Ezekiel 9
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וְהִנֵּ֣הand there!שִׁשָּׁ֣הsixאֲנָשִׁ֡יםmenבָּאִ֣ים׀were comingמִדֶּרֶךְ־from the direction ofשַׁ֨עַרthe gateהָעֶלְי֜וֹןthe upperאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀whichמָפְנֶ֣הis facedצָפ֗וֹנָהnorth -wardוְאִ֨ישׁand everyoneכְּלִ֤יthe weapon ofמַפָּצוֹ֙shattering hisבְּיָד֔וֹwas in hand hisוְאִישׁ־and a manאֶחָ֤דoneבְּתוֹכָם֙was in midst of themלָבֻ֣שׁclothedבַּדִּ֔יםlinensוְקֶ֥סֶתand the writing-case ofהַסֹּפֵ֖רthe scribeבְּמָתְנָ֑יוwas at hips hisוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙and they cameוַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּand they stoodאֵ֖צֶלbesideמִזְבַּ֥חthe altar ofהַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃the bronze
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וּכְב֣וֹד׀and the glory ofאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelנַעֲלָה֙it was taken upמֵעַ֤לfrom onהַכְּרוּב֙the cherubאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָיָ֣הit had beenעָלָ֔יוon itאֶ֖לtoמִפְתַּ֣ןthe threshold ofהַבָּ֑יִתthe houseוַיִּקְרָ֗אand he calledאֶל־toהָאִישׁ֙the manהַלָּבֻ֣שׁwho was clothedהַבַּדִּ֔יםthe linensאֲשֶׁ֛רwhomקֶ֥סֶתthe writing-case ofהַסֹּפֵ֖רthe scribeבְּמָתְנָֽיו׃ סwas at hips his
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֵלָ֔יוto himעֲבֹר֙passבְּת֣וֹךְin the midst ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityבְּת֖וֹךְin the midst ofיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemוְהִתְוִ֨יתָand you will markתָּ֜וa markעַל־onמִצְח֣וֹתthe foreheads ofהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe peopleהַנֶּֽאֱנָחִים֙who sighוְהַנֶּ֣אֱנָקִ֔יםand who groanעַ֚לonכָּל־allהַתּ֣וֹעֵב֔וֹתthe abominationsהַֽנַּעֲשׂ֖וֹתwhich are doneבְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃in the midst of it
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זָקֵ֡ןold manבָּח֣וּרyoung manוּבְתוּלָה֩and virginוְטַ֨ףand little onesוְנָשִׁ֜יםand womenתַּהַרְג֣וּyou will killלְמַשְׁחִ֗יתto destructionוְעַל־and toכָּל־anyאִ֨ישׁpersonאֲשֶׁר־whomעָלָ֤יוis on himהַתָּו֙the markאַל־may notתִּגַּ֔שׁוּyou draw nearוּמִמִּקְדָּשִׁ֖יand from sanctuary myתָּחֵ֑לּוּyou will beginוַיָּחֵ֙לּוּ֙and they beganבָּאֲנָשִׁ֣יםwith the menהַזְּקֵנִ֔יםthe oldאֲשֶׁ֖רwhoלִפְנֵ֥יwere to beforeהַבָּֽיִת׃the house
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasכְּהַכּוֹתָ֔םwhen were striking theyוְנֵֽאשֲׁאַ֖רand was remainingאָ֑נִיIוָאֶפְּלָ֨הand I fell !עַל־onפָּנַ֜יface myוָאֶזְעַ֗קand I cried outוָֽאֹמַר֙and I saidאֲהָהּ֙alas!אֲדֹנָ֣יO Lordיְהוִ֔הYahwehהֲמַשְׁחִ֣ית¿ about to destroyאַתָּ֗הare youאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allשְׁאֵרִ֣יתthe remnant ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelבְּשָׁפְכְּךָ֥when pouring out youאֶת־obj.חֲמָתְךָ֖rage yourעַל־onיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַ֗יto meעֲוֹ֨ןthe iniquity ofבֵּֽית־the house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לIsraelוִֽיהוּדָה֙and Judahגָּדוֹל֙is greatבִּמְאֹ֣דwith muchnessמְאֹ֔דmuchnessוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אand it has been filledהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landדָּמִ֔יםbloodsוְהָעִ֖ירand the cityמָלְאָ֣הit is fullמֻטֶּ֑הperversenessכִּ֣יforאָמְר֗וּthey have saidעָזַ֤בhe has forsakenיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְאֵ֥יןand notיְהוָ֖הYahwehרֹאֶֽה׃is seeing
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