| 13. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 14:13:1 ⧉בֶּן־אָדָ֗םbenadamson of man Ezekiel 14:13:2 ⧉אֶ֚רֶץeretsa land Ezekiel 14:13:3 ⧉כִּ֤יkiwhen or that Ezekiel 14:13:4 ⧉תֶחֱטָא־לִי֙tekhetaliit sins against me Ezekiel 14:13:5 ⧉לִמְעָל־מַ֔עַלlimealmaalby acting unfaithfully Ezekiel 14:13:6 ⧉וְנָטִ֤יתִיvenatitiand I stretch out Ezekiel 14:13:7 ⧉יָדִי֙yadimy hand Ezekiel 14:13:8 ⧉עָלֶ֔יהָalehaagainst it Ezekiel 14:13:9 ⧉וְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּיveshavartiand I break Ezekiel 14:13:10 ⧉לָ֖הּlafor it or to it Ezekiel 14:13:11 ⧉מַטֵּה־לָ֑חֶםmatelakhemstaff of bread Ezekiel 14:13:12 ⧉וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־בָ֣הּvehishlakhtivaand I send in it Ezekiel 14:13:13 ⧉רָעָ֔בraavfamine Ezekiel 14:13:14 ⧉וְהִכְרַתִּ֥יvehikhrattiand I cut off Ezekiel 14:13:15 ⧉מִמֶּ֖נָּהmimmenafrom it Ezekiel 14:13:16 ⧉אָדָ֥םadamman or human Ezekiel 14:13:17 ⧉וּבְהֵמָֽה׃uvehemaand beast |
| 13. Formal Translation Son of man, if a land sins against Me {Yahweh, Covenant Judge} by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it and break its staff of bread, and send famine into it, and cut off from it both man and beast. |
| 13. Dynamic Translation Human one, if a country turns away from Me {Yahweh, Supreme Sovereign} and acts faithlessly, and I reach out My hand to punish it, breaking its food supply, sending famine there, and wiping out people and animals from it. |