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Ezekiel 15:2

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם מַה־יִּֽהְיֶ֥ה עֵץ־הַגֶּ֖פֶן מִכָּל־עֵ֑ץ הַזְּמֹורָ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה בַּעֲצֵ֥י הַיָּֽעַר׃ “Son of man, what will the wood of the vine be more than any wood, the tendril that was among the trees of the forest?   Morphology בֶּן־אָדָם – Root: בן … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 15:1

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: A narrative formula … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:23

וְנִחֲמ֣וּ אֶתְכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־תִרְא֥וּ אֶת־דַּרְכָּ֖ם וְאֶת־עֲלִֽילֹותָ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֗ם כִּי֩ לֹ֨א חִנָּ֤ם עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂ֣יתִי בָ֔הּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהֹוִֽה׃ פ And they shall comfort you when you see their way and their deeds, and you shall know that not without cause I have … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:22

וְהִנֵּ֨ה נֹֽותְרָה־בָּ֜הּ פְּלֵטָ֗ה הַֽמּוּצָאִים֮ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנֹות֒ הִנָּם֙ יֹוצְאִ֣ים אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וּרְאִיתֶ֥ם אֶת־דַּרְכָּ֖ם וְאֶת־עֲלִֽילֹותָ֑ם וְנִחַמְתֶּ֗ם עַל־הָֽרָעָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֵבֵ֨אתִי֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵבֵ֖אתִי עָלֶֽיהָ׃ Yet behold, survivors remain in it, those brought out, sons and daughters. Behold, they are coming out to you, … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:21

כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אַ֣ף כִּֽי־אַרְבַּ֣עַת שְׁפָטַ֣י הָרָעִ֡ים חֶ֠רֶב וְרָעָ֞ב וְחַיָּ֤ה רָעָה֙ וָדֶ֔בֶר שִׁלַּ֖חְתִּי אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לְהַכְרִ֥ית מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH: “Even though my four severe judgments—sword, and famine, and wild beast, and pestilence—I have … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:20

וְנֹ֨חַ דנאל וְאִיֹּוב֮ בְּתֹוכָהּ֒ חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־בֵּ֥ן אִם־בַּ֖ת יַצִּ֑ילוּ הֵ֥מָּה בְצִדְקָתָ֖ם יַצִּ֥ילוּ נַפְשָֽׁם׃ פ And Noaḥ, Danʾel, and Iyyov, if they were in it, as I live,” declares the Lord YHWH, “they would not deliver son or daughter; … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:19

אֹ֛ו דֶּ֥בֶר אֲשַׁלַּ֖ח אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֑יא וְשָׁפַכְתִּ֨י חֲמָתִ֤י עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ בְּדָ֔ם לְהַכְרִ֥ית מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃ Or if pestilence I send upon that land, and I pour out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast.   … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:18

וּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵלֶּה֮ בְּתֹוכָהּ֒ חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה לֹ֥א יַצִּ֖ילוּ בָּנִ֣ים וּבָנֹ֑ות כִּ֛י הֵ֥ם לְבַדָּ֖ם יִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃ And though these three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Lord YHWH, “they would not deliver sons or daughters, but … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:17

אֹ֛ו חֶ֥רֶב אָבִ֖יא עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֑יא וְאָמַרְתִּ֗י חֶ֚רֶב תַּעֲבֹ֣ר בָּאָ֔רֶץ וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃ Or if a sword I bring upon that land, and I say, ‘Sword, pass through the land,’ and I cut off from it man and beast.   … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:16

שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵלֶּה֮ בְּתֹוכָהּ֒ חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־בָּנִ֥ים וְאִם־בָּנֹ֖ות יַצִּ֑ילוּ הֵ֤מָּה לְבַדָּם֙ יִנָּצֵ֔לוּ וְהָאָ֖רֶץ תִּהְיֶ֥ה שְׁמָמָֽה׃ Though these three men were in its midst, as I live,” declares the Lord YHWH, “even sons and daughters they would not deliver; … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:15

לֽוּ־חַיָּ֥ה רָעָ֛ה אַעֲבִ֥יר בָּאָ֖רֶץ וְשִׁכְּלָ֑תָּה וְהָיְתָ֤ה שְׁמָמָה֙ מִבְּלִ֣י עֹובֵ֔ר מִפְּנֵ֖י הַחַיָּֽה׃ “If a wild beast I let pass through the land and it bereaves it, and it becomes desolate, so that no one passes through because of the beast.   … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:14

וְ֠הָיוּ שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ בְּתֹוכָ֔הּ נֹ֖חַ דנאל וְאִיֹּ֑וב הֵ֤מָּה בְצִדְקָתָם֙ יְנַצְּל֣וּ נַפְשָׁ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ And if these three men were in its midst—Noaḥ, Danʾel, and Iyyov—they by their righteousness would deliver their own souls,” declares the Lord YHWH.   … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:13

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם אֶ֚רֶץ כִּ֤י תֶחֱטָא־לִי֙ לִמְעָל־מַ֔עַל וְנָטִ֤יתִי יָדִי֙ עָלֶ֔יהָ וְשָׁבַ֥רְתִּי לָ֖הּ מַטֵּה־לָ֑חֶם וְהִשְׁלַחְתִּי־בָ֣הּ רָעָ֔ב וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י מִמֶּ֖נָּה אָדָ֥ם וּבְהֵמָֽה׃ “Son of man, a land, when it sins against me by acting unfaithfully, then I will stretch out my hand against it, and … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:12

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Typical narrative introduction … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:11

לְ֠מַעַן לֹֽא־יִתְע֨וּ עֹ֤וד בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵאַֽחֲרַ֔י וְלֹֽא־יִטַּמְּא֥וּ עֹ֖וד בְּכָל־פִּשְׁעֵיהֶ֑ם וְהָ֥יוּ לִ֣י לְעָ֗ם וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֶהְיֶ֤ה לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ In order that the house of Yisraʾel may no more stray from after me, and they may no more defile themselves … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:10

וְנָשְׂא֖וּ עֲוֹנָ֑ם כַּֽעֲוֹן֙ הַדֹּרֵ֔שׁ כַּעֲוֹ֥ן הַנָּבִ֖יא יִֽהְיֶֽה׃ And they shall bear their iniquity; as the iniquity of the inquirer, so shall the iniquity of the prophet be,   Morphology וְנָשְׂאוּ (ve-nasʾu) – Root: נשׂא (nasaʾ); Form: Qal perfect 3rd person … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:9

וְהַנָּבִ֤יא כִֽי־יְפֻתֶּה֙ וְדִבֶּ֣ר דָּבָ֔ר אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ פִּתֵּ֔יתִי אֵ֖ת הַנָּבִ֣יא הַה֑וּא וְנָטִ֤יתִי אֶת־יָדִי֙ עָלָ֔יו וְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יו מִתֹּ֖וךְ עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And the prophet, if he is enticed and speaks a word, I YHWH have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out my … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:8

וְנָתַתִּ֨י פָנַ֜י בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֗וּא וַהֲשִֽׂמֹתִ֨יהוּ֙ לְאֹ֣ות וְלִמְשָׁלִ֔ים וְהִכְרַתִּ֖יו מִתֹּ֣וךְ עַמִּ֑י וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ ס And I will set my face against that man, and I will make him for a sign and for proverbs, and I will cut him off … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:7

כִּי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אִ֜ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל וּמֵהַגֵּר֮ אֲשֶׁר־יָג֣וּר בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְיִנָּזֵ֣ר מֵֽאַחֲרַ֗י וְיַ֤עַל גִּלּוּלָיו֙ אֶל־לִבֹּ֔ו וּמִכְשֹׁ֣ול עֲוֹנֹ֔ו יָשִׂ֖ים נֹ֣כַח פָּנָ֑יו וּבָ֤א אֶל־הַנָּבִיא֙ לִדְרָשׁ־לֹ֣ו בִ֔י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה נַֽעֲנֶה־לֹּ֖ו בִּֽי׃ For every man of the house of Yisraʾel, and from the sojourner who sojourns … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:6

לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֣ר אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה שׁ֣וּבוּ וְהָשִׁ֔יבוּ מֵעַ֖ל גִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶ֑ם וּמֵעַ֥ל כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם הָשִׁ֥יבוּ פְנֵיכֶֽם׃ “Therefore say to the house of Yisraʾel, ‘Thus says my Lord YHWH: “Return and turn away from your idols, and from all your abominations … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:5

לְמַ֛עַן תְּפֹ֥שׂ אֶת־בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בְּלִבָּ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָזֹ֨רוּ֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י בְּגִלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֖ם כֻּלָּֽם׃ ס In order to seize the house of Yisraʾel by their heart, who have estranged themselves from me through their idols, all of them.”’   Morphology לְמַעַן (lemaʿan) – Root: מען … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:4

לָכֵ֣ן דַּבֵּר־֠אֹותָם וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה אִ֣ישׁ אִ֣ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל אֲשֶׁר֩ יַעֲלֶ֨ה אֶת־גִּלּוּלָ֜יו אֶל־לִבֹּ֗ו וּמִכְשֹׁ֤ול עֲוֹנֹו֙ יָשִׂים֙ נֹ֣כַח פָּנָ֔יו וּבָ֖א אֶל־הַנָּבִ֑יא אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה נַעֲנֵ֧יתִי לֹ֦ו בְּרֹ֥ב גִּלּוּלָֽיו׃ Therefore speak to them and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:3

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ הֶעֱל֤וּ גִלּֽוּלֵיהֶם֙ עַל־לִבָּ֔ם וּמִכְשֹׁ֣ול עֲוֹנָ֔ם נָתְנ֖וּ נֹ֣כַח פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם הַאִדָּרֹ֥שׁ אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ לָהֶֽם׃ ס “Son of man, these men have brought up their idols upon their heart, and the stumbling-block of their iniquity they have set before their faces. … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:2

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Typical prophetic formula … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 14:1

וַיָּבֹ֤וא אֵלַי֙ אֲנָשִׁ֔ים מִזִּקְנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃ פ And men from the elders of Yisraʾel came to me, and they sat before me.   Morphology וַיָּבֹא (va-yavoʾ) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 13:23

לָכֵ֗ן שָׁ֚וְא לֹ֣א תֶחֱזֶ֔ינָה וְקֶ֖סֶם לֹא־תִקְסַ֣מְנָה עֹ֑וד וְהִצַּלְתִּ֤י אֶת־עַמִּי֙ מִיֶּדְכֶ֔ן וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ן כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ Therefore you shall not see falsehood, and divination you shall not practice any more, and I will deliver my people from your hand, and you shall know … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 13:22

יַ֣עַן הַכְאֹ֤ות לֵב־צַדִּיק֙ שֶׁ֔קֶר וַאֲנִ֖י לֹ֣א הִכְאַבְתִּ֑יו וּלְחַזֵּק֙ יְדֵ֣י רָשָׁ֔ע לְבִלְתִּי־שׁ֛וּב מִדַּרְכֹּ֥ו הָרָ֖ע לְהַחֲיֹתֹֽו׃ Because with lies you cause pain to the heart of the righteous, whom I have not pained, and to strengthen the hands of the wicked, so … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 13:21

וְקָרַעְתִּ֞י אֶת־מִסְפְּחֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם וְהִצַּלְתִּ֤י אֶת־עַמִּי֙ מִיֶּדְכֶ֔ן וְלֹֽא־יִהְי֥וּ עֹ֛וד בְּיֶדְכֶ֖ן לִמְצוּדָ֑ה וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ן כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ And I will tear your veils and will deliver my people from your hand, and they shall no longer be in your hand for a snare, and you … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 13:20

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְנִ֤י אֶל־כִּסְּתֹותֵיכֶ֨נָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַ֠תֵּנָה מְצֹדְדֹ֨ות שָׁ֤ם אֶת־הַנְּפָשֹׁות֙ לְפֹ֣רְחֹ֔ות וְקָרַעְתִּ֣י אֹתָ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל זְרֹועֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙ אֶת־הַנְּפָשֹׁ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם מְצֹדְדֹ֥ות אֶת־נְפָשִׁ֖ים לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃ Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: “Behold, I am against your coverings with which you hunt down … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 13:19

וַתְּחַלֶּלְ֨נָה אֹתִ֜י אֶל־עַמִּ֗י בְּשַׁעֲלֵ֣י שְׂעֹרִים֮ וּבִפְתֹ֣ותֵי לֶחֶם֒ לְהָמִ֤ית נְפָשֹׁות֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־תְמוּתֶ֔נָה וּלְחַיֹּ֥ות נְפָשֹׁ֖ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־תִֽחְיֶ֑ינָה בְּכַ֨זֶּבְכֶ֔ם לְעַמִּ֖י שֹׁמְעֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃ ס And you have profaned me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, to put to … Continue reading

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