Category Archives: Ezekiel

וָאַ֣עַשׂ כֵּן֮ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צֻוֵּיתִי֒ כֵּ֠לַי הֹוצֵ֜אתִי כִּכְלֵ֤י גֹולָה֙ יֹומָ֔ם וּבָעֶ֛רֶב חָתַֽרְתִּי־לִ֥י בַקִּ֖יר בְּיָ֑ד בָּעֲלָטָ֥ה הֹוצֵ֛אתִי עַל־כָּתֵ֥ף נָשָׂ֖אתִי לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ פ And I did so as I was commanded: my vessels I brought out as vessels of exile by day, and in … Continue reading →

לְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜ם עַל־כָּתֵ֤ף תִּשָּׂא֙ בָּעֲלָטָ֣ה תֹוצִ֔יא פָּנֶ֣יךָ תְכַסֶּ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תִרְאֶ֖ה אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּֽי־מֹופֵ֥ת נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְבֵ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ In their sight upon the shoulder you shall carry, in the darkness you shall bring out; your face you shall cover, and you shall not see … Continue reading →

לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם חֲתָר־לְךָ֣ בַקִּ֑יר וְהֹוצֵאתָ֖ בֹּֽו׃ In their sight dig for yourself through the wall, and you shall bring out through it.   Morphology לְעֵינֵיהֶם (le-ʿeinehem) – Root: עין (ʿayin); Form: Preposition לְ + noun feminine dual with 3rd person masculine … Continue reading →

וְהֹוצֵאתָ֨ כֵלֶ֜יךָ כִּכְלֵ֥י גֹולָ֛ה יֹומָ֖ם לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם וְאַתָּ֗ה תֵּצֵ֤א בָעֶ֨רֶב֙ לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם כְּמֹוצָאֵ֖י גֹּולָֽה׃ And you shall bring out your vessels like vessels of exile by day in their sight, and you shall go out in the evening in their sight like … Continue reading →

וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֗ם עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְךָ֙ כְּלֵ֣י גֹולָ֔ה וּגְלֵ֥ה יֹומָ֖ם לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם וְגָלִ֨יתָ מִמְּקֹומְךָ֜ אֶל־מָקֹ֤ום אַחֵר֙ לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם אוּלַ֣י יִרְא֔וּ כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ And you, son of man, make for yourself vessels of exile, and go into exile by day in their sight, … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם בְּתֹ֥וךְ בֵּית־הַמֶּ֖רִי אַתָּ֣ה יֹשֵׁ֑ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֵינַיִם֩ לָהֶ֨ם לִרְאֹ֜ות וְלֹ֣א רָא֗וּ אָזְנַ֨יִם לָהֶ֤ם לִשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙ וְלֹ֣א שָׁמֵ֔עוּ כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽם׃ “Son of man, in the midst of the house of rebellion you are dwelling, who have eyes to see but … 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 was / And it came to be”; … Continue reading →

וָאֲדַבֵּ֖ר אֶל־הַגֹּולָ֑ה אֵ֛ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶרְאָֽנִי׃ פ And I spoke to the exile all the words of YHWH which He had shown me.   Morphology וָאֲדַבֵּר (va-adabber) – Root: דבר; Form: Piel wayyiqtol 1st person common singular; Translation: “and … Continue reading →

וְר֣וּחַ נְשָׂאַ֗תְנִי וַתְּבִיאֵ֤נִי כַשְׂדִּ֨ימָה֙ אֶל־הַגֹּולָ֔ה בַּמַּרְאֶ֖ה בְּר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיַּ֨עַל֙ מֵֽעָלַ֔י הַמַּרְאֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִֽיתִי׃ And the spirit lifted me up, and it brought me to the exile in Kasdim, in the vision by the Spirit of God; and the vision that … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֨עַל֙ כְּבֹ֣וד יְהוָ֔ה מֵעַ֖ל תֹּ֣וךְ הָעִ֑יר וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ עַל־הָהָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר מִקֶּ֥דֶם לָעִֽיר׃ And the glory of YHWH went up from over the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain that is east of the city.   Morphology וַיַּעַל (va-yaʿal) … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ הַכְּרוּבִים֙ אֶת־כַּנְפֵיהֶ֔ם וְהָאֹֽופַנִּ֖ים לְעֻמָּתָ֑ם וּכְבֹ֧וד אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִלְמָֽעְלָה׃ And the keruvim lifted up their wings, and the wheels were beside them, and the glory of the God of Yisraʾel was above them from above.   Morphology וַיִּשְׂאוּ (va-yisʾu) – … Continue reading →

וְאֶל־לֵ֧ב שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֛ם וְתֹועֲבֹותֵיהֶ֖ם לִבָּ֣ם הֹלֵ֑ךְ דַּרְכָּם֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֣ם נָתַ֔תִּי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ But to the heart of their abominations and their detestable things their heart goes; their way upon their head I have given,” declares the Lord YHWH.   Morphology וְאֶל־ … Continue reading →

לְמַ֨עַן֙ בְּחֻקֹּתַ֣י יֵלֵ֔כוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י יִשְׁמְר֖וּ וְעָשׂ֣וּ אֹתָ֑ם וְהָיוּ־לִ֣י לְעָ֔ם וַאֲנִ֕י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ In order that in my statutes they may walk, and my judgments they may keep and do them, and they shall be for me a people, and … Continue reading →

וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָהֶם֙ לֵ֣ב אֶחָ֔ד וְר֥וּחַ חֲדָשָׁ֖ה אֶתֵּ֣ן בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֑ם וַהֲסִ֨רֹתִ֜י לֵ֤ב הָאֶ֨בֶן֙ מִבְּשָׂרָ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֥י לָהֶ֖ם לֵ֥ב בָּשָֽׂר׃ And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within you, and I will remove the heart of stone … Continue reading →

וּבָ֖אוּ־שָׁ֑מָּה וְהֵסִ֜ירוּ אֶת־כָּל־שִׁקּוּצֶ֛יהָ וְאֶת־כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹותֶ֖יהָ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ And they shall come there, and they shall remove all her abominations and all her detestable things from her.   Morphology וּבָאוּ (u-vaʾu) – Root: בוא; Form: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural with vav-consecutive; … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֣ן אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ וְקִבַּצְתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְאָסַפְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְפֹצֹותֶ֖ם בָּהֶ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֥י לָכֶ֖ם אֶת־אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “I will gather you from the peoples, and I will assemble you from the lands … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֣ן אֱמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ כִּ֤י הִרְחַקְתִּים֙ בַּגֹּויִ֔ם וְכִ֥י הֲפִֽיצֹותִ֖ים בָּאֲרָצֹ֑ות וָאֱהִ֤י לָהֶם֙ לְמִקְדָּ֣שׁ מְעַ֔ט בָּאֲרָצֹ֖ות אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֥אוּ שָֽׁם׃ ס Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord YHWH: “Though I have removed them far off among the nations, and though I have … Continue reading →

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם אַחֶ֤יךָ אַחֶ֨יךָ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י גְאֻלָּתֶ֔ךָ וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כֻּלֹּ֑ה אֲשֶׁר֩ אָמְר֨וּ לָהֶ֜ם יֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם רַֽחֲקוּ֙ מֵעַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה לָ֥נוּ הִ֛יא נִתְּנָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ לְמֹורָשָֽׁה׃ ס “Son of man, your brothers, your brothers, the men of your redemption, and all the house of Yisraʾel, … Continue reading →

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehi) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and it came to pass”; Notes: Narrative introduction for prophetic speech. דְבַר־ … Continue reading →

וַֽיְהִי֙ כְּהִנָּ֣בְאִ֔י וּפְלַטְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־בְּנָיָ֖ה מֵ֑ת וָאֶפֹּ֨ל עַל־פָּנַ֜י וָאֶזְעַ֣ק קֹול־גָּדֹ֗ול וָאֹמַר֙ אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה כָּלָה֙ אַתָּ֣ה עֹשֶׂ֔ה אֵ֖ת שְׁאֵרִ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פ And it came to pass, as I was prophesying, that Pelatyahu son of Benaya died, and I fell upon my … Continue reading →

וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר בְּחֻקַּי֙ לֹ֣א הֲלַכְתֶּ֔ם וּמִשְׁפָּטַ֖י לֹ֣א עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם וּֽכְמִשְׁפְּטֵ֧י הַגֹּויִ֛ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבֹותֵיכֶ֖ם עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃ And you shall know that I am YHWH, whose statutes you have not walked in, and my judgments you have not done, but according to … Continue reading →

הִ֗יא לֹֽא־תִהְיֶ֤ה לָכֶם֙ לְסִ֔יר וְאַתֶּ֛ם תִּהְי֥וּ בְתֹוכָ֖הּ לְבָשָׂ֑ר אֶל־גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֶתְכֶֽם׃ She shall not be for you as a pot, and you shall be in her midst as flesh; on the border of Yisraʾel I will judge you.   … Continue reading →

בַּחֶ֣רֶב תִּפֹּ֔לוּ עַל־גְּב֥וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶשְׁפֹּ֣וט אֶתְכֶ֑ם וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ By the sword you shall fall; on the border of Yisraʾel I will judge you, and you shall know that I am YHWH.   Morphology בַּחֶרֶב (ba-ḥerev) – Root: חרב; Form: … Continue reading →

וְהֹוצֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִתֹּוכָ֔הּ וְנָתַתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּיַד־זָרִ֑ים וְעָשִׂ֛יתִי בָכֶ֖ם שְׁפָטִֽים׃ And I will bring you out from her midst, and I will give you into the hand of foreigners, and I will execute judgments upon you.   Morphology וְהֹוצֵאתִי (ve-hotseʾti) – … Continue reading →

חֶ֖רֶב יְרֵאתֶ֑ם וְחֶ֨רֶב֙ אָבִ֣יא עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ A sword you have feared, and a sword I will bring upon you,” declares the Lord YHWH.   Morphology חֶרֶב (ḥerev) – Root: חרב; Form: Noun feminine singular; Translation: “sword”; Notes: Functions … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ חַלְלֵיכֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שַׂמְתֶּ֣ם בְּתֹוכָ֔הּ הֵ֥מָּה הַבָּשָׂ֖ר וְהִ֣יא הַסִּ֑יר וְאֶתְכֶ֖ם הֹוצִ֥יא מִתֹּוכָֽהּ׃ Therefore, thus says the Lord YHWH: “Your slain whom you have placed in her, they are the flesh, and she is the pot, but you … Continue reading →

הִרְבֵּיתֶ֥ם חַלְלֵיכֶ֖ם בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֑את וּמִלֵּאתֶ֥ם חוּצֹתֶ֖יהָ חָלָֽל׃ פ You have multiplied your slain in this city, and you have filled its streets with the slain.”   Morphology הִרְבֵּיתֶם (hirbeithem) – Root: רבה; Form: Hifil perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַתִּפֹּ֣ל עָלַי֮ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָה֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י אֱמֹר֙ כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה כֵּ֥ן אֲמַרְתֶּ֖ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמַעֲלֹ֥ות רוּחֲכֶ֖ם אֲנִ֥י יְדַעְתִּֽיהָ׃ And the spirit of YHWH fell upon me, and he said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says YHWH: “So you have said, house of … Continue reading →

לָכֵ֖ן הִנָּבֵ֣א עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם הִנָּבֵ֖א בֶּן־אָדָֽם׃ Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man.”   Morphology לָכֵן (lakhen) – Root: —; Form: Adverb; Translation: “therefore”; Notes: Introduces the divine command as a consequence of prior statements. הִנָּבֵא (hinnaḇeʾ) – Root: נבא; … Continue reading →

הָאֹ֣מְרִ֔ים לֹ֥א בְקָרֹ֖וב בְּנֹ֣ות בָּתִּ֑ים הִ֣יא הַסִּ֔יר וַאֲנַ֖חְנוּ הַבָּשָֽׂר׃ The ones saying, ‘It is not near to build houses; she is the pot, and we are the flesh.’   Morphology הָאֹמְרִים (ha-ʾomrim) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal participle masculine plural … Continue reading →