Ezekiel 12
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בֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֕םhumankindבְּת֥וֹךְin the midst ofבֵּית־the house ofהַמֶּ֖רִיthe rebellionאַתָּ֣הyouיֹשֵׁ֑בare dwellingאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomעֵינַיִם֩eyesלָהֶ֨םbelong to themלִרְא֜וֹתto seeוְלֹ֣אand notרָא֗וּthey seeאָזְנַ֨יִםearsלָהֶ֤םbelong to themלִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙to hearוְלֹ֣אand notשָׁמֵ֔עוּthey hearכִּ֛יforבֵּ֥יתare a house ofמְרִ֖יrebellionהֵֽם׃they
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וְאַתָּ֣הand youבֶן־O son ofאָדָ֗םhumankindעֲשֵׂ֤הprepareלְךָ֙for yourselfכְּלֵ֣יbaggages ofגוֹלָ֔הexileוּגְלֵ֥הand go into exileיוֹמָ֖םby dayלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םto eyes theirוְגָלִ֨יתָand you will go into exileמִמְּקוֹמְךָ֜from place yourאֶל־toמָק֤וֹםa placeאַחֵר֙anotherלְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םto eyes theirאוּלַ֣יperhapsיִרְא֔וּthey will seeכִּ֛יforבֵּ֥יתare a house ofמְרִ֖יrebellionהֵֽמָּה׃they
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לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖םto eyes theirחֲתָר־digלְךָ֣for yourselfבַקִּ֑ירin the wallוְהוֹצֵאתָ֖and you will bring outבּֽוֹ׃in it
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לְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜םto eyes theirעַל־onכָּתֵ֤ףa shoulderתִּשָּׂא֙you will lift it upבָּעֲלָטָ֣הin the darknessתוֹצִ֔יאyou will bring it outפָּנֶ֣יךָface yourתְכַסֶּ֔הyou will coverוְלֹ֥אand notתִרְאֶ֖הyou will seeאֶת־obj.הָאָ֑רֶץthe landכִּֽי־forמוֹפֵ֥תa signנְתַתִּ֖יךָI have made youלְבֵ֥יתto the house ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וָאַ֣עַשׂand I didכֵּן֮soכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asצֻוֵּיתִי֒I was commandedכֵּ֠לַיbaggages myהוֹצֵ֜אתִיI brought outכִּכְלֵ֤יlike baggages ofגוֹלָה֙exileיוֹמָ֔םby dayוּבָעֶ֛רֶבand in the eveningחָתַֽרְתִּי־I dugלִ֥יfor myselfבַקִּ֖ירin the wallבְּיָ֑דby handבָּעֲלָטָ֥הin the darknessהוֹצֵ֛אתִיI brought it outעַל־onכָּתֵ֥ףa shoulderנָשָׂ֖אתִיI lifted it upלְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ פto eyes their
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וְהַנָּשִׂ֨יאand the princeאֲשֶׁר־whoבְּתוֹכָ֜םis in midst of themאֶל־toכָּתֵ֤ףa shoulderיִשָּׂא֙he will lift upבָּעֲלָטָ֣הin the darknessוְיֵצֵ֔אso he may go outבַּקִּ֥ירin the wallיַחְתְּר֖וּthey will digלְה֣וֹצִיאto bring outב֑וֹin itפָּנָ֣יוface hisיְכַסֶּ֔הhe will coverיַ֗עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁ֨רthatלֹא־notיִרְאֶ֥הhe will seeלַעַ֛יִןto the eyeה֖וּאheאֶת־obj.הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤יand I will spreadאֶת־obj.רִשְׁתִּי֙net myעָלָ֔יוover himוְנִתְפַּ֖שׂand he will be caughtבִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑יin hunting net myוְהֵבֵאתִ֨יand I will bringאֹת֤וֹobj. himבָבֶ֙לָה֙Babylon towardsאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansוְאוֹתָ֥הּand obj. itלֹֽא־notיִרְאֶ֖הhe will seeוְשָׁ֥םand thereיָמֽוּת׃he will die
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וְהוֹתַרְתִּ֤יand I will leave overמֵהֶם֙some of themאַנְשֵׁ֣יpeople ofמִסְפָּ֔רnumberמֵחֶ֖רֶבfrom the swordמֵרָעָ֣בfrom the famineוּמִדָּ֑בֶרand from the pestilenceלְמַ֨עַןso thatיְסַפְּר֜וּthey may recountאֶת־obj.כָּל־allתּוֹעֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֗םabominations theirבַּגּוֹיִם֙among the nationsאֲשֶׁר־whereבָּ֣אוּthey have goneשָׁ֔םthereוְיָדְע֖וּand they will knowכִּֽי־thatאֲנִ֥יIיְהוָֽה׃ פam Yahweh
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וְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֶל־toעַ֣םthe people ofהָאָ֡רֶץthe landכֹּֽה־thusאָמַר֩he saysאֲדֹנָ֨יthe Lordיְהוִ֜הYahwehלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֤יof the inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalemאֶל־concerningאַדְמַ֣תthe land ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלַחְמָם֙food theirבִּדְאָגָ֣הin anxietyיֹאכֵ֔לוּthey will eatוּמֵֽימֵיהֶ֖םand water theirבְּשִׁמָּמ֣וֹןin horrorיִשְׁתּ֑וּthey will drinkלְמַ֜עַןso thatתֵּשַׁ֤םit may be desolateאַרְצָהּ֙land itsמִמְּלֹאָ֔הּfrom fullness itsמֵחֲמַ֖סfrom the violence ofכָּֽל־allהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםthe inhabitantsבָּֽהּ׃in it
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לָכֵ֞ןto thereforeאֱמֹ֣רsayאֲלֵיהֶ֗םto themכֹּֽה־thusאָמַר֮he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִה֒Yahwehהִשְׁבַּ֙תִּי֙I will make to ceaseאֶת־obj.הַמָּשָׁ֣לthe proverbהַזֶּ֔הthe thisוְלֹֽא־and notיִמְשְׁל֥וּpeople will use as a proverbאֹת֛וֹobj. itע֖וֹדagainבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לin Israelכִּ֚יthatאִם־exceptדַּבֵּ֣רspeakאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themקָֽרְבוּ֙they have drawn nearהַיָּמִ֔יםthe daysוּדְבַ֖רand the matter ofכָּל־everyחָזֽוֹן׃vision
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כִּ֣י׀forאֲנִ֣יIיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲדַבֵּר֙I will speakאֵת֩obj.אֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאֲדַבֵּ֤רI will speakדָּבָר֙a wordוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הso it may be doneלֹ֥אnotתִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְit will be postponedע֑וֹדagainכִּ֣יforבִֽימֵיכֶ֞םin days yourבֵּ֣יתO house ofהַמֶּ֗רִיthe rebellionאֲדַבֵּ֤רI will speakדָּבָר֙a wordוַעֲשִׂיתִ֔יוand I will do itנְאֻ֖םthe utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lordיְהוִֽה׃ פYahweh
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לָכֵ֞ןto thereforeאֱמֹ֣רsayאֲלֵיהֶ֗םto themכֹּ֤הthusאָמַר֙he saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֔הYahwehלֹא־notתִמָּשֵׁ֥ךְit will be postponedע֖וֹדagainכָּל־allדְּבָרָ֑יwords myאֲשֶׁ֨רthat whichאֲדַבֵּ֤רI will speakדָּבָר֙a wordוְיֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔הso it may be doneנְאֻ֖םthe utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֥יthe Lordיְהוִֽה׃ סYahweh
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