| 23. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 17:23:1 ⧉בְּהַ֨רbeharon the mountain of Ezekiel 17:23:2 ⧉מְר֤וֹםmeromheight Ezekiel 17:23:3 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵל֙yisraelIsrael Ezekiel 17:23:4 ⧉אֶשְׁתֳּלֶ֔נּוּeshtolenuI will plant it Ezekiel 17:23:5 ⧉וְנָשָׂ֤אvenasaand it will bear Ezekiel 17:23:6 ⧉עָנָף֙anafa branch Ezekiel 17:23:7 ⧉וְעָ֣שָׂהveasaand it will make Ezekiel 17:23:8 ⧉פֶ֔רִיperifruit Ezekiel 17:23:9 ⧉וְהָיָ֖הvehayaand it will become Ezekiel 17:23:10 ⧉לְאֶ֣רֶזleerezinto a cedar Ezekiel 17:23:11 ⧉אַדִּ֑ירadirnoble or mighty Ezekiel 17:23:12 ⧉וְשָׁכְנ֣וּveshakhenuand they will dwell Ezekiel 17:23:13 ⧉תַחְתָּ֗יוtakhtayvunder it Ezekiel 17:23:14 ⧉כֹּ֚לkolevery Ezekiel 17:23:15 ⧉צִפּ֣וֹרtsiporbird Ezekiel 17:23:16 ⧉כָּל־כָּנָ֔ףkalkanafevery wing Ezekiel 17:23:17 ⧉בְּצֵ֥לbetselin the shade of Ezekiel 17:23:18 ⧉דָּלִיּוֹתָ֖יוdaliyotayvits boughs Ezekiel 17:23:19 ⧉תִּשְׁכֹּֽנָּה׃tishkonathey will nest or dwell |
| 23. Formal Translation On the high mountain of Israel I will plant it, and it will send out branches and produce fruit and will become a mighty cedar; and beneath it will dwell every bird of every wing, and in the shade of its branches they will nest. |
| 23. Dynamic Translation I will plant it on Israel’s highest mountain where it will grow strong branches, bear fruit, and become a majestic cedar tree. Birds of every kind will live under it; they will make their nests in the shade of its branches. |