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And there was a voice from the top of the arch which was over their heads: when they came to rest they let down their wings.

וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”

And I saw it coloured like electrum, with the look of fire in it and round it, going up from what seemed to be the middle of his body; and going down from what seemed to be the middle of his body I saw what was like fire, and there was a bright light shi

וָאֵ֣רֶא׀ (וָ) va. “and”

Like the bow in the cloud on a day of rain, so was the light shining round him. And this is what the glory of the Lord was like. And when I saw it I went down on my face, and the voice of one talking came to my ears.

וָֽאֶרְאֶה֙ (וָֽ) va. “and”וָאֶפֹּ֣ל (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶשְׁמַ֖ע (וָ) va. “and”

And he said to me, Son of man, get up on your feet, so that I may say words to you.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And at his words the spirit came into me and put me on my feet; and his voice came to my ears.

וַתָּ֧בֹא (וַ) va. “and”וַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִי (וַ) va. “and”וָאֶשְׁמַ֕ע (וָ) va. “and”

And he said to me, Son of man, I am sending you to the children of Israel, to an uncontrolled nation which has gone against me: they and their fathers have been sinners against me even to this very day.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the children are hard and stiff-hearted; I am sending you to them: and you are to say to them, These are the words of the Lord.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they, if they give ear to you or if they do not give ear (for they are an uncontrolled people), will see that there has been a prophet among them.

וְיָ֣דְע֔וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And you are to give them my words, if they give ear to you or if they do not: for they are uncontrolled.

וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”

And looking, I saw a hand stretched out to me, and I saw the roll of a book in it;

וָאֶרְאֶ֕ה (וָ) va. “and”

And he put it open before me, and it had writing on the front and on the back; words of grief and sorrow and trouble were recorded in it.

וַיִּפְרֹ֤שׂ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to me, Son of man, take this roll for your food, and go and say my words to the children of Israel.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And, on my opening my mouth, he made me take the roll as food.

וָאֶפְתַּ֖ח (וָ) va. “and”וַיַּ֣אֲכִלֵ֔נִי (וַ) va “and”

And he said to me, Son of man, let your stomach make a meal of it and let your inside be full of this roll which I am giving you. Then I took it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאֹ֣כְלָ֔ה (וָ) va. “and”וַתְּהִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”

And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְדִבַּרְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then he said to me, Son of man, take into your heart all my words which I am about to say to you, and let your ears be open to them.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And go now to those who have been taken away as prisoners, to the children of your people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said; if they give ear or if they do not.

וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then I was lifted up by the wind, and at my back the sound of a great rushing came to my ears when the glory of the Lord was lifted up from his place.

וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי (וַ) va. “and”וָאֶשְׁמַ֣ע (וָ) va. “and”

And the wind, lifting me up, took me away: and I went in the heat of my spirit, and the hand of the Lord was strong on me.

וַתִּקָּחֵ֑נִי (וַ) va. “and”וָאֵלֵ֥ךְ (וָ) va. “and”

Then I came to those who had been taken away as prisoners, who were at Telabib by the river Chebar, and I was seated among them full of wonder for seven days.

וָאָב֨וֹא (וָ) va. “and”וָֽאֵשֵׁ֔ב (וָֽ) va. “and”וָאֵשֵׁ֥ב (וָ) va. “and”

And at the end of seven days, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel: so give ear to the word of my mouth, and give them word from me of their danger.

וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ (וְ) ve. “and”

Again, when an upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, and I put a cause of falling in his way, death will overtake him: because you have given him no word of his danger, death will overtake him in his evil-doing, and there will be n

וְעָ֣שָׂה (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתַתִּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And the hand of the Lord was on me there; and he said, Get up and go out into the valley and there I will have talk with you.

וַתְּהִ֥י (וַ) va. “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then I got up and went out into the valley; and I saw the glory of the Lord resting there as I had seen it by the river Chebar; and I went down on my face.

וָאָקוּם֮ (וָ) va. “and”וָאֵצֵ֣א (וָ) va. “and”וָאֶפֹּ֖ל (וָ) va. “and”