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Ezekiel 5:5

כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֔ה זֹ֚את יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּתֹ֥וךְ הַגֹּויִ֖ם שַׂמְתִּ֑יהָ וּסְבִיבֹותֶ֖יהָ אֲרָצֹֽות׃ “Thus says the Lord YHWH: ‘This is Yerushalayim; in the midst of the nations I have set her, and the lands are round about her.   Morphology כֹּה (koh) … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 5:4

וּמֵהֶם֙ עֹ֣וד תִּקָּ֔ח וְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤ אֹותָם֙ אֶל־תֹּ֣וךְ הָאֵ֔שׁ וְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם בָּאֵ֑שׁ מִמֶּ֥נּוּ תֵצֵא־אֵ֖שׁ אֶל־כָּל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And from them again you shall take, and you shall cast them into the midst of the fire and burn them in the fire; from … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 5:3

וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ מִשָּׁ֖ם מְעַ֣ט בְּמִסְפָּ֑ר וְצַרְתָּ֥ אֹותָ֖ם בִּכְנָפֶֽיךָ׃ And you shall take from there a few in number, and you shall bind them in your skirts.   Morphology וְלָקַחְתָּ (ve-laqaḥta) – Root: לקח; Form: Qal perfect 2ms with vav consecutive; Translation: … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 5:2

שְׁלִשִׁ֗ית בָּא֤וּר תַּבְעִיר֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָעִ֔יר כִּמְלֹ֖את יְמֵ֣י הַמָּצֹ֑ור וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ אֶת־הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗ית תַּכֶּ֤ה בַחֶ֨רֶב֙ סְבִ֣יבֹותֶ֔יהָ וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ תִּזְרֶ֣ה לָר֔וּחַ וְחֶ֖רֶב אָרִ֥יק אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ A third part you shall burn with fire in the midst of the city when the days of the siege are … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 5:1

וְאַתָּ֨ה בֶן־אָדָ֜ם קַח־לְךָ֣ חֶ֣רֶב חַדָּ֗ה תַּ֤עַר הַגַּלָּבִים֙ תִּקָּחֶ֣נָּה לָּ֔ךְ וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ֥ עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ֖ וְעַל־זְקָנֶ֑ךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֥ לְךָ֛ מֹאזְנֵ֥י מִשְׁקָ֖ל וְחִלַּקְתָּֽם׃ “And you, son of man, take for yourself a sharp sword, a barber’s razor you shall take it for yourself, and you shall … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:17

לְמַ֥עַן יַחְסְר֖וּ לֶ֣חֶם וָמָ֑יִם וְנָשַׁ֨מּוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ וְאָחִ֔יו וְנָמַ֖קּוּ בַּעֲוֹנָֽם׃ פ So that they shall lack bread and water, and each man with his brother shall be appalled, and they shall waste away in their iniquity.”   Morphology לְמַעַן (le-maʿan) – … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:16

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י בֶּן־אָדָם֙ הִנְנִ֨י שֹׁבֵ֤ר מַטֵּה־לֶ֨חֶם֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְאָכְלוּ־לֶ֥חֶם בְּמִשְׁקָ֖ל וּבִדְאָגָ֑ה וּמַ֕יִם בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה וּבְשִׁמָּמֹ֖ון יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ And he said to me, “Son of man, behold, I am breaking the staff of bread in Yerushalayim, and they shall eat bread by weight and … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:15

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י רְאֵ֗ה נָתַ֤תִּֽי לְךָ֙ אֶת־צפועי הַבָּקָ֔ר תַּ֖חַת גֶּלְלֵ֣י הָֽאָדָ֑ם וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ אֶֽת־לַחְמְךָ֖ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ ס And he said to me, “See, I have given you the dung of cattle instead of the excrement of man, and you shall make your bread … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:14

וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י לֹ֣א מְטֻמָּאָ֑ה וּנְבֵלָ֨ה וּטְרֵפָ֤ה לֹֽא־אָכַ֨לְתִּי֙ מִנְּעוּרַ֣י וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה וְלֹא־בָ֥א בְּפִ֖י בְּשַׂ֥ר פִּגּֽוּל׃ ס And I said, “Ah, Lord YHWH! Behold, my soul has not been defiled, and a carcass or torn animal I have not … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:13

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔ה כָּ֣כָה יֹאכְל֧וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶת־לַחְמָ֖ם טָמֵ֑א בַּגֹּויִ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַדִּיחֵ֖ם שָֽׁם׃ And YHWH said, “Thus shall the sons of Yisraʾel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will drive them.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:12

וְעֻגַ֥ת שְׂעֹרִ֖ים תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּה וְהִ֗יא בְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ צֵאַ֣ת הָֽאָדָ֔ם תְּעֻגֶ֖נָה לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ ס And a barley cake you shall eat, and it shall be baked with human excrement before their eyes.   Morphology וְעֻגַת (ve-ʿugat) – Root: עוג; Form: Conjunction + noun feminine … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:11

וּמַ֛יִם בִּמְשׂוּרָ֥ה תִשְׁתֶּ֖ה שִׁשִּׁ֣ית הַהִ֑ין מֵעֵ֥ת עַד־עֵ֖ת תִּשְׁתֶּֽה׃ And water by measure you shall drink, a sixth of the hin; from time to time you shall drink.   Morphology וּמַיִם (u-mayim) – Root: מים; Form: Conjunction + noun masculine plural; … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:10

וּמַאֲכָֽלְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תֹּאכֲלֶ֔נּוּ בְּמִשְׁקֹ֕ול עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שֶׁ֖קֶל לַיֹּ֑ום מֵעֵ֥ת עַד־עֵ֖ת תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ And your food which you shall eat shall be by weight, twenty sheqels for the day; from time to time you shall eat it.   Morphology וּמַאֲכָלְךָ (u-maʾakhalekha) – Root: … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:9

וְאַתָּ֣ה קַח־לְךָ֡ חִטִּ֡ין וּ֠שְׂעֹרִים וּפֹ֨ול וַעֲדָשִׁ֜ים וְדֹ֣חַן וְכֻסְּמִ֗ים וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אֹותָם֙ בִּכְלִ֣י אֶחָ֔ד וְעָשִׂ֧יתָ אֹותָ֛ם לְךָ֖ לְלָ֑חֶם מִסְפַּ֨ר הַיָּמִ֜ים אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֣ה שֹׁוכֵ֣ב עַֽל־צִדְּךָ֗ שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֧ות וְתִשְׁעִ֛ים יֹ֖ום תֹּאכֲלֶֽנּוּ׃ And you, take for yourself wheat and barley and beans and lentils and millet and … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:8

וְהִנֵּ֛ה נָתַ֥תִּי עָלֶ֖יךָ עֲבֹותִ֑ים וְלֹֽא־תֵהָפֵ֤ךְ מִֽצִּדְּךָ֙ אֶל־צִדֶּ֔ךָ עַד־כַּלֹּותְךָ֖ יְמֵ֥י מְצוּרֶֽךָ׃ And behold, I have placed upon you cords, and you shall not turn from your side to your side until you have completed the days of your siege.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:7

וְאֶל־מְצֹ֤ור יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ תָּכִ֣ין פָּנֶ֔יךָ וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה וְנִבֵּאתָ֖ עָלֶֽיהָ׃ And toward the siege of Yerushalayim you shall set your face, and your arm uncovered, and you shall prophesy over it.   Morphology וְאֶל־ (ve-ʾel) – Root: אל; Form: Conjunction + preposition; … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:6

וְכִלִּיתָ֣ אֶת־אֵ֗לֶּה וְשָׁ֨כַבְתָּ֜ עַל־צִדְּךָ֤ הַיְמָנִי֙ שֵׁנִ֔ית וְנָשָׂ֖אתָ אֶת־עֲוֹ֣ן בֵּית־יְהוּדָ֑ה אַרְבָּעִ֣ים יֹ֔ום יֹ֧ום לַשָּׁנָ֛ה יֹ֥ום לַשָּׁנָ֖ה נְתַתִּ֥יו לָֽךְ׃ And you shall complete these, then you shall lie on your right side a second time, and you shall bear the iniquity of … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:5

וַאֲנִ֗י נָתַ֤תִּֽי לְךָ֙ אֶת־שְׁנֵ֣י עֲוֹנָ֔ם לְמִסְפַּ֣ר יָמִ֔ים שְׁלֹשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות וְתִשְׁעִ֖ים יֹ֑ום וְנָשָׂ֖אתָ עֲוֹ֥ן בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And I have assigned to you the years of their iniquity according to the number of days, three hundred and ninety days, and you shall bear the … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:4

וְאַתָּ֤ה שְׁכַב֙ עַל־צִדְּךָ֣ הַשְּׂמָאלִ֔י וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ אֶת־עֲוֹ֥ן בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עָלָ֑יו מִסְפַּ֤ר הַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁכַּ֣ב עָלָ֔יו תִּשָּׂ֖א אֶת־עֲוֹנָֽם׃ And you, lie on your left side, and place the iniquity of the house of Yisraʾel upon it. The number of the days that you … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:3

וְאַתָּ֤ה קַח־לְךָ֙ מַחֲבַ֣ת בַּרְזֶ֔ל וְנָתַתָּ֤ה אֹותָהּ֙ קִ֣יר בַּרְזֶ֔ל בֵּינְךָ֖ וּבֵ֣ין הָעִ֑יר וַהֲכִינֹתָה֩ אֶת־פָּנֶ֨יךָ אֵלֶ֜יהָ וְהָיְתָ֤ה בַמָּצֹור֙ וְצַרְתָּ֣ עָלֶ֔יהָ אֹ֥ות הִ֖יא לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And you, take for yourself an iron griddle, and set it as an iron wall between you … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:2

וְנָתַתָּ֨ה עָלֶ֜יהָ מָצֹ֗ור וּבָנִ֤יתָ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ דָּיֵ֔ק וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ עָלֶ֖יהָ סֹֽלְלָ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֨ה עָלֶ֧יהָ מַחֲנֹ֛ות וְשִׂים־עָלֶ֥יהָ כָּרִ֖ים סָבִֽיב׃ And you shall set against it a siege, and build against it a siege wall, and cast up against it a mound, and set against … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 4:1

וְאַתָּ֤ה בֶן־אָדָם֙ קַח־לְךָ֣ לְבֵנָ֔ה וְנָתַתָּ֥ה אֹותָ֖הּ לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְחַקֹּותָ֥ עָלֶ֛יהָ עִ֖יר אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And you, son of man, take for yourself a brick and set it before you, and engrave upon it a city, Yerushalayim.   Morphology וְאַתָּה (ve-atta) – Root: —; … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 3:27

וּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤י אֹֽותְךָ֙ אֶפְתַּ֣ח אֶת־פִּ֔יךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֑ה הַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ יִשְׁמָע֙ וְהֶחָדֵ֣ל יֶחְדָּ֔ל כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ ס And when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says my Lord … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 3:26

וּלְשֹֽׁונְךָ֙ אַדְבִּ֣יק אֶל־חִכֶּ֔ךָ וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּ וְלֹא־תִֽהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לְאִ֣ישׁ מֹוכִ֑יחַ כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ And I will make your tongue cling to your palate, and you shall be mute, and you shall not be to them a man who rebukes, for they … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 3:25

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם הִנֵּ֨ה נָתְנ֤וּ עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ עֲבֹותִ֔ים וַֽאֲסָר֖וּךָ בָּהֶ֑ם וְלֹ֥א תֵצֵ֖א בְּתֹוכָֽם׃ And you, son of man, behold, cords they shall put upon you and they shall bind you with them, and you shall not go out among them.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 3:24

וַתָּבֹא־בִ֣י ר֔וּחַ וַתַּעֲמִדֵ֖נִי עַל־רַגְלָ֑י וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר אֹתִי֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֹּ֥א הִסָּגֵ֖ר בְּתֹ֥וךְ בֵּיתֶֽךָ׃ And the spirit came into me and made me stand upon my feet, and he spoke with me and said to me, “Go, shut yourself within your house.” … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 3:23

וָאָקוּם֮ וָאֵצֵ֣א אֶל־הַבִּקְעָה֒ וְהִנֵּה־שָׁ֤ם כְּבֹוד־יְהוָה֙ עֹמֵ֔ד כַּכָּבֹ֕וד אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וָאֶפֹּ֖ל עַל־פָּנָֽי׃ And I arose and I went out to the valley, and behold, there the glory of YHWH was standing, like the glory that I had seen by the … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 3:22

וַתְּהִ֥י עָלַ֛י שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י ק֥וּם צֵא֙ אֶל־הַבִּקְעָ֔ה וְשָׁ֖ם אֲדַבֵּ֥ר אֹותָֽךְ׃ And the hand of YHWH was there upon me, and he said to me, “Rise, go out to the valley, and there I will speak with you.”   … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 3:21

וְאַתָּ֞ה כִּ֧י הִזְהַרְתֹּ֣ו צַדִּ֗יק לְבִלְתִּ֥י חֲטֹ֛א צַדִּ֖יק וְה֣וּא לֹא־חָטָ֑א חָיֹ֤ו יִֽחְיֶה֙ כִּ֣י נִזְהָ֔ר וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ ס But you, when you have warned the righteous not to sin, and the righteous has not sinned, he shall surely live because he … Continue reading

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Ezekiel 3:20

וּבְשׁ֨וּב צַדִּ֤יק מִצִּדְקֹו֙ וְעָ֣שָׂה עָ֔וֶל וְנָתַתִּ֥י מִכְשֹׁ֛ול לְפָנָ֖יו ה֣וּא יָמ֑וּת כִּ֣י לֹ֤א הִזְהַרְתֹּו֙ בְּחַטָּאתֹ֣ו יָמ֔וּת וְלֹ֣א תִזָּכַ֗רְנָ צִדְקֹתָו֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְדָמֹ֖ו מִיָּדְךָ֥ אֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃ And when a righteous man turns from his righteousness and does injustice, and I set a stumbling … Continue reading

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