then they saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and poured out there their drink offerings.'"

וָאֲבִיאֵם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֨אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֥ת אוֹתָ֖הּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיִּרְאוּ֩ כָל־גִּבְעָ֨ה רָמָ֜ה וְכָל־עֵ֣ץ עָבֹ֗ת וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁ֤ם אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶם֙ וַיִּתְּנוּ־שָׁם֙ כַּ֣עַס קָרְבָּנָ֔ם וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ שָׁ֗ם רֵ֚יחַ נִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּסִּ֥יכוּ שָׁ֖ם אֶת־נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'oma֣r 'alehe֔m ma֣h habּama֔h 'ashsher-'atּe֥m habּa'i֖ym shsha֑m vayּiqּare֤ shshemahּ֙ bּama֔h 'a֖d hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Then I said to them, 'What is the high place whereunto you go?' And the name thereof is called Bamah to this day."

וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מָ֣ה הַבָּמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם הַבָּאִ֖ים שָׁ֑ם וַיִּקָּרֵ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ בָּמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֞n 'emo֣r ׀ 'el-bּe֣yt yishsera'e֗l kּo֤h 'amar֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h habּede֥reke 'abֽoteyke֖m 'atּe֣m niteme'i֑ym ve'achare֥y shshiqּutzeyhe֖m 'atּe֥m zoniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are My people," says the Lord GOD.

לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֣ר ׀ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם אַתֶּ֣ם נִטְמְאִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֥י שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם אַתֶּ֥ם זֹנִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubishse'e֣t matּenoֽteyke֡m bּeֽha'abiyr֩ bּeneyke֨m bּa'e֜shsh 'atּem֩ niteme'i֤֨ym lekal-gּilּֽuleykem֙ 'ad-hayּ֔om va'ani֛y 'idּare֥shsh lake֖m bּe֣yt yishsera'e֑l chay-'a֗niy ne'um֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h 'im-'idּare֖shsh lakeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"'For when you offer your gifts, when you make your sons to pass through the fire, you pollute yourselves with all your idols, even to this day: and shall I be enquired of by you, O house of Israel? As I live,' says the Lord GOD, 'I will not be enquired of by you.'"

וּבִשְׂאֵ֣ת מַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡ם בְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩ בְּנֵיכֶ֨ם בָּאֵ֜שׁ אַתֶּם֩ נִטְמְאִ֤֨ים לְכָל־גִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙ עַד־הַיּ֔וֹם וַאֲנִ֛י אִדָּרֵ֥שׁ לָכֶ֖ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ לָכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaֽ'olah֙ 'al-r֣uchake֔m hay֖o lo֣ tiֽheye֑h 'ashshe֣r ׀ 'atּe֣m 'omeri֗ym niֽheye֤h kagּoyim֙ kּemishshepּech֣ot ha'aratz֔ot leshshare֖t 'e֥tz va'aֽben׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And that which comes into your mind shall not be at all, that you say, 'We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone.'"

וְהָֽעֹלָה֙ עַל־ר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם הָי֖וֹ לֹ֣א תִֽהְיֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ אַתֶּ֣ם אֹמְרִ֗ים נִֽהְיֶ֤ה כַגּוֹיִם֙ כְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת לְשָׁרֵ֖ת עֵ֥ץ וָאָֽבֶן׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): chay-'a֕niy ne'u֖m 'adona֣y yehvi֑h 'im-lo֠ bּeya֨d chazaqa֜h ubizer֧o'a netuya֛h ubechema֥h shshepuka֖h 'emel֥oke 'aleykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"As I live," says the Lord GOD, "surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you:"

חַי־אָ֕נִי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אִם־לֹ֠א בְּיָ֨ד חֲזָקָ֜ה וּבִזְר֧וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֛ה וּבְחֵמָ֥ה שְׁפוּכָ֖ה אֶמְל֥וֹךְ עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehotze'ti֤y 'etekem֙ min-ha֣'amּi֔ym veqibּatzetּi֣y 'eteke֔m min-ha֣'aratz֔ot 'ashshe֥r nepotzote֖m bּa֑m bּeya֤d chazaqah֙ ubizer֣o'a netuya֔h ubechema֖h shshepukaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out."

וְהוֹצֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְפוֹצֹתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם בְּיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבְחֵמָ֖ה שְׁפוּכָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehebe'ti֣y 'eteke֔m 'el-midebּa֖r haֽ'amּi֑ym venishshepּatetּi֤y 'itּekem֙ shsha֔m pּani֖ym 'el-pּaniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face."

וְהֵבֵאתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל־מִדְבַּ֖ר הָֽעַמִּ֑ים וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י אִתְּכֶם֙ שָׁ֔ם פָּנִ֖ים אֶל־פָּנִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa'ashshe֤r nishshepּa֨tetּiy֙ 'et-'ab֣oteyke֔m bּemidebּa֖r 'e֣retz mitzera֑yim kּe֚n 'ishshּape֣t 'itּeke֔m ne'u֖m 'adona֥y yehviֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you," says the Lord GOD.

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר נִשְׁפַּ֨טְתִּי֙ אֶת־אֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כֵּ֚ן אִשָּׁפֵ֣ט אִתְּכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veha'abaretּi֥y 'eteke֖m tּa֣chat hashshּa֑bet vehebe'ti֥y 'eteke֖m bּemaso֥ret habּeriֽyt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant:"

וְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑בֶט וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּמָסֹ֥רֶת הַבְּרִֽית׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ubaroti֣y mikּe֗m hamּoredi֤ym vehapּֽoshshe'iym֙ bּi֔y me'e֤retz megֽureyhem֙ 'otzi֣y 'ota֔m ve'el-'adema֥t yishsera'e֖l lo֣ yab֑o viֽyda'etּe֖m kּiy-'ani֥y yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against Me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of Israel: and you shall know that I am the LORD."

וּבָרוֹתִ֣י מִכֶּ֗ם הַמֹּרְדִ֤ים וְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ בִּ֔י מֵאֶ֤רֶץ מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ אוֹצִ֣יא אוֹתָ֔ם וְאֶל־אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֣א יָב֑וֹא וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּe֨m bּeֽyt-yishsera'e֜l kּoֽh-'ama֣r ׀ 'adona֣y yehovi֗h 'i֤yshsh gּilּulayv֙ lek֣u 'abo֔du ve'acha֕r 'im-'eyneke֖m shshome'i֣ym 'ela֑y ve'et-shshe֤m qadeshshiy֙ lo֣ techalּelu-'֔od bּematּenֽoteyke֖m ubegilּuleykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"As for you, O house of Israel," thus says the Lord GOD; "Go you, serve you every one his idols, and hereafter also, if you will not hearken to Me: but pollute you My holy name no more with your gifts, and with your idols."

וְאַתֶּ֨ם בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אִ֤ישׁ גִּלּוּלָיו֙ לְכ֣וּ עֲבֹ֔דוּ וְאַחַ֕ר אִם־אֵינְכֶ֖ם שֹׁמְעִ֣ים אֵלָ֑י וְאֶת־שֵׁ֤ם קָדְשִׁי֙ לֹ֣א תְחַלְּלוּ־ע֔וֹד בְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם וּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y behar-qadeshshi֞y bּeha֣r ׀ mer֣om yishsera'e֗l ne'um֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h shsha֣m ya'abedu֜niy kּal-bּe֧yt yishsera'e֛l kּulּo֖h bּa'a֑retz shsha֣m 'eretze֔m veshsha֞m 'eder֣oshsh 'et-tּerumoֽteyke֗m ve'et-re'shshi֛yt mashse'oteyke֖m bּekal-qadeshsheykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For in Mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the height of Israel," says the Lord GOD, "there shall all the house of Israel, all of them in the land, serve Me: there will I accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things."

כִּ֣י בְהַר־קָדְשִׁ֞י בְּהַ֣ר ׀ מְר֣וֹם יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה שָׁ֣ם יַעַבְדֻ֜נִי כָּל־בֵּ֧ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל כֻּלֹּ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ שָׁ֣ם אֶרְצֵ֔ם וְשָׁ֞ם אֶדְר֣וֹשׁ אֶת־תְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁ֛ית מַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם בְּכָל־קָדְשֵׁיכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּere֣ycha niychocha֮ 'eretze֣h 'etekem֒ bּehotziy'i֤y 'etekem֙ min-ha֣'amּi֔ym veqibּatzetּi֣y 'eteke֔m min-ha֣'aratz֔ot 'ashshe֥r nepotzote֖m bּa֑m veniqedּashshetּi֥y bake֖m le'eyne֥y hagּoyiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen."

בְּרֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹחַ֮ אֶרְצֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶם֒ בְּהוֹצִיאִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְפֹצֹתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥י בָכֶ֖ם לְעֵינֵ֥י הַגּוֹיִֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): viֽyda'etּem֙ kּiֽy-'ani֣y yehva֔h bּahabiy'i֥y 'eteke֖m 'el-'adema֣t yishsera'e֑l 'el-ha'a֗retz 'ashshe֤r nashsa֨'tiy֙ 'et-yadi֔y late֥t 'ota֖hּ la'abֽoteykeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall bring you into the land of Israel, into the country for the which I lifted up Mine hand to give it to your fathers."

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּהֲבִיאִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אַדְמַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֨אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֥ת אוֹתָ֖הּ לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): uzekaretּem-shsha֗m 'et-dּarekeykem֙ ve'et֙ kּal-'aliyl֣oteyke֔m 'ashshe֥r niteme'te֖m bּa֑m uneqoֽtotem֙ bּipeneyke֔m bּekal-ra'oteyke֖m 'ashshe֥r 'ashsiyteֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And there shall you remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein you have been defiled; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that you have committed."

וּזְכַרְתֶּם־שָׁ֗ם אֶת־דַּרְכֵיכֶם֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־עֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִטְמֵאתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם וּנְקֹֽטֹתֶם֙ בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכָל־רָעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): viֽyda'etּem֙ kּiֽy-'ani֣y yehva֔h bּa'ashsoti֥y 'itּeke֖m lema֣'an shshemi֑y lo'֩ kedarekeyke֨m hara'i֜ym veka'aliylֽoteyke֤m hanּishshechatot֙ bּe֣yt yishsera'e֔l ne'u֖m 'adona֥y yehviֽh׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I have wrought with you for My name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O you house of Israel," says the Lord GOD.

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥י אִתְּכֶ֖ם לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י לֹא֩ כְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨ם הָרָעִ֜ים וְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם הַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃פ