Ezekiel 33
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בֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֗םhumankindדַּבֵּ֤רspeakאֶל־toבְּנֵֽי־the children ofעַמְּךָ֙people yourוְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themאֶ֕רֶץa landכִּֽי־thatאָבִ֥יאI will bringעָלֶ֖יהָon itחָ֑רֶבa swordוְלָקְח֨וּand they will chooseעַם־the people ofהָאָ֜רֶץthe landאִ֤ישׁa manאֶחָד֙oneמִקְצֵיהֶ֔םfrom ends theirוְנָתְנ֥וּand they will makeאֹת֛וֹobj. himלָהֶ֖םfor the themלְצֹפֶֽה׃into a watchman
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וְ֠הַצֹּפֶהand the watchmanכִּֽי־ifיִרְאֶ֨הhe will seeאֶת־obj.הַחֶ֜רֶבthe swordבָּאָ֗הcomingוְלֹֽא־and notתָקַ֤עhe will give a blastבַּשּׁוֹפָר֙on the trumpetוְהָעָ֣םand the peopleלֹֽא־notנִזְהָ֔רit was warnedוַתָּב֣וֹאand it cameחֶ֔רֶבthe swordוַתִּקַּ֥חand it tookמֵהֶ֖םof themנָ֑פֶשׁanyoneה֚וּאheבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹin iniquity hisנִלְקָ֔חhe was takenוְדָמ֖וֹand blood hisמִיַּֽד־from the hand ofהַצֹּפֶ֥הthe watchmanאֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ סI will require
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בְּאָמְרִ֣יwhen say Iלָרָשָׁ֗עto the wicked personרָשָׁע֙O wicked personמ֣וֹתsurely dieתָּמ֔וּתyou will dieוְלֹ֣אand notדִבַּ֔רְתָּyou have spokenלְהַזְהִ֥ירto warnרָשָׁ֖עthe wicked personמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹfrom way hisה֤וּאthatרָשָׁע֙wicked personבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹin iniquity hisיָמ֔וּתhe will dieוְדָמ֖וֹand blood hisמִיָּדְךָ֥from hand yourאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃I will require
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וְ֠אַתָּהand youכִּֽי־ifהִזְהַ֨רְתָּyou have warnedרָשָׁ֤עthe wicked personמִדַּרְכּוֹ֙from way hisלָשׁ֣וּבto turn backמִמֶּ֔נָּהfrom itוְלֹא־and notשָׁ֖בhe has turned backמִדַּרְכּ֑וֹfrom way hisה֚וּאheבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹin iniquity hisיָמ֔וּתhe will dieוְאַתָּ֖הand youנַפְשְׁךָ֥life yourהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סyou have delivered
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וְאַתָּ֣הand youבֶן־O son ofאָדָ֗םhumankindאֱמֹר֙sayאֶל־toבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכֵּ֤ןthusאֲמַרְתֶּם֙you have saidלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingכִּֽי־thatפְשָׁעֵ֥ינוּtransgressions ourוְחַטֹּאתֵ֖ינוּand sins ourעָלֵ֑ינוּare on usוּבָ֛םand in themאֲנַ֥חְנוּweנְמַקִּ֖יםare wasting awayוְאֵ֥יךְand how?נִֽחְיֶֽה׃will we live
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אֱמֹ֨רsayאֲלֵיהֶ֜םto themחַי־by the lifeאָ֣נִי׀of meנְאֻ֣ם׀the utterance ofאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִ֗הYahwehאִם־ifאֶחְפֹּץ֙I take pleasureבְּמ֣וֹתin the death ofהָרָשָׁ֔עthe wicked personכִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptבְּשׁ֥וּבwhen turns backרָשָׁ֛עa wicked personמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹfrom way hisוְחָיָ֑הand he will liveשׁ֣וּבוּturn backשׁ֜וּבוּturn backמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֧םfrom ways yourהָרָעִ֛יםthe evilוְלָ֥מָּהand to why?תָמ֖וּתוּwill you dieבֵּ֥יתO house ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פIsrael
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וְאַתָּ֣הand youבֶן־O son ofאָדָ֗םhumankindאֱמֹ֤רsayאֶל־toבְּנֵֽי־the children ofעַמְּךָ֙people yourצִדְקַ֣תthe righteousness ofהַצַּדִּ֗יקthe righteous personלֹ֤אnotתַצִּילֶ֙נּוּ֙it will deliver himבְּי֣וֹםon the day ofפִּשְׁע֔וֹtransgression hisוְרִשְׁעַ֤תand the wickedness ofהָֽרָשָׁע֙the wicked personלֹֽא־notיִכָּ֣שֶׁלhe will stumbleבָּ֔הּin itבְּי֖וֹםon the dayשׁוּב֣וֹturns back heמֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹfrom wickedness hisוְצַדִּ֗יקand a righteous personלֹ֥אnotיוּכַ֛לhe will be ableלִֽחְי֥וֹתto liveבָּ֖הּin itבְּי֥וֹםon the dayחֲטֹאתֽוֹ׃sins he
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בְּאָמְרִ֤יwhen say Iלַצַּדִּיק֙to the righteous personחָיֹ֣הcertainly liveיִֽחְיֶ֔הhe will liveוְהֽוּא־and heבָטַ֥חhe reliesעַל־onצִדְקָת֖וֹrighteousness hisוְעָ֣שָׂהand he will doעָ֑וֶלunrighteousnessכָּל־allצִדְקֹתָיו֙righteousnesses hisלֹ֣אnotתִזָּכַ֔רְנָהthey will be rememberedוּבְעַוְל֥וֹand in unrighteousness hisאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂ֖הhe has doneבּ֥וֹin itיָמֽוּת׃he will die
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וְיַד־and the hand ofיְהוָה֩Yahwehהָיְתָ֨הit had beenאֵלַ֜יto meבָּעֶ֗רֶבin the eveningלִפְנֵי֙to beforeבּ֣וֹאcameהַפָּלִ֔יטthe escapeeוַיִּפְתַּ֣חand he had openedאֶת־obj.פִּ֔יmouth myעַד־untilבּ֥וֹאcameאֵלַ֖יto meבַּבֹּ֑קֶרin the morningוַיִּפָּ֣תַחand it was openedפִּ֔יmouth myוְלֹ֥אand notנֶאֱלַ֖מְתִּיI was dumbעֽוֹד׃ פagain
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בֶּן־O son ofאָדָ֗םhumankindיֹ֠שְׁבֵיthe inhabitants ofהֶחֳרָב֨וֹתthe waste placesהָאֵ֜לֶּהthe theseעַל־onאַדְמַ֤תthe land ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֹמְרִ֣יםare sayingלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאֶחָד֙oneהָיָ֣הhe wasאַבְרָהָ֔םAbrahamוַיִּירַ֖שׁand he possessedאֶת־obj.הָאָ֑רֶץthe landוַאֲנַ֣חְנוּand weרַבִּ֔יםare manyלָ֛נוּto usנִתְּנָ֥הit has been givenהָאָ֖רֶץthe landלְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ סto a possession
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כֹּֽה־thusתֹאמַ֨רyou will sayאֲלֵהֶ֜םto themכֹּה־thusאָמַ֨רhe saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהוִה֮Yahwehחַי־by the lifeאָנִי֒of meאִם־ifלֹ֞אnotאֲשֶׁ֤רthose whoבֶּֽחֳרָבוֹת֙are in the waste placesבַּחֶ֣רֶבby the swordיִפֹּ֔לוּthey will fallוַֽאֲשֶׁר֙and the one whoעַל־is onפְּנֵ֣יthe surface ofהַשָּׂדֶ֔הthe fieldלַחַיָּ֥הto the animalsנְתַתִּ֖יוI will give himלְאָכְל֑וֹto eat himוַאֲשֶׁ֛רand those whoבַּמְּצָד֥וֹתare in the strongholdsוּבַמְּעָר֖וֹתand in the cavesבַּדֶּ֥בֶרby the pestilenceיָמֽוּתוּ׃they will die
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וְאַתָּ֣הand youבֶן־O son ofאָדָ֔םhumankindבְּנֵ֣יthe children ofעַמְּךָ֗people yourהַנִּדְבָּרִ֤יםwho are speaking togetherבְּךָ֙in youאֵ֣צֶלbesideהַקִּיר֔וֹתthe wallsוּבְפִתְחֵ֖יand in the doorways ofהַבָּתִּ֑יםthe housesוְדִבֶּר־and he speaksחַ֣דoneאֶת־withאַחַ֗דoneאִ֤ישׁeachאֶת־withאָחִיו֙brother hisלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingבֹּֽאוּ־comeנָ֣אpleaseוְשִׁמְע֔וּand hearמָ֣הwhat?הַדָּבָ֔רis the wordהַיּוֹצֵ֖אthat is coming outמֵאֵ֥תfrom withיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְיָב֣וֹאוּso they may comeאֵ֠לֶיךָto youכִּמְבוֹא־like the coming ofעָ֞םa peopleוְיֵשְׁב֤וּso they may sitלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙to before youעַמִּ֔יpeople myוְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙and they hearאֶת־obj.דְּבָרֶ֔יךָwords yourוְאוֹתָ֖םand obj. themלֹ֣אnotיַֽעֲשׂ֑וּthey doכִּֽי־forעֲגָבִ֤יםlustful desiresבְּפִיהֶם֙in mouth theirהֵ֣מָּהtheyעֹשִׂ֔יםare doingאַחֲרֵ֥יafterבִצְעָ֖םunjust gain theirלִבָּ֥םheart theirהֹלֵֽךְ׃is going
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