Category Archives: Ezekiel

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם צֹפֶ֥ה נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְבֵ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤ מִפִּי֙ דָּבָ֔ר וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥ אֹתָ֖ם מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ But you, son of man, I have set you as a watchman for the house of Yisraʾel; and you shall hear a word from My mouth and warn … Continue reading →

וְ֠הַצֹּפֶה כִּֽי־יִרְאֶ֨ה אֶת־הַחֶ֜רֶב בָּאָ֗ה וְלֹֽא־תָקַ֤ע בַּשֹּׁופָר֙ וְהָעָ֣ם לֹֽא־נִזְהָ֔ר וַתָּבֹ֣וא חֶ֔רֶב וַתִּקַּ֥ח מֵהֶ֖ם נָ֑פֶשׁ ה֚וּא בַּעֲוֹנֹ֣ו נִלְקָ֔ח וְדָמֹ֖ו מִיַּֽד־הַצֹּפֶ֥ה אֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ ס But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the shofar, and the people are not warned, … Continue reading →

אֵת֩ קֹ֨ול הַשֹּׁופָ֤ר שָׁמַע֙ וְלֹ֣א נִזְהָ֔ר דָּמֹ֖ו בֹּ֣ו יִֽהְיֶ֑ה וְה֥וּא נִזְהָ֖ר נַפְשֹׁ֥ו מִלֵּֽט׃ The sound of the shofar he heard, but he did not take warning; his blood shall be upon himself. But he who takes warning has delivered his … Continue reading →

וְשָׁמַ֨ע הַשֹּׁמֵ֜עַ אֶת־קֹ֤ול הַשֹּׁופָר֙ וְלֹ֣א נִזְהָ֔ר וַתָּ֥בֹוא חֶ֖רֶב וַתִּקָּחֵ֑הוּ דָּמֹ֥ו בְרֹאשֹׁ֖ו יִֽהְיֶֽה׃ And the one who hears the sound of the shofar but does not take warning, and the sword comes and takes him, his blood shall be upon his … Continue reading →

וְרָאָ֥ה אֶת־הַחֶ֖רֶב בָּאָ֣ה עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְתָקַ֥ע בַּשֹּׁופָ֖ר וְהִזְהִ֥יר אֶת־הָעָֽם׃ And he sees the sword coming upon the land, and he blows the shofar and warns the people.   Morphology וְרָאָה (ve-raʾah) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Conjunction וְ + Qal perfect … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם דַּבֵּ֤ר אֶל־בְּנֵֽי־עַמְּךָ֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם אֶ֕רֶץ כִּֽי־אָבִ֥יא עָלֶ֖יהָ חָ֑רֶב וְלָקְח֨וּ עַם־הָאָ֜רֶץ אִ֤ישׁ אֶחָד֙ מִקְצֵיהֶ֔ם וְנָתְנ֥וּ אֹתֹ֛ו לָהֶ֖ם לְצֹפֶֽה׃ “Son of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them: When I bring a sword upon a land, … Continue reading →

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 / And it happened”; … Continue reading →

כִּֽי־נָתַ֥תִּי אֶת־חִתִּיתֹו בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֑ים וְהֻשְׁכַּב֩ בְּתֹ֨וךְ עֲרֵלִ֜ים אֶת־חַלְלֵי־חֶ֗רֶב פַּרְעֹה֙ וְכָל־הֲמֹונֹ֔ו נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ For I have set his terror in the land of the living, and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with those slain … Continue reading →

אֹותָם֙ יִרְאֶ֣ה פַרְעֹ֔ה וְנִחַ֖ם עַל־כָּל־הֲמֹונֹ֑ו חַלְלֵי־חֶ֨רֶב֙ פַּרְעֹ֣ה וְכָל־חֵילֹ֔ו נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ Parʿo shall see them and be comforted over all his multitude, Parʿo and all his army slain by the sword,” declares the Lord YHWH.   Morphology אֹותָם (otam) – … Continue reading →

שָׁ֣מָּה נְסִיכֵ֥י צָפֹ֛ון כֻּלָּ֖ם וְכָל־צִֽדֹנִ֑י אֲשֶׁר־יָרְד֣וּ אֶת־חֲלָלִ֗ים בְּחִתִּיתָ֤ם מִגְבֽוּרָתָם֙ בֹּושִׁ֔ים וַיִּשְׁכְּב֤וּ עֲרֵלִים֙ אֶת־חַלְלֵי־חֶ֔רֶב וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ כְלִמָּתָ֖ם אֶת־יֹ֥ורְדֵי בֹֽור׃ There are the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Tsidonites, who have gone down with the slain; in their … Continue reading →

שָׁ֣מָּה אֱדֹ֗ום מְלָכֶ֨יהָ֙ וְכָל־נְשִׂיאֶ֔יהָ אֲשֶׁר־נִתְּנ֥וּ בִגְבוּרָתָ֖ם אֶת־חַלְלֵי־חָ֑רֶב הֵ֛מָּה אֶת־עֲרֵלִ֥ים יִשְׁכָּ֖בוּ וְאֶת־יֹ֥רְדֵי בֹֽור׃ There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, who were laid with their might among those slain by the sword; they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֗ה בְּתֹ֧וךְ עֲרֵלִ֛ים תִּשָּׁבַ֥ר וְתִשְׁכַּ֖ב אֶת־חַלְלֵי־חָֽרֶב׃ And you, in the midst of the uncircumcised, shall be broken and shall lie with the slain of the sword.   Morphology וְאַתָּה (ve-atah) – Root: אתה (atah); Form: Conjunction וְ + independent pronoun … Continue reading →

וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙ אֶת־גִּבֹּורִ֔ים נֹפְלִ֖ים מֵעֲרֵלִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָרְדֽוּ־שְׁאֹ֣ול בִּכְלֵֽי־מִלְחַמְתָּם֩ וַיִּתְּנ֨וּ אֶת־חַרְבֹותָ֜ם תַּ֣חַת רָאשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וַתְּהִ֤י עֲוֹֽנֹתָם֙ עַל־עַצְמֹותָ֔ם כִּֽי־חִתִּ֥ית גִּבֹּורִ֖ים בְּאֶ֥רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃ And they shall not lie with the mighty, those fallen from among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their … Continue reading →

שָׁ֣ם מֶ֤שֶׁךְ תֻּבַל֙ וְכָל־הֲמֹונָ֔הּ סְבִֽיבֹותָ֖יו קִבְרֹותֶ֑יהָ כֻּלָּ֤ם עֲרֵלִים֙ מְחֻ֣לְלֵי חֶ֔רֶב כִּֽי־נָתְנ֥וּ חִתִּיתָ֖ם בְּאֶ֥רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃ There are Meshekh and Tuval and all her multitude; around him are her graves, all of them uncircumcised, pierced by the sword, for they caused their … Continue reading →

בְּתֹ֣וךְ חֲ֠לָלִים נָתְנ֨וּ מִשְׁכָּ֥ב לָהּ֙ בְּכָל־הֲמֹונָ֔הּ סְבִֽיבֹותָ֖יו קִבְרֹתֶ֑הָ כֻּלָּ֣ם עֲרֵלִ֣ים חַלְלֵי־חֶ֡רֶב כִּֽי־נִתַּ֨ן חִתִּיתָ֜ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֗ים וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ כְלִמָּתָם֙ אֶת־יֹ֣ורְדֵי בֹ֔ור בְּתֹ֥וךְ חֲלָלִ֖ים נִתָּֽן׃ In the midst of the slain they have given her a resting place, with all her multitude; around … Continue reading →

שָׁ֤ם עֵילָם֙ וְכָל־הֲמֹונָ֔הּ סְבִיבֹ֖ות קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ כֻּלָּ֣ם חֲלָלִים֩ הַנֹּפְלִ֨ים בַּחֶ֜רֶב אֲֽשֶׁר־יָרְד֥וּ עֲרֵלִ֣ים אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ תַּחְתִּיֹּ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתְנ֤וּ חִתִּיתָם֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חַיִּ֔ים וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ כְלִמָּתָ֖ם אֶת־יֹ֥ורְדֵי בֹֽור׃ There is ʿElam and all her multitude around her grave; all of them are slain, those who fell … Continue reading →

אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִתְּנ֤וּ קִבְרֹתֶ֨יהָ֙ בְּיַרְכְּתֵי־בֹ֔ור וַיְהִ֣י קְהָלָ֔הּ סְבִיבֹ֖ות קְבֻרָתָ֑הּ כֻּלָּ֤ם חֲלָלִים֙ נֹפְלִ֣ים בַּחֶ֔רֶב אֲשֶׁר־נָתְנ֥וּ חִתִּ֖ית בְּאֶ֥רֶץ חַיִּֽים׃ Whose graves were set in the uttermost parts of the pit, and her assembly is all around her burial; all of them are slain, … Continue reading →

שָׁ֤ם אַשּׁוּר֙ וְכָל־קְהָלָ֔הּ סְבִֽיבֹותָ֖יו קִבְרֹתָ֑יו כֻּלָּ֣ם חֲלָלִ֔ים הַנֹּפְלִ֖ים בֶּחָֽרֶב׃ There is Ashshur and all her assembly; around him are his graves, all of them slain, those who fell by the sword.   Morphology שָׁם (sham) – Root: שם (sham); Form: … Continue reading →

יְדַבְּרוּ־לֹ֞ו אֵלֵ֧י גִבֹּורִ֛ים מִתֹּ֥וךְ שְׁאֹ֖ול אֶת־עֹֽזְרָ֑יו יָֽרְד֛וּ שָׁכְב֥וּ הָעֲרֵלִ֖ים חַלְלֵי־חָֽרֶב׃ The mighty ones shall speak to him from the midst of Sheol, with his helpers; they have gone down, they lie, the uncircumcised, those slain by the sword.   Morphology … Continue reading →

בְּתֹ֥וךְ חַלְלֵי־חֶ֖רֶב יִפֹּ֑לוּ חֶ֣רֶב נִתָּ֔נָה מָשְׁכ֥וּ אֹותָ֖הּ וְכָל־הֲמֹונֶֽיהָ׃ In the midst of those slain by the sword they shall fall; the sword is given, draw her and all her multitude.   Morphology בְּתֹוךְ (be-tokh) – Root: תוך (tokh); Form: Preposition … Continue reading →

מִמִּ֖י נָעָ֑מְתָּ רְדָ֥ה וְהָשְׁכְּבָ֖ה אֶת־עֲרֵלִֽים׃ From whom have you become more pleasant? Go down and lie with the uncircumcised.   Morphology מִמִּי (mimmi) – Root: מן (min); Form: Preposition מִן + interrogative pronoun מִי; Translation: “from whom”; Notes: Used in … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם נְהֵ֛ה עַל־הֲמֹ֥ון מִצְרַ֖יִם וְהֹורִדֵ֑הוּ אֹ֠ותָהּ וּבְנֹ֨ות גֹּויִ֧ם אַדִּרִ֛ם אֶל־אֶ֥רֶץ תַּחְתִּיֹּ֖ות אֶת־יֹ֥ורְדֵי בֹֽור׃ “Son of man, wail over the multitude of Mitsrayim, and bring it down—her and the daughters of mighty nations, to the lower parts of the earth, with … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And it came to pass in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – … Continue reading →

קִינָ֥ה הִיא֙ וְקֹ֣ונְנ֔וּהָ בְּנֹ֥ות הַגֹּויִ֖ם תְּקֹונֵ֣נָּה אֹותָ֑הּ עַל־מִצְרַ֤יִם וְעַל־כָּל־הֲמֹונָהּ֙ תְּקֹונֵ֣נָּה אֹותָ֔הּ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ A lament it is, and they shall lament her; the daughters of the nations shall lament her, over Mitsrayim and over all her multitude they … Continue reading →

בְּתִתִּי֩ אֶת־אֶ֨רֶץ מִצְרַ֜יִם שְׁמָמָ֣ה וּנְשַׁמָּ֗ה אֶ֚רֶץ מִמְּלֹאָ֔הּ בְּהַכֹּותִ֖י אֶת־כָּל־יֹ֣ושְׁבֵי בָ֑הּ וְיָדְע֖וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ “When I make the land of Mitsrayim a desolation and a waste, a land stripped of its fullness, when I strike all those who dwell in it, … Continue reading →

אָ֚ז אַשְׁקִ֣יעַ מֵֽימֵיהֶ֔ם וְנַהֲרֹותָ֖ם כַּשֶּׁ֣מֶן אֹולִ֑יךְ נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ Then I will make their waters sink down, and their rivers I will cause to flow like oil,” declares the Lord YHWH.   Morphology אָז (ʾaz) – Root: אז (ʾaz); Form: … Continue reading →

וְהַֽאֲבַדְתִּי֙ אֶת־כָּל־בְּהֶמְתָּ֔הּ מֵעַ֖ל מַ֣יִם רַבִּ֑ים וְלֹ֨א תִדְלָחֵ֤ם רֶֽגֶל־אָדָם֙ עֹ֔וד וּפַרְסֹ֥ות בְּהֵמָ֖ה לֹ֥א תִדְלָחֵֽם׃ And I will destroy all her cattle from many waters and no human foot shall trample them any more and the hoofs of beast shall not trample … Continue reading →

בְּחַרְבֹ֤ות גִּבֹּורִים֙ אַפִּ֣יל הֲמֹונֶ֔ךָ עָרִיצֵ֥י גֹויִ֖ם כֻּלָּ֑ם וְשָֽׁדְדוּ֙ אֶת־גְּאֹ֣ון מִצְרַ֔יִם וְנִשְׁמַ֖ד כָּל־הֲמֹונָֽהּ׃ By the swords of the mighty I will cause your multitude to fall, terrible ones of the nations, all of them, and they shall despoil the pride of … Continue reading →

כִּ֛י כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה חֶ֥רֶב מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל תְּבֹואֶֽךָ׃ For thus says the Lord YHWH: “The sword of the king of Bavel shall come upon you.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the … Continue reading →

וַהֲשִׁמֹּותִ֨י עָלֶ֜יךָ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים וּמַלְכֵיהֶם֙ יִשְׂעֲר֤וּ עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ שַׂ֔עַר בְּעֹופְפִ֥י חַרְבִּ֖י עַל־פְּנֵיהֶ֑ם וְחָרְד֤וּ לִרְגָעִים֙ אִ֣ישׁ לְנַפְשֹׁ֔ו בְּיֹ֖ום מַפַּלְתֶּֽךָ׃ ס And I will cause many peoples to be astonished over you, and their kings shall shudder over you with trembling when I … Continue reading →