2 Peter 2 פֶּטְרוֹס ב פרק ב׳

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   וְגַם־נְבִיאֵיve/GAM-ne/vi/Eand also prophets ofשֶׁקֶרSHE/kerfalsehoodהָיוּha/YUwereבָעָםva/AMamong the peopleכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasיִהְיוּyih/YUthere will beמוֹרֵיmo/REteachers ofשֶׁקֶרSHE/kerfalsehoodגַּם־בָּכֶםgam-ba/KHEMamong you alsoאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoיָבִיאוּya/VI/uthey will bringבַסֵּתֶרvas/SE/tersecretlyכִּתּוֹתkit/TOTsectsמַשְׁחִיתוֹתmash/chi/TOTdestructiveוִיכַחֲשׁוּvi/kha/cha/SHUand denyבָּאָדוֹןba/a/DONthe Lordאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoקָנָםka/NAMbought themוְיָבִיאוּve/ya/VI/uand bringעַל־נַפְשָׁםal-naf/SHAMupon themselvesאֲבַדּוֹןa/vad/DONdestructionמַהֵר׃ma/HERquickly

   But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

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   וְרַבִּיםve/rab/BIMand manyיֵלְכוּyel/KHUwill walkאַחֲרֵיa/cha/REafterדַרְכֵיהֶםdar/khe/HEMtheir waysהַמַּשְׁחִיתִיםham/mash/chi/TIMdestructiveוּבַעֲבוּרָםu/va/a/vu/RAMand because of themיִהְיֶהyih/YEwill beדֶּרֶךְDE/rekhthe way ofהָאֱמֶתha/e/METtruthמִנֹּאָץ׃min/no/ATSdespised

   And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

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   וּבְבֶצַעu/ve/VE/tsaand in greedבִּדְבָרִיםbid/va/RIMwith wordsבְּדוּאִיםbe/du/IMinventedיִתְעַמְּרוּyit/am/me/RUthey will treat as slavesבָכֶםva/KHEMyouאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoseמִשְׁפָּטָםmish/pa/TAMjudgmentמֵאָזme/AZfrom of oldלֹאlonotיִתְמַהְמָהּyit/mah/MAlingersוְדִינָםve/di/NAMand their judgmentלֹאlonotיָנוּם׃ya/NUMslumbers

   And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

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   כִּיkiforאִםimifאֱלֹהִיםe/lo/HIMGodלֹא־חָשַׂךְlo-cha/SAKHdid not spareאֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִיםet-ham/mal/a/KHIMthe angelsאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoחָטְאוּcha/te/Usinnedוַיּוֹרִדֵםvay/yo/ri/DEMand brought them downשְׁאוֹלָהShe/O/lato Sheolוַיַּסְגִּירֵםvay/yas/gi/REMand delivered themבְּכַבְלֵיbe/khav/LEinto chains ofאֹפֶלO/feldarknessלְהִצָּפֵןle/hits/tsa/FENto be reservedלַמִּשְׁפָּט׃lam/mish/PATfor judgment

   For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

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   וְאֶת־הָעוֹלָםve/ET-ha/o/LAMand the worldהַקַּדְמוֹנִיhak/kad/mo/NIancientלֹאlonotחָשַׂךְcha/SAKHsparedוַיּוֹשַׁעvay/YO/shaand he savedאֶת־נֹחַet-NO/achNoahהַשְּׁמִינִיhash/she/mi/NIthe eighthמַגִּידmag/GIDa proclaimer ofהַצֶּדֶקhats/TSE/dekrighteousnessבַּהֲבִיאוֹba/ha/vi/Owhen He broughtאֶת־הַמַּבּוּלet-ham/mab/BULthe floodעַל־עוֹלַםal-o/LAMon the world ofהָרְשָׁעִים׃ha/re/sha/IMthe wicked

   And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

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   וְאֶת־עָרֵיve/ET-a/REand the cities ofסְדוֹםSe/DOMSodomוַעֲמֹרָהva/A/mo/RAand Gomorrhaהָפַךְha/FAKHHe overthrewלָאֵפֶרla/E/ferinto ashesוַיַּרְשִׁיעֵםvay/yar/shi/EMand condemned themבְּמַהְפֵּכָהbe/mah/pe/KHAwith an overthrowוַיְשִׂימֵםvay/si/MEMand made themלְמוֹפֵתle/mo/FETfor an exampleלַאֲשֶׁרla/a/SHERfor those whoיַרְשִׁיעוּyar/SHI/uwould do wickedlyאַחֲרֵי־כֵן׃a/cha/RE-khenafterward

   And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

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   וַיַּצֵּלvay/yats/TSELand rescuedאֶת־לוֹטet-LotLotהַצַּדִּיקhats/tsad/DIKthe righteousאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoמָרָהma/RAwas bitterנַפְשׁוֹnaf/SHOhis soulמִדַּרְכֵיmid/dar/KHEby the ways ofזִמַּתzim/MATthe lewdness ofהָרְשָׁעִים׃ha/re/sha/IMthe wicked

   And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

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   כִּיkiforהַצַּדִּיקhats/tsad/DIKthe righteousהַהוּאha/HUthatבְּשִׁבְתּוֹbe/shiv/TOas he dweltבְתוֹכָםve/to/KHAMamong themבִּרְאוֹתוֹbir/o/TOwhen he sawוּבְשׇׁמְעוֹu/ve/shom/Oand as he heardהֵמַרhe/MARembitteredאֶת־נַפְשׁוֹet-naf/SHOhis soulהַצַּדִּיקָהhats/tsad/di/KArighteousמִיּוֹםmiy/YOMfrom dayאֶל־יוֹםel-yomto dayבְּמַעֲשֵׂיbe/ma/a/SEby the deeds ofרִשְׁעָם׃rish/AMtheir wickedness

   (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

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   יוֹדֵעַyo/DE/aknowsהָאָדוֹןha/a/DONthe Lordלְהַצִּילle/hats/TSILto rescueאֶת־הַחֲסִידִיםet-ha/cha/si/DIMthe godlyמִמַּסּוֹתmim/mas/SOTout of trialsוְלִצְפֹּןve/lits/PONand to reserveאֶת־הָעַוָּלִיםet-ha/av/va/LIMthe unjustלְיוֹםle/YOMfor the day ofהַדִּיןhad/DINjudgmentלְהֵעָנֵשׁ׃le/he/a/NESHto be punished

   The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

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    וְרִאשׁוֹנָהve/ri/sho/NAand firstאֶת־הַהֹלְכִיםet-ha/hol/KHIMthose who walkאַחֲרֵיa/cha/REafterהַבָּשָׂרhab/ba/SARthe fleshבְּתַאֲוַתbe/ta/a/VATin the desire ofהַטֻּמְאָהhat/tum/Auncleannessוּבֹזִיםu/vo/ZIMand despiseאֶת־הַמִּשְׂרָהet-ham/mis/RAauthorityזֵדִיםze/DIMinsolentהֵםhemare theyעֹשִׂיםo/SIMdoingכִּרְצוֹנָםkir/tso/NAMaccording to their willלֹאlonotיִירְאוּyi/re/Uthey fearלְדַבֵּרle/dab/BERto speakבַּנִּכְבָּדִים׃ban/nikh/ba/DIMagainst the glorious

    But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

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    וְהַמַּלְאָכִיםve/ham/mal/a/KHIMand the angelsהַגְּדוֹלִיםhag/ge/do/LIMgreaterמֵהֶםme/HEMthan theyבְּכֹחַbe/KHO/achin powerוּגְבוּרָהu/ge/vu/RAand mightלֹאlonotיָבִיאוּya/VI/uthey bringעֲלֵיהֶםa/le/HEMagainst themשִׂטְנַתsit/NATaccusationחֶרְפָּהcher/PArevilingלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeהָאָדוֹן׃ha/a/DONthe Lord

    Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

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    וְאֵלֶּהve/EL/leand theseכַּבְּהֵמוֹתkab/be/he/MOTlike the beastsהַסְּכָלוֹתhas/se/kha/LOTsenselessהַנּוֹלָדוֹתhan/no/la/DOTbornכְּחׇק־טִבְעָןke/CHOK-tiv/ANaccording to the law of their natureלְהִלָּכֵדle/hil/la/KHEDto be caughtוּלְהִשָּׁמֵדu/le/hish/sha/MEDand to be destroyedמְדַבְּרִיםme/dab/be/RIMspeakingבַּאֲשֶׁרba/a/SHERagainst whatלֹאlonotיָבִינוּya/VI/nuthey understandוְאָבֹדve/a/VODand perishיֹאבְדוּyo/ve/DUthey will perishבְּכִלְיוֹנָם׃be/khil/yo/NAMin their destruction

    But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

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    וְיִשְׂאוּve/yis/Uand they will bearגְּמוּלge/MULthe reward ofהָעַוְלָהha/av/LAunrighteousnessאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoיַחְשְׁבוּyach/she/VUcountלְעֹנֶגle/O/nega delightזוֹלְלוּתzol/LUTcarousingיוֹמָםyo/MAMby dayמוּמִיםmu/MIMblemishesהֵםhemthey areוּמׇשְׁחָתִיםu/mosh/cha/TIMand corruptedמִתְעַנְּגִיםmit/an/ne/GIMdelighting themselvesבְּתַרְמִיתָםbe/tar/mi/TAMin their deceitוְאֹכְלִיםve/okh/LIMand eatingוְשֹׁתִיםve/sho/TIMand drinkingעִמָּכֶם׃im/ma/KHEMwith you

    And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

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    עֵינַיִםe/NA/yimeyesלָהֶםla/HEMthey haveמְלֵאוֹתme/le/OTfull ofנִאֻפִיםni/u/FIMadulteryוְלֹאve/LOand notתוּכַלְנָהtu/khal/NAcanלַחְדֹּלlach/DOLto ceaseמֵחֵטְאme/CHETfrom sinמַשִּׁיאִיםmash/shi/IMdeceivingנְפָשׁוֹתne/fa/SHOTsoulsפֹּחֲזוֹתpo/cha/ZOTunstableוְלֵבve/LEVand a heartלִמֻּדlim/MUDused toבֶּצַעBE/tsagainלָהֶםla/HEMthey haveבְּנֵיbe/NEsons ofהַמְּאֵרָה׃ham/me/e/RAthe curse

    Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:

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    אֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoעָזְבוּa/ze/VUhave leftאֶת־הַדֶּרֶךְet-had/DE/rekhthe wayהַיְשָׁרָהhay/sha/RAstraightוַיִּתְעוּvay/yit/Uand gone astrayוַיֵּלְכוּvay/yel/KHUand walkedבְּדֶרֶךְbe/DE/rekhin the way ofבִּלְעָםBil/AMBalaamבֶּן־בְּעֹרben-Be/ORson of Beorאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoאָהַבa/HAVlovedשְׂכַרse/KHARthe wages ofהָעַוְלָה׃ha/av/LAiniquity

    Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

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    וַתְּהִי־לוֹvat/te/HI-loand he hadתוֹכַחַתto/KHA/chata rebukeעַל־עֲוֹנוֹal-a/vo/NOfor his iniquityהָאָתוֹןha/a/TONthe donkeyהָאִלֶּמֶתha/il/LE/metmuteבְּדַבְּרָהּbe/dab/be/RAas it spokeבְּקוֹל־אָדָםbe/KOL-a/DAMwith a man's voiceעָצְרָהa/tse/RArestrainedאֶת־שִׁגְעוֹןet-shig/ONthe madness ofהַנָּבִיא׃han/na/VIthe prophet

    But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

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    בְּאֵרוֹתbe/e/ROTwellsבְּלִי־מַיִםbe/LI-MA/yimwithout waterהֵמָּהHEM/mathese areעָבִיםa/VIMcloudsנִדָּפִיםnid/da/FIMdrivenבִּסְעָרָהbis/a/RAby a stormאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhomלָהֶםla/HEMfor themנִצְפַּןnits/PANis reservedחֹשֶׁךְ־אֲפֵלָהCHO/shekh-a/fe/LAthe gloom of darknessלְעוֹלָם׃le/o/LAMforever

    These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

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    כִּיkiforבְּדַבְּרָםbe/dab/be/RAMin their speakingבְּגֵאוּתbe/ge/UTwith arroganceדִּבְרֵיdiv/REwords ofשָׁוְאshavvanityיְפַתּוּye/fat/TUthey enticeבְּתַאֲוֹתbe/ta/a/VOTby the desires ofהַבָּשָׂרhab/ba/SARthe fleshבְּרֹבbe/ROVwith muchזִמָּהzim/MAlewdnessאֶת־אֲשֶׁרet-a/SHERthose whoנִמְלְטוּnim/le/TUescapedכָלִילkha/LILcompletelyמִן־הַהֹלְכִיםmin-ha/hol/KHIMfrom those who walkבַּתּוֹעָה׃bat/to/Ain error

    For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

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    דְּרוֹרde/RORlibertyיַבְטִיחוּyav/ti/CHUthey promiseלָהֶםla/HEMthemוְהֵםve/HEMand theyהֵםhemtheyעַבְדֵיav/DEthe servants ofהַכִּלָּיוֹןhak/kil/la/YONdestructionכִּיkiforעֶבֶדE/veda slaveהָאָדָםha/a/DAMis a manלְכֹבְשׁוֹ׃le/khov/SHOto the one who subdues him

    While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

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    כִּיkiforאִם־אַחֲרֵיim-a/cha/REif afterהִמָּלְטָםhim/ma/le/TAMthey escapedמִטֻּמְאוֹתmit/tum/OTfrom the defilements ofהָעוֹלָםha/o/LAMthe worldבְּדַעַתbe/DA/atthrough the knowledge ofהָאָדוֹןha/a/DONthe Lordוְהַמּוֹשִׁיעַve/ham/Mo/SHI/aand the SaviorיֵשׁוּעַYe/SHU/aJesusהַמָּשִׁיחַham/Ma/SHI/achthe MessiahשָׁבוּSHA/vuthey returnedוְנִלְכְּדוּve/nil/ke/DUand are caughtבָהֶןva/HENin themוְנִכְבָּשׁוּve/nikh/ba/SHUand are subduedוְהָיְתָהve/ha/ye/TAand has becomeאַחֲרִיתָםa/cha/ri/TAMtheir endרָעָהra/Aworseמֵרֵאשִׁיתָם׃me/re/shi/TAMthan their beginning

    For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.

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    כִּיkiforטוֹבtovbetterהָיָהha/YAit wasלָהֶםla/HEMfor themלְבִלְתִּיle/vil/TInotדַעַתDA/atto knowאֶת־דֶּרֶךְet-DE/rekhthe way ofהַצְּדָקָהhats/tse/da/KArighteousnessמֵאֲשֶׁרme/a/SHERthanאַחֲרֵיa/cha/REafterדַעְתָּםda/TAMtheir knowingאֹתָהּo/TAitיָסוּרוּya/SU/ruthey turn asideמִן־הַמִּצְוָהmin-ham/mits/VAfrom the commandmentהַקְּדוֹשָׁהhak/ke/do/SHAholyאֲשֶׁרa/SHERthatנִתְּנָהnit/te/NAwas givenלָהֶם׃la/HEMto them

    For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

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    וְקָרָהve/ka/RAand it has happenedלָהֶםla/HEMto themכַּאֲשֶׁרka/a/SHERasיֹאמַרyo/MARsaysמְשַׁלme/SHALthe proverb ofהָאֱמֶתha/e/METtruthהַכֶּלֶבhak/KE/levthe dogשָׁבshavreturnsעַל־קֵאוֹal-ke/Oto his vomitוְהַחֲזִירve/ha/cha/ZIRand the pigעֹלֶהo/LEcoming upמִן־הָרַחְצָהmin-ha/rach/TSAfrom the washingלְהִתְגֹּלֵלle/hit/go/LELto rollבָּרָפֶשׁ׃ba/RA/feshin the mire

    But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.