20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 13:20:1 ⧉לָכֵ֞ןlakhentherefore Ezekiel 13:20:2 ⧉כֹּה־אָמַ֣רkoamarthus said Ezekiel 13:20:3 ⧉אֲדֹנָ֣יadonaiLord Ezekiel 13:20:4 ⧉יְהוִ֗הyahwehLORD Ezekiel 13:20:5 ⧉הִנְנִ֤יhinnibehold, I Ezekiel 13:20:6 ⧉אֶל־כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙elkistotekhenaagainst your bands Ezekiel 13:20:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich Ezekiel 13:20:8 ⧉אַ֠תֵּנָהatenayou {feminine plural} use Ezekiel 13:20:9 ⧉מְצֹדְד֨וֹתmetsodedothunting Ezekiel 13:20:10 ⧉שָׁ֤םshamthere Ezekiel 13:20:11 ⧉אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ethanefashot{the} souls Ezekiel 13:20:12 ⧉לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹתleforkhotto fly Ezekiel 13:20:13 ⧉וְקָרַעְתִּ֣יvekarateand I will tear Ezekiel 13:20:14 ⧉אֹתָ֔םotamthem Ezekiel 13:20:15 ⧉מֵעַ֖לmealfrom upon Ezekiel 13:20:16 ⧉זְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םzerootekhemyour arms Ezekiel 13:20:17 ⧉וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙veshilakhettiand I will send away Ezekiel 13:20:18 ⧉אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹתethanefashot{the} souls Ezekiel 13:20:19 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich Ezekiel 13:20:20 ⧉אַתֶּ֛םatemyou {masculine plural} Ezekiel 13:20:21 ⧉מְצֹדְד֥וֹתmetsodedothunting Ezekiel 13:20:22 ⧉אֶת־נְפָשִׁ֖יםetnefashimsouls Ezekiel 13:20:23 ⧉לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃leforkhotto fly |
20. Formal Translation Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD {Adonai Yahweh, Righteous Judge}: Behold, I am against your bands with which you women set traps there for the souls to fly; and I will tear them from your arms and release the souls that you are ensnaring to fly. |
20. Dynamic Translation Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD {Adonai Yahweh, Just Ruler} says: I am against your wristbands with which you women trap people’s lives to make them fly away; I will tear them off your arms and free those people. |