וַיִּקְרָ֣א בְאָזְנַ֗י קֹ֤ול גָּדֹול֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר קָרְב֖וּ פְּקֻדֹּ֣ות הָעִ֑יר וְאִ֛ישׁ כְּלִ֥י מַשְׁחֵתֹ֖ו בְּיָדֹֽו׃
And he called in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, overseers of the city, and each man his weapon of destruction in his hand.”
Morphology
- וַיִּקְרָא (va-yikra) – Root: קרא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he called”; Notes: Marks the initiation of a summons.
- בְאָזְנַי (ve-oznai) – Root: אזן; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine plural construct + 1cs suffix; Translation: “in my ears”; Notes: Indicates Ezekiel directly hears the call.
- קֹול (qol) – Root: קול; Form: Noun masculine singular absolute; Translation: “voice”; Notes: Subject of the verb “called.”
- גָּדֹול (gadol) – Root: גדל; Form: Adjective masculine singular; Translation: “loud”; Notes: Qualifies the “voice.”
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר; Form: Preposition לְ + Qal infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.
- קָרְבוּ (qarvu) – Root: קרב; Form: Qal imperative 2mp; Translation: “Draw near”; Notes: Summons directed to the overseers.
- פְּקֻדֹּות (pekudot) – Root: פקד; Form: Noun feminine plural absolute; Translation: “overseers”; Notes: Can denote officials, officers, or those assigned responsibility for judgment.
- הָעִיר (ha-ʿir) – Root: עיר; Form: Definite noun feminine singular; Translation: “the city”; Notes: Refers specifically to Jerusalem.
- וְאִישׁ (ve-ish) – Root: אישׁ; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine singular; Translation: “and each man”; Notes: Introduces the second part of the vision.
- כְּלִי (keli) – Root: כלי; Form: Noun masculine singular construct; Translation: “weapon of”; Notes: Refers to an instrument or implement.
- מַשְׁחֵתוֹ (mashḥeto) – Root: שׁחת; Form: Noun masculine singular construct + 3ms suffix; Translation: “his destruction”; Notes: Refers to a destructive weapon or implement.
- בְּיָדוֹ (be-yado) – Root: יד; Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular + 3ms suffix; Translation: “in his hand”; Notes: Indicates possession and readiness for action.