{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.13.20",
"source": "לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְנִ֤י אֶל־כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַ֠תֵּנָה מְצֹדְד֨וֹת שָׁ֤ם אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹת וְקָרַעְתִּ֣י אֹתָ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל זְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙ אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם מְצֹדְד֥וֹת אֶת־נְפָשִׁ֖ים לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃",
"text": "*lāḵēn* *kōh*-*ʾāmar* *ʾĂdōnāy* *YHWH* *hinənî* *ʾel*-*kissətôtêḵenāh* *ʾăšer* *ʾattēnāh* *məṣōdədôt* *šām* *ʾet*-*ha-nnəpāšôt* *lə-pōrəḥôt* *wə-qāraʿtî* *ʾōtām* *mēʿal* *zərôʿōtêḵem* *wə-šillaḥtî* *ʾet*-*ha-nnəpāšôt* *ʾăšer* *ʾattem* *məṣōdədôt* *ʾet*-*nəpāšîm* *lə-pōrəḥōt*",
"grammar": {
"*lāḵēn*": "conjunction - therefore",
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said/says",
"*ʾĂdōnāy*": "noun + 1st person plural suffix used as divine title - my Lord",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*hinənî*": "interjection + 1st person singular suffix - behold me",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - against",
"*kissətôtêḵenāh*": "feminine plural noun + 2nd feminine plural suffix - your bands/pillows",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - with which",
"*ʾattēnāh*": "2nd feminine plural independent pronoun - you",
"*məṣōdədôt*": "Piel participle feminine plural - hunting",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ha-nnəpāšôt*": "article + feminine plural noun - the souls",
"*lə-pōrəḥôt*": "preposition + Qal participle feminine plural - like birds",
"*wə-qāraʿtî*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 1st person singular - I will tear",
"*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*mēʿal*": "preposition - from",
"*zərôʿōtêḵem*": "feminine plural noun + 2nd feminine plural suffix - your arms",
"*wə-šillaḥtî*": "conjunction + Piel perfect 1st person singular - I will set free",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ha-nnəpāšôt*": "article + feminine plural noun - the souls",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*ʾattem*": "2nd plural independent pronoun - you",
"*məṣōdədôt*": "Piel participle feminine plural - hunting",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*nəpāšîm*": "feminine plural noun - souls",
"*lə-pōrəḥōt*": "preposition + Qal participle feminine plural - like birds"
},
"variants": {
"*kissətôt*": "bands/pillows/magic bands",
"*məṣōdədôt*": "hunting/trapping/ensnaring",
"*pōrəḥôt*": "birds/flying things",
"*qāraʿtî*": "I will tear/rip/pull apart",
"*šillaḥtî*": "I will set free/release/let go"
}
}