{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗ית בַּֽחֲמִשִׁי֙ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ בָּ֧אוּ אֲנָשִׁ֛ים מִזִּקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לִדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ לְפָנָֽי׃", "text": "And *wayehî* in-the-*šānâ* the-*šebîʿît* in-the-*ḥămîšî* in-*ʿāśôr* to-the-*ḥōdeš* *bāʾû* *ʾănāšîm* from-*ziqnê* *yiśrāʾēl* to-*lidrōš* *ʾet*-*YHWH* and-*wayyēšbû* before-*pānāy*.", "grammar": { "*wayehî*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass", "*šānâ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - year", "*šebîʿît*": "adjective, feminine singular with definite article - seventh", "*ḥămîšî*": "ordinal number, masculine singular with definite article - fifth (month)", "*ʿāśôr*": "noun, masculine singular - tenth (day)", "*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition - month", "*bāʾû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they came", "*ʾănāšîm*": "noun, masculine plural - men", "*ziqnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*lidrōš*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with preposition - to inquire/seek", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*wayyēšbû*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd plural - and they sat", "*pānāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my face/presence" }, "variants": { "*wayehî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was", "*lidrōš*": "to inquire/seek/consult", "*pānāy*": "my face/my presence/before me" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.2", "source": "וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "And *wayehî* *debar*-*YHWH* to-me *lēʾmōr*.", "grammar": { "*wayehî*": "waw-consecutive with imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came", "*debar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - saying" }, "variants": { "*wayehî*": "and it happened/came to pass/was", "*debar*": "word/speech/command", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.3", "source": "בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶת־זִקְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֗ם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֹתִ֖י אַתֶּ֣ם בָּאִ֑ים חַי־אָ֙נִי֙ אִם־אִדָּרֵ֣שׁ לָכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃", "text": "*Ben*-*ʾādām* *dabbēr* *ʾet*-*ziqnê* *yiśrāʾēl* and-*wĕʾāmartā* to-them *kōh* *ʾāmar* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *hălidrōš* *ʾōtî* you *bāʾîm*? *ḥay*-*ʾānî* if-*ʾiddārēš* to-you, *nĕʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*dabbēr*": "verb, piel imperative, masculine singular - speak", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*ziqnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - elders of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wĕʾāmartā*": "waw-consecutive with qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall say", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*hălidrōš*": "interrogative + preposition + qal infinitive construct - to seek?", "*ʾōtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me", "*bāʾîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - coming", "*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*ʾiddārēš*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 1st singular - I will be sought/consulted", "*lākem*": "preposition with 2nd masculine plural suffix - to/for you", "*nĕʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of", "*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord" }, "variants": { "*ben-ʾādām*": "son of man/human being/mortal", "*dabbēr*": "speak/talk", "*hălidrōš*": "to seek/inquire of/consult?", "*ḥay-ʾānî*": "as I live/by my life (oath formula)", "*ʾiddārēš*": "I will be sought/I will allow myself to be consulted/I will respond", "*nĕʾum*": "declaration/oracle/utterance" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.4", "source": "הֲתִשְׁפֹּ֣ט אֹתָ֔ם הֲתִשְׁפּ֖וֹט בֶּן־אָדָ֑ם אֶת־תּוֹעֲבֹ֥ת אֲבוֹתָ֖ם הוֹדִיעֵֽם׃", "text": "*hătišpōṭ* them? *hătišpôṭ* *ben*-*ʾādām*? *ʾet*-*tôʿăbōt* *ʾăbôtām* *hôdîʿēm*.", "grammar": { "*hătišpōṭ*": "interrogative + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - will you judge?", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*hătišpôṭ*": "interrogative + qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - will you judge?", "*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - son of", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*tôʿăbōt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - abominations of", "*ʾăbôtām*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their fathers", "*hôdîʿēm*": "hiphil imperative, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - make them know/inform them" }, "variants": { "*hătišpōṭ*": "will you judge/will you enter into judgment with/will you condemn?", "*tôʿăbōt*": "abominations/detestable things/abhorrent practices", "*hôdîʿēm*": "make them know/inform them/cause them to know" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.5", "source": "וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ בְּיוֹם֙ בָּחֳרִ֣י בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וָאֶשָּׂ֣א יָדִ֗י לְזֶ֙רַע֙ בֵּ֣ית יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב וָאִוָּדַ֥ע לָהֶ֖ם בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וָאֶשָּׂ֨א יָדִ֤י לָהֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "And-*wĕʾāmartā* to-them, *kōh*-*ʾāmar* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH*: In-*yôm* *bāḥŏrî* in-*yiśrāʾēl* and-*wāʾeśśāʾ* *yādî* to-*zeraʿ* *bêt* *yaʿăqōb* and-*wāʾiwwādaʿ* to-them in-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim* and-*wāʾeśśāʾ* *yādî* to-them *lēʾmōr*: I *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem*.", "grammar": { "*wĕʾāmartā*": "waw-consecutive with qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - and you shall say", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus", "*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*bāḥŏrî*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with preposition and 1st person singular suffix - my choosing", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*wāʾeśśāʾ*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I lifted up", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*zeraʿ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - seed/offspring of", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*wāʾiwwādaʿ*": "waw-consecutive with niphal imperfect, 1st singular - and I made myself known", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - saying", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*bāḥŏrî*": "my choosing/when I chose/my election", "*wāʾeśśāʾ* *yādî*": "and I lifted my hand/and I swore (oath gesture)", "*zeraʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants", "*wāʾiwwādaʿ*": "and I made myself known/and I revealed myself" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.6", "source": "בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נָשָׂ֤אתִי יָדִי֙ לָהֶ֔ם לְהֽוֹצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֶל־אֶ֜רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֣רְתִּי לָהֶ֗ם זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ צְבִ֥י הִ֖יא לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃", "text": "In-the-*yôm* the-*hû* *nāśāʾtî* *yādî* to-them *lĕhôṣîʾām* from-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim* to-*ʾereṣ* that-*tartî* for-them, *zābat* *ḥālāb* and-*ûdĕbaš*, *ṣĕbî* *hîʾ* to-all-the-*ʾărāṣôt*.", "grammar": { "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - day", "*hû*": "pronoun, masculine singular - that", "*nāśāʾtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I lifted up", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*lĕhôṣîʾām*": "preposition with hiphil infinitive construct and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to bring them out", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*tartî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I searched out/explored", "*zābat*": "verb, qal participle, feminine singular construct - flowing with", "*ḥālāb*": "noun, masculine singular - milk", "*ûdĕbaš*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and honey", "*ṣĕbî*": "noun, masculine singular - glory/beauty", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, feminine singular - it/she", "*ʾărāṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural with definite article - lands" }, "variants": { "*nāśāʾtî* *yādî*": "I lifted my hand/I swore (oath gesture)", "*tartî*": "I searched out/I explored/I selected", "*zābat* *ḥālāb* *ûdĕbaš*": "flowing with milk and honey (idiom for fertile land)", "*ṣĕbî*": "glory/beauty/ornament/pride" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.7", "source": "וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם אִ֣ישׁ שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י עֵינָיו֙ הַשְׁלִ֔יכוּ וּבְגִלּוּלֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם אַל־תִּטַּמָּ֑אוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "And-*wāʾōmar* to-them, *ʾîš* *šiqqûṣê* *ʿênāyw* *hašlîkû* and-with-*gillûlê* *miṣrayim* *ʾal*-*tiṭṭammāʾû*; I *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêkem*.", "grammar": { "*wāʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I said", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each/each man", "*šiqqûṣê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - detestable things of", "*ʿênāyw*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*hašlîkû*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine plural - cast away", "*gillûlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - idols of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not", "*tiṭṭammāʾû*": "verb, hitpael imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - defile yourselves", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "each man/each one", "*šiqqûṣê*": "detestable things/abominations/idols", "*hašlîkû*": "cast away/throw away/abandon", "*gillûlê*": "idols/dung idols/dung pellets (derogatory term)", "*tiṭṭammāʾû*": "defile yourselves/make yourselves unclean" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.8", "source": "וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֗י וְלֹ֤א אָבוּ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלַ֔י אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א הִשְׁלִ֔יכוּ וְאֶת־גִּלּוּלֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם לֹ֣א עָזָ֑בוּ וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכַלּ֤וֹת אַפִּי֙ בָּהֶ֔ם בְּת֖וֹךְ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "And-*wayyamrû*-against-me and-not *ʾābû* *lišmōaʿ* to-me; *ʾîš* *ʾet*-*šiqqûṣê* *ʿênêhem* not *hišlîkû* and-*ʾet*-*gillûlê* *miṣrayim* not *ʿāzābû*; and-*wāʾōmar* *lišpōk* *ḥămātî* upon-them *lĕkallôt* *ʾappî* against-them in-*tôk* *ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim*.", "grammar": { "*wayyamrû*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they rebelled", "*ʾābû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they were willing", "*lišmōaʿ*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - to listen/hear", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each/each man", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šiqqûṣê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - detestable things of", "*ʿênêhem*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their eyes", "*hišlîkû*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they cast away", "*gillûlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - idols of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*ʿāzābû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they forsook", "*wāʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I said", "*lišpōk*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - to pour out", "*ḥămātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my wrath", "*lĕkallôt*": "preposition with piel infinitive construct - to complete/finish", "*ʾappî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my anger", "*tôk*": "noun, masculine singular construct - midst of", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt" }, "variants": { "*wayyamrû*": "and they rebelled/and they were disobedient/and they were defiant", "*ʾābû*": "they were willing/they consented/they agreed", "*lišmōaʿ*": "to listen/to hear/to obey", "*šiqqûṣê*": "detestable things/abominations/idols", "*hišlîkû*": "they cast away/they threw away/they abandoned", "*ʿāzābû*": "they forsook/they abandoned/they left", "*lišpōk* *ḥămātî*": "to pour out my wrath (idiom for punishment)", "*lĕkallôt* *ʾappî*": "to spend my anger/to exhaust my fury" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.9", "source": "וָאַ֙עַשׂ֙ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֔י לְבִלְתִּ֥י הֵחֵ֛ל לְעֵינֵ֥י הַגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֣מָּה בְתוֹכָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר נוֹדַ֤עְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶם֙ לְעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם לְהוֹצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "And-*wāʾaʿaś* for-sake-of *šĕmî* *lĕbiltî* *hēḥēl* before-eyes-of the-*gôyim* which-they *bĕtôkām*, which *nôdaʿtî* to-them before-*ʿênêhem* *lĕhôṣîʾām* from-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim*.", "grammar": { "*wāʾaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I acted", "*šĕmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my name", "*lĕbiltî*": "preposition with negative particle - so as not to", "*hēḥēl*": "verb, niphal infinitive construct - to be profaned/defiled", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - nations", "*bĕtôkām*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct and 3rd masculine plural suffix - in their midst", "*nôdaʿtî*": "verb, niphal perfect, 1st singular - I made myself known", "*ʿênêhem*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their eyes", "*lĕhôṣîʾām*": "preposition with hiphil infinitive construct and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to bring them out", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt" }, "variants": { "*wāʾaʿaś* *lĕmaʿan* *šĕmî*": "and I acted for the sake of my name (idiom for protecting reputation)", "*lĕbiltî* *hēḥēl*": "so as not to be profaned/so it would not be defiled", "*nôdaʿtî*": "I made myself known/I revealed myself" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.10", "source": "וָאֽוֹצִיאֵ֖ם מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם וָאֲבִאֵ֖ם אֶל־הַמִּדְבָּֽר׃", "text": "And-*wāʾôṣîʾēm* from-*ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim* and-*wāʾăbîʾēm* to-the-*midbār*.", "grammar": { "*wāʾôṣîʾēm*": "waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect, 1st singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I brought them out", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wāʾăbîʾēm*": "waw-consecutive with hiphil imperfect, 1st singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I brought them to", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - wilderness" }, "variants": { "*wāʾôṣîʾēm*": "and I brought them out/and I led them out", "*midbār*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited land" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.11", "source": "וָאֶתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ אֶת־חֻקּוֹתַ֔י וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֖י הוֹדַ֣עְתִּי אוֹתָ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אוֹתָ֛ם הָאָדָ֖ם וָחַ֥י בָּהֶֽם׃", "text": "And-*wāʾettēn* to-them *ʾet*-*ḥuqqôtay* and-*ʾet*-*mišpāṭay* *hôdaʿtî* *ʾôtām* which *yaʿăśeh* *ʾôtām* the-*ʾādām* and-*wāḥay* in-them.", "grammar": { "*wāʾettēn*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I gave", "*ḥuqqôtay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my statutes", "*mišpāṭay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my ordinances/judgments", "*hôdaʿtî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I made known", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*yaʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will do", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man", "*wāḥay*": "waw-consecutive with qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will live", "*bāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - by them" }, "variants": { "*ḥuqqôtay*": "my statutes/my decrees/my laws", "*mišpāṭay*": "my ordinances/my judgments/my regulations", "*hôdaʿtî*": "I made known/I informed/I taught", "*wāḥay* *bāhem*": "and he will live by them/and he will live through them (idiom for finding life through obedience)" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.12", "source": "וְגַ֤ם אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָהֶ֔ם לִהְי֣וֹת לְא֔וֹת בֵּינִ֖י וּבֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם לָדַ֕עַת כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מְקַדְּשָֽׁם׃", "text": "And-also *ʾet*-*šabbĕtôtay* *nātattî* to-them *lihyôt* for-*ʾôt* between-me and-between-them, *lādaʿat* that I *YHWH* *mĕqaddĕšām*.", "grammar": { "*šabbĕtôtay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my sabbaths", "*nātattî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st singular - I gave", "*lihyôt*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - to be", "*ʾôt*": "noun, feminine singular - sign", "*bênî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - between me", "*ûbênêhem*": "conjunction with preposition and 3rd masculine plural suffix - and between them", "*lādaʿat*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - to know", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*mĕqaddĕšām*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - sanctifying them" }, "variants": { "*šabbĕtôtay*": "my sabbaths/my rest days", "*ʾôt*": "sign/token/marker", "*lādaʿat*": "to know/so they would know", "*mĕqaddĕšām*": "sanctifying them/setting them apart/consecrating them" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.13", "source": "וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֨י בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל בַּמִּדְבָּ֗ר בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֨י לֹא־הָלָ֜כוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֣י מָאָ֗סוּ אֲשֶׁר֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה אֹתָ֤ם הָֽאָדָם֙ וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֔ם וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י חִלְּל֣וּ מְאֹ֑ד וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ חֲמָתִ֧י עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר לְכַלּוֹתָֽם׃", "text": "And-*wayyamrû*-against-me *bêt*-*yiśrāʾēl* in-the-*midbār*: in-*ḥuqqôtay* not-*hālākû* and-*ʾet*-*mišpāṭay* *māʾāsû*, which *yaʿăśeh* *ʾōtām* the-*ʾādām* and-*wāḥay* in-them, and-*ʾet*-*šabbĕtōtay* *ḥillĕlû* greatly; and-*wāʾōmar* *lišpōk* *ḥămātî* upon-them in-the-*midbār* *lĕkallôtām*.", "grammar": { "*wayyamrû*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 3rd plural - and they rebelled", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*midbār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - wilderness", "*ḥuqqôtay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my statutes", "*hālākû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they walked", "*mišpāṭay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my ordinances/judgments", "*māʾāsû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd plural - they rejected", "*yaʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will do", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man", "*wāḥay*": "waw-consecutive with qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he will live", "*šabbĕtōtay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my sabbaths", "*ḥillĕlû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd plural - they profaned", "*wāʾōmar*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I said", "*lišpōk*": "preposition with qal infinitive construct - to pour out", "*ḥămātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my wrath", "*lĕkallôtām*": "preposition with piel infinitive construct and 3rd masculine plural suffix - to destroy them" }, "variants": { "*wayyamrû*": "and they rebelled/and they were disobedient/and they defied", "*hālākû*": "they walked/they followed/they obeyed", "*māʾāsû*": "they rejected/they spurned/they despised", "*ḥillĕlû*": "they profaned/they defiled/they desecrated", "*lĕkallôtām*": "to destroy them/to exterminate them/to finish them off" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.14", "source": "וָאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י לְבִלְתִּ֤י הֵחֵל֙ לְעֵינֵ֣י הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹצֵאתִ֖ים לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And-*wāʾeʿĕśeh* for-sake-of *šĕmî*, *lĕbiltî* *hēḥēl* before-eyes-of the-*gôyim* which *hôṣēʾtîm* before-*ʿênêhem*.", "grammar": { "*wāʾeʿĕśeh*": "waw-consecutive with qal imperfect, 1st singular - and I acted", "*šĕmî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my name", "*lĕbiltî*": "preposition with negative particle - so as not to", "*hēḥēl*": "verb, niphal infinitive construct - to be profaned/defiled", "*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - nations", "*hôṣēʾtîm*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 1st singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - I brought them out", "*ʿênêhem*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their eyes" }, "variants": { "*wāʾeʿĕśeh* *lĕmaʿan* *šĕmî*": "and I acted for the sake of my name (idiom for protecting reputation)", "*lĕbiltî* *hēḥēl*": "so as not to be profaned/so it would not be defiled", "*hôṣēʾtîm* *lĕʿênêhem*": "I brought them out before their eyes/in their sight" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.15", "source": "וְגַם־אֲנִ֗י נָשָׂ֧אתִי יָדִ֛י לָהֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְבִלְתִּי֩ הָבִ֨יא אוֹתָ֜ם אֶל־הָאָ֣רֶץ אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֗תִּי זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ צְבִ֥י הִ֖יא לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֽוֹת", "text": "And also *ʾănî* *nāśāʾtî* *yādî* to them in the *midbar*, to not *hābîʾ* them to the *ʾāreṣ* which *nātattî*, *zābat ḥālāb* and *dəbaš*, *ṣəbî* *hîʾ* to all the *ʾărāṣôt*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction, connective - and", "*gam*": "adverb - also, moreover", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*nāśāʾtî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I lifted/raised", "*yādî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*ba-midbar*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness", "*ləbiltî*": "preposition + negative particle - to not, so as not to", "*hābîʾ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to bring", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*ʾel-hāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which, that", "*nātattî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I gave", "*zābat*": "Qal participle feminine singular construct - flowing with", "*ḥālāb*": "noun, masculine singular - milk", "*û-dəbaš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and honey", "*ṣəbî*": "noun, masculine singular - glory, beauty", "*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it (is)", "*lə-kāl-hāʾărāṣôt*": "preposition + construct noun + definite article + noun, feminine plural - to all the lands" }, "variants": { "*nāśāʾtî yādî*": "lifted my hand (idiom for swearing an oath)", "*midbar*": "wilderness, desert, uninhabited land", "*zābat ḥālāb û-dəbaš*": "flowing with milk and honey (idiom for fertile land)", "*ṣəbî*": "glory, beauty, ornament, gazelle" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.16", "source": "יַ֜עַן בְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣י מָאָ֗סוּ וְאֶת־חֻקּוֹתַי֙ לֹא־הָלְכ֣וּ בָהֶ֔ם וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י חִלֵּ֑לוּ כִּ֛י אַחֲרֵ֥י גִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם לִבָּ֥ם הֹלֵֽךְ", "text": "*yaʿan* in my *mišpāṭay* they *māʾāsû* and my *ḥuqqôtay* they not *hālĕkû* in them, and my *šabbĕtôtay* they *ḥillēlû*, because after their *gillûlêhem* their *libbām* *hōlēk*", "grammar": { "*yaʿan*": "conjunction - because, since", "*bə-mišpāṭay*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my judgments/ordinances", "*māʾāsû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person plural - they rejected/despised", "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*ḥuqqôtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my statutes", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*hālĕkû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person plural - they walked", "*bāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in them", "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*šabbĕtôtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sabbaths", "*ḥillēlû*": "Piel perfect 3rd person plural - they profaned/desecrated", "*kî*": "conjunction - because, for", "*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after", "*gillûlêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their idols", "*libbām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their heart", "*hōlēk*": "Qal participle masculine singular - walking/going" }, "variants": { "*mišpāṭay*": "judgments, ordinances, legal decisions", "*māʾāsû*": "rejected, despised, refused", "*ḥuqqôtay*": "statutes, decrees, prescribed laws", "*hālĕkû*": "walked, followed, lived according to", "*šabbĕtôtay*": "my sabbaths, my rest days", "*ḥillēlû*": "profaned, desecrated, violated", "*gillûlêhem*": "their idols, their dung-gods (derogatory term)" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.17", "source": "וַתָּ֧חָס עֵינִ֛י עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִֽשַּׁחֲתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־עָשִׂ֧יתִי אוֹתָ֛ם כָּלָ֖ה בַּמִּדְבָּֽר", "text": "And *tāḥās* my *ʿênî* upon them from *šaḥătām* and not *ʿāśîtî* them *kālāh* in the *midbar*", "grammar": { "*wa-*": "conjunction, consecutive - and, so", "*tāḥās*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it showed mercy/spared", "*ʿênî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them", "*mi-šaḥătām*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - from destroying them", "*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*ʿāśîtî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I made/did", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*kālāh*": "noun, feminine singular - complete destruction", "*ba-midbar*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness" }, "variants": { "*tāḥās ʿênî*": "my eye spared (idiom for showing mercy)", "*mi-šaḥătām*": "from destroying them, from their destruction", "*kālāh*": "complete destruction, annihilation, end", "*midbar*": "wilderness, desert, uninhabited land" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.18", "source": "וָאֹמַ֤ר אֶל־בְּנֵיהֶם֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר בְּחוּקֵּ֤י אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ אַל־תֵּלֵ֔כוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖ם אַל־תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם אַל־תִּטַּמָּֽאוּ", "text": "And *ʾōmar* to their *bənêhem* in the *midbar*, in the *ḥûqqê* of your *ʾăbôtêkem* not *tēlēkû*, and their *mišpəṭêhem* not *tišmōrû*, and with their *gillûlêhem* not *tiṭṭammāʾû*", "grammar": { "*wā-*": "conjunction, consecutive - and, so", "*ʾōmar*": "Qal imperfect 1st person singular - I said", "*ʾel-bənêhem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to their children/sons", "*ba-midbar*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness", "*bə-ḥûqqê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in the statutes of", "*ʾăbôtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fathers", "*ʾal*": "negative particle (for commands) - do not", "*tēlēkû*": "Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall walk", "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*mišpəṭêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their judgments", "*ʾal*": "negative particle (for commands) - do not", "*tišmōrû*": "Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall keep/observe", "*û-bə-gillûlêhem*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and with their idols", "*ʾal*": "negative particle (for commands) - do not", "*tiṭṭammāʾû*": "Hitpael imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall defile yourselves" }, "variants": { "*ḥûqqê*": "statutes, decrees, prescribed laws", "*tēlēkû*": "walk, follow, live according to", "*mišpəṭêhem*": "their judgments, ordinances, legal decisions", "*tišmōrû*": "keep, observe, guard", "*gillûlêhem*": "their idols, their dung-gods (derogatory term)", "*tiṭṭammāʾû*": "defile yourselves, make yourselves unclean" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.19", "source": "אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֖י לֵ֑כוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֥י שִׁמְר֖וּ וַעֲשׂ֥וּ אוֹתָֽם", "text": "*ʾănî* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhêkem*, in my *ḥuqqôtay* *lēkû* and my *mišpāṭay* *šimrû* and *ʿăśû* them", "grammar": { "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God", "*bə-ḥuqqôtay*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my statutes", "*lēkû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - walk!", "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*mišpāṭay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my judgments", "*šimrû*": "Qal imperative masculine plural - keep/observe!", "*wa-ʿăśû*": "conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural - and do!", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them" }, "variants": { "*YHWH*": "Yahweh, the LORD (divine name)", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "your God, your deity", "*ḥuqqôtay*": "my statutes, my decrees, my prescribed laws", "*lēkû*": "walk, follow, live according to", "*mišpāṭay*": "my judgments, ordinances, legal decisions", "*šimrû*": "keep, observe, guard", "*ʿăśû*": "do, perform, fulfill" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.20", "source": "וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י קַדֵּ֑שׁוּ וְהָי֤וּ לְאוֹת֙ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵֽינֵיכֶ֔ם לָדַ֕עַת כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם", "text": "And my *šabbətôtay* *qaddēšû* and *hāyû* for *ʾôt* between me and between you, *lādaʿat* that *ʾănî* *YHWH* your *ʾĕlōhêkem*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*šabbətôtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sabbaths", "*qaddēšû*": "Piel imperative masculine plural - sanctify!, make holy!", "*wə-hāyû*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person common plural (with waw consecutive meaning) - and they shall be", "*lə-ʾôt*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for a sign", "*bênî*": "preposition, construct with 1st person singular suffix - between me", "*û-bênêkem*": "conjunction + preposition, construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and between you", "*lādaʿat*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to know", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God" }, "variants": { "*šabbətôtay*": "my sabbaths, my rest days", "*qaddēšû*": "sanctify, consecrate, treat as holy", "*ʾôt*": "sign, token, marker", "*lādaʿat*": "to know, to recognize, to acknowledge", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh, the LORD (divine name)", "*ʾĕlōhêkem*": "your God, your deity" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.21", "source": "וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֣י הַבָּנִ֗ים בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣י לֹֽא־הָ֠לָכוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֨י לֹא־שָׁמְר֜וּ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה אוֹתָ֤ם הָֽאָדָם֙ וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֔ם אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י חִלֵּ֑לוּ וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכַלּ֥וֹת אַפִּ֛י בָּ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּֽר", "text": "And *yamrû* against me the *bānîm*, in my *ḥuqqôtay* not *hālākû* and my *mišpāṭay* not *šāmərû* *laʿăśôt* them, which *yaʿăśeh* them the *ʾādām* and *ḥay* in them, my *šabbətôtay* they *ḥillēlû*; and *ʾōmar* *lišpōk* my *ḥămātî* upon them, to *kallôt* my *ʾappî* against them in the *midbar*", "grammar": { "*wa-yamrû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they rebelled", "*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*ha-bānîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the sons/children", "*bə-ḥuqqôtay*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my statutes", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*hālākû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they walked", "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*mišpāṭay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my judgments", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*šāmərû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they kept/observed", "*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to do", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*yaʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will do", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*hā-ʾādām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/human", "*wā-ḥay*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he shall live", "*bāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in them", "*ʾet-šabbətôtay*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sabbaths", "*ḥillēlû*": "Piel perfect 3rd person common plural - they profaned", "*wā-ʾōmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I said", "*lišpōk*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to pour out", "*ḥămātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my wrath", "*ʿălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them", "*lə-kallôt*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to complete/finish", "*ʾappî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my anger", "*bām*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - against them", "*ba-midbar*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness" }, "variants": { "*yamrû*": "rebelled, defied, disobeyed", "*bānîm*": "sons, children, descendants", "*ḥuqqôtay*": "my statutes, my decrees, my prescribed laws", "*hālākû*": "walked, followed, lived according to", "*mišpāṭay*": "my judgments, ordinances, legal decisions", "*šāmərû*": "kept, observed, guarded", "*laʿăśôt*": "to do, to perform, to fulfill", "*yaʿăśeh*": "will do, will perform, will fulfill", "*ḥay*": "live, be alive, have life", "*šabbətôtay*": "my sabbaths, my rest days", "*ḥillēlû*": "profaned, desecrated, violated", "*lišpōk*": "to pour out, to spill", "*ḥămātî*": "my wrath, my fury, my heat", "*kallôt*": "to complete, to finish, to end", "*ʾappî*": "my anger, my nose (idiom for anger)", "*midbar*": "wilderness, desert, uninhabited land" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.22", "source": "וַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י וָאַ֖עַשׂ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י לְבִלְתִּ֤י הֵחֵל֙ לְעֵינֵ֣י הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אוֹתָ֖ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם", "text": "And *hăšibōtî* my *yādî* and *ʾaʿaś* for the sake of my *šəmî*, to not *hēḥēl* before the eyes of the *gôyim* which *hôṣēʾtî* them before their eyes", "grammar": { "*wa-hăšibōtî*": "conjunction + Hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I withdrew/turned back", "*ʾet-yādî*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*wā-ʾaʿaś*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I acted", "*ləmaʿan*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for the sake of", "*šəmî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my name", "*ləbiltî*": "preposition + negative particle - to not, so as not to", "*hēḥēl*": "Niphal infinitive construct - to be profaned", "*lə-ʿênê*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - before the eyes of", "*ha-gôyim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the nations", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*hôṣēʾtî*": "Hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I brought out", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*lə-ʿênêhem*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - before their eyes" }, "variants": { "*hăšibōtî ʾet-yādî*": "I withdrew my hand (idiom for restraining action)", "*ʾaʿaś*": "acted, worked, did", "*ləmaʿan šəmî*": "for the sake of my name, for my reputation", "*hēḥēl*": "to be profaned, to be desecrated", "*gôyim*": "nations, gentiles, peoples", "*hôṣēʾtî*": "I brought out, I led out" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.23", "source": "גַּם־אֲנִ֗י נָשָׂ֧אתִי אֶת־יָדִ֛י לָהֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְהָפִ֤יץ אֹתָם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וּלְזָר֥וֹת אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת", "text": "Also *ʾănî* *nāśāʾtî* my *yādî* to them in the *midbar*, *lĕhāpîṣ* them among the *gôyim* and *lĕzārôt* them in the *ʾărāṣôt*", "grammar": { "*gam*": "adverb - also, moreover", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*nāśāʾtî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I lifted/raised", "*ʾet-yādî*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*ba-midbar*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness", "*lĕhāpîṣ*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to scatter", "*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*ba-gôyim*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine plural - among the nations", "*û-lĕzārôt*": "conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct - and to disperse", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*bā-ʾărāṣôt*": "preposition with definite article + noun, feminine plural - in the lands" }, "variants": { "*nāśāʾtî yādî*": "lifted my hand (idiom for swearing an oath)", "*midbar*": "wilderness, desert, uninhabited land", "*lĕhāpîṣ*": "to scatter, to disperse", "*gôyim*": "nations, gentiles, peoples", "*lĕzārôt*": "to disperse, to winnow, to scatter", "*ʾărāṣôt*": "lands, countries, territories" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.24", "source": "יַ֜עַן מִשְׁפָּטַ֤י לֹֽא־עָשׂוּ֙ וְחֻקּוֹתַ֣י מָאָ֔סוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י חִלֵּ֑לוּ וְאַחֲרֵי֙ גִּלּוּלֵ֣י אֲבוֹתָ֔ם הָי֖וּ עֵינֵיהֶֽם", "text": "*yaʿan* my *mišpāṭay* not *ʿāśû* and my *ḥuqqôtay* they *māʾāsû* and my *šabbĕtôtay* they *ḥillēlû*, and after the *gillûlê* of their *ʾăbôtām* were their *ʿênêhem*", "grammar": { "*yaʿan*": "conjunction - because, since", "*mišpāṭay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my judgments", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ʿāśû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they did", "*wə-ḥuqqôtay*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my statutes", "*māʾāsû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they rejected", "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*šabbĕtôtay*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sabbaths", "*ḥillēlû*": "Piel perfect 3rd person common plural - they profaned", "*wə-ʾaḥărê*": "conjunction + preposition - and after", "*gillûlê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - idols of", "*ʾăbôtām*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their fathers", "*hāyû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - were", "*ʿênêhem*": "noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their eyes" }, "variants": { "*yaʿan*": "because, since, on account of", "*mišpāṭay*": "my judgments, ordinances, legal decisions", "*ʿāśû*": "did, performed, fulfilled", "*ḥuqqôtay*": "my statutes, my decrees, my prescribed laws", "*māʾāsû*": "rejected, despised, refused", "*šabbĕtôtay*": "my sabbaths, my rest days", "*ḥillēlû*": "profaned, desecrated, violated", "*gillûlê*": "idols of, dung-gods of (derogatory term)", "*ʾaḥărê gillûlê ʾăbôtām hāyû ʿênêhem*": "their eyes were after their fathers' idols (idiom for desiring/following idols)" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.25", "source": "וְגַם־אֲנִי֙ נָתַ֣תִּי לָהֶ֔ם חֻקִּ֖ים לֹ֣א טוֹבִ֑ים וּמִ֨שְׁפָּטִ֔ים לֹ֥א יִֽחְי֖וּ בָּהֶֽם", "text": "And also *ʾănî* *nātattî* to them *ḥuqqîm* not *ṭôbîm* and *mišpāṭîm* not *yiḥyû* in them", "grammar": { "*wə-gam*": "conjunction + adverb - and also", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*nātattî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I gave", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*ḥuqqîm*": "noun, masculine plural - statutes", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ṭôbîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - good", "*û-mišpāṭîm*": "conjunction + noun, masculine plural - and judgments", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yiḥyû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will live", "*bāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in them" }, "variants": { "*nātattî*": "gave, placed, established", "*ḥuqqîm*": "statutes, decrees, prescribed laws", "*ṭôbîm*": "good, beneficial, pleasant", "*mišpāṭîm*": "judgments, ordinances, legal decisions", "*yiḥyû*": "they will live, they will survive" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.26", "source": "וָאֲטַמֵּ֤א אוֹתָם֙ בְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔ם בְּהַעֲבִ֖יר כָּל־פֶּ֣טֶר רָ֑חַם לְמַ֣עַן אֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם לְמַ֙עַן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֵֽדְע֔וּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה", "text": "And *ʾaṭammēʾ* them in their *mattənôtām*, in *haʿăbîr* all *peṭer rāḥam*, in order that I *ʾăšimmēm*, in order that they *yēdəʿû* that *ʾănî* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*wā-ʾaṭammēʾ*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect 1st person singular - and I defiled/made unclean", "*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them", "*bə-mattənôtām*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their gifts", "*bə-haʿăbîr*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - in causing to pass over", "*kol-peṭer*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all first opening of", "*rāḥam*": "noun, masculine singular - womb", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that", "*ʾăšimmēm*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I would devastate them", "*ləmaʿan*": "conjunction - in order that", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that", "*yēdəʿû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they would know", "*ʾăšer*": "conjunction - that", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*YHWH*": "divine name" }, "variants": { "*ʾaṭammēʾ*": "defiled, made unclean, rendered impure", "*mattənôtām*": "their gifts, their offerings, their presents", "*haʿăbîr*": "causing to pass over/through (often refers to child sacrifice)", "*peṭer rāḥam*": "first opening of the womb, firstborn", "*ʾăšimmēm*": "devastate them, make them desolate, horrify them", "*yēdəʿû*": "know, recognize, acknowledge", "*YHWH*": "Yahweh, the LORD (divine name)" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.27", "source": "לָכֵ֞ן דַּבֵּ֨ר אֶל־בֵּ֤ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בֶּן־אָדָ֔ם וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה ע֗וֹד זֹ֚את גִּדְּפ֤וּ אוֹתִי֙ אֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם בְּמַעֲלָ֥ם בִּ֖י מָֽעַל", "text": "Therefore *dabbēr* to the *bêt yiśrāʾēl* *ben-ʾādām*, and *ʾāmartā* to them, thus *ʾāmar* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH*: yet in this *giddĕpû* me your *ʾăbôtêkem*, in their *maʿălām* against me *māʿal*", "grammar": { "*lākēn*": "adverb - therefore, thus", "*dabbēr*": "Piel imperative masculine singular - speak!", "*ʾel-bêt*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - to the house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ben-ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - son of man", "*wə-ʾāmartā*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and you shall say", "*ʾălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus, so", "*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - said", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix (used as divine title) - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "divine name", "*ʿôd*": "adverb - yet, still, again", "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this", "*giddĕpû*": "Piel perfect 3rd person common plural - they blasphemed", "*ʾôtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me", "*ʾăbôtêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your fathers", "*bə-maʿălām*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their acting treacherously", "*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me", "*māʿal*": "noun, masculine singular - treachery" }, "variants": { "*ben-ʾādām*": "son of man (addressing Ezekiel)", "*ʾădōnāy YHWH*": "the Lord YHWH/LORD (divine title and name)", "*giddĕpû*": "blasphemed, reviled, insulted", "*ʾăbôtêkem*": "your fathers, your ancestors", "*maʿălām bî māʿal*": "acting treacherously against me with treachery (emphatic construction)" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.28", "source": "וָאֲבִיאֵם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֥ת אוֹתָ֖הּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיִּרְאוּ֩ כָל־גִּבְעָ֨ה רָמָ֜ה וְכָל־עֵ֣ץ עָבֹ֗ת וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁ֤ם אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶם֙ וַיִּתְּנוּ־שָׁם֙ כַּ֣עַס קָרְבָּנָ֔ם וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ שָׁ֗ם רֵ֚יחַ נִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּסִּ֥יכוּ שָׁ֖ם אֶת־נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם", "text": "And *ʾăbîʾēm* to the *ʾāreṣ* which *nāśāʾtî* my *yādî* to give it to them, and they *yirʾû* every *gibʿāh rāmāh* and every *ʿēṣ ʿābōt* and they *yizbəḥû* there their *zibḥêhem* and they *yittənû* there the *kaʿas* of their *qorbānām* and they *yāśîmû* there the *rêaḥ* of their *nîḥôḥêhem* and they *yassîkû* there their *niskêhem*", "grammar": { "*wā-ʾăbîʾēm*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and I brought them", "*ʾel-hā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*nāśāʾtî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I lifted/raised", "*ʾet-yādî*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hand", "*lātēt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to give", "*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*wa-yirʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they saw", "*kol-gibʿāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - every hill", "*rāmāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - high", "*wə-kol-ʿēṣ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - and every tree", "*ʿābōt*": "adjective, masculine singular - leafy, thick", "*wa-yizbəḥû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they sacrificed", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʾet-zibḥêhem*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sacrifices", "*wa-yittənû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they gave", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*kaʿas*": "noun, masculine singular construct - provocation of", "*qorbānām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their offering", "*wa-yāśîmû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they placed", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*rêaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fragrance of", "*nîḥôḥêhem*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their soothing aroma", "*wa-yassîkû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they poured out", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʾet-niskêhem*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their drink offerings" }, "variants": { "*ʾăbîʾēm*": "I brought them, I led them", "*nāśāʾtî yādî*": "lifted my hand (idiom for swearing an oath)", "*gibʿāh rāmāh*": "high hill (often a place of pagan worship)", "*ʿēṣ ʿābōt*": "leafy/thick tree (often associated with pagan worship)", "*yizbəḥû*": "sacrificed, slaughtered ritually", "*zibḥêhem*": "their sacrifices, their offerings", "*kaʿas qorbānām*": "provocation of their offering (offerings that provoke anger)", "*rêaḥ nîḥôḥêhem*": "fragrance of their soothing aroma (ritual term for acceptable sacrifice)", "*yassîkû*": "poured out, offered libations", "*niskêhem*": "their drink offerings, their libations" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.29", "source": "וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מָ֣ה הַבָּמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם הַבָּאִ֖ים שָׁ֑ם וַיִּקָּרֵ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ בָּמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה", "text": "And *ʾōmar* to them, what is the *bāmāh* which you *bāʾîm* there? And *yiqqārēʾ* its name *bāmāh* until this *yôm*", "grammar": { "*wā-ʾōmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I said", "*ʾălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*māh*": "interrogative - what", "*ha-bāmāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the high place", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*ʾattem*": "2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you", "*ha-bāʾîm*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine plural - the ones coming", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*wa-yiqqārēʾ*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and is called", "*šəmāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its name", "*bāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - high place", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*ha-yôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day", "*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this" }, "variants": { "*bāmāh*": "high place, elevated place of worship", "*bāʾîm*": "coming, entering, going", "*yiqqārēʾ šəmāh*": "its name is called (passive construction)" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.30", "source": "לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֣ר ׀ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם אַתֶּ֣ם נִטְמְאִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֥י שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם אַתֶּ֥ם זֹנִֽים׃", "text": "*lāḵēn* *ʾĕmōr* *ʾel*-*bêṯ* *yiśrāʾēl* *kōh* *ʾāmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *habəḏereḵ* *ʾăḇôṯêḵem* *ʾattem* *niṭməʾîm* *wəʾaḥărê* *šiqqûṣêhem* *ʾattem* *zōnîm*", "grammar": { "*lāḵēn*": "adverb - therefore/thus", "*ʾĕmōr*": "imperative, masculine singular - say/speak", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward", "*bêṯ*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*habəḏereḵ*": "interrogative + preposition + noun, masculine singular - in the way of?", "*ʾăḇôṯêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your fathers", "*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you", "*niṭməʾîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - being defiled/made unclean", "*wəʾaḥărê*": "conjunction + preposition - and after", "*šiqqûṣêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their detestable things", "*zōnîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - prostituting/being unfaithful" }, "variants": { "*lāḵēn*": "therefore/consequently/for this reason", "*ʾĕmōr*": "speak/tell/command", "*bêṯ*": "house/household/dynasty/family", "*niṭməʾîm*": "becoming unclean/being defiled/making yourselves impure", "*šiqqûṣêhem*": "their abominations/detestable things/idols", "*zōnîm*": "whoring/prostituting/being unfaithful [metaphorically]" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.31", "source": "וּבִשְׂאֵ֣ת מַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡ם בְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩ בְּנֵיכֶ֨ם בָּאֵ֜שׁ אַתֶּם֩ נִטְמְאִ֤֨ים לְכָל־גִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙ עַד־הַיּ֔וֹם וַאֲנִ֛י אִדָּרֵ֥שׁ לָכֶ֖ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ לָכֶֽם׃", "text": "*ûḇiśʾēṯ* *mattənōṯêḵem* *bəhaʿăḇîr* *bənêḵem* *bāʾēš* *ʾattem* *niṭməʾîm* *ləḵol*-*gillûlêḵem* *ʿaḏ*-*hayyôm* *waʾănî* *ʾiddārēš* *lāḵem* *bêṯ* *yiśrāʾēl* *ḥay*-*ʾānî* *nəʾum* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *ʾim*-*ʾiddārēš* *lāḵem*", "grammar": { "*ûḇiśʾēṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + infinitive construct - and in lifting up/offering", "*mattənōṯêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your gifts/offerings", "*bəhaʿăḇîr*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - in causing to pass over", "*bənêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your sons", "*bāʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the fire", "*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you", "*niṭməʾîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - being defiled/made unclean", "*ləḵol*": "preposition + noun - to all", "*gillûlêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your idols", "*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - until", "*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day", "*waʾănî*": "conjunction + pronoun, 1st singular - and I", "*ʾiddārēš*": "niphal imperfect, 1st singular - will be inquired of/sought", "*lāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you", "*bêṯ*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st singular - I", "*nəʾum*": "construct noun, masculine singular - declaration of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*ʾiddārēš*": "niphal imperfect, 1st singular - will be inquired of/sought" }, "variants": { "*ûḇiśʾēṯ*": "and in offering/and when you offer/and by presenting", "*mattənōṯêḵem*": "your gifts/your offerings/your presents", "*bəhaʿăḇîr*": "by causing to pass through/by making pass through/by offering", "*niṭməʾîm*": "becoming unclean/being defiled/making yourselves impure", "*gillûlêḵem*": "your idols/your dung-gods/your filthy things", "*ʾiddārēš*": "be inquired of/be consulted/be sought after", "*ḥay*-*ʾānî*": "as I live/by my life/as surely as I live [oath formula]", "*nəʾum*": "declaration of/utterance of/oracle of", "*ʾim*-*ʾiddārēš*": "I will not be inquired of [negative oath]" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.32", "source": "וְהָֽעֹלָה֙ עַל־ר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם הָי֖וֹ לֹ֣א תִֽהְיֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ אַתֶּ֣ם אֹמְרִ֗ים נִֽהְיֶ֤ה כַגּוֹיִם֙ כְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת לְשָׁרֵ֖ת עֵ֥ץ וָאָֽבֶן׃", "text": "*wəhāʿōlâ* *ʿal*-*rûḥăḵem* *hāyô* *lōʾ* *ṯihyê* *ʾăšer* *ʾattem* *ʾōmərîm* *nihyê* *ḵaggôyim* *kəmišpəḥôṯ* *hāʾărāṣôṯ* *ləšārēṯ* *ʿēṣ* *wāʾāḇen*", "grammar": { "*wəhāʿōlâ*": "conjunction + definite article + participle, feminine singular - and that which comes up", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on", "*rûḥăḵem*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your spirit/mind", "*hāyô*": "infinitive absolute - being/happening", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯihyê*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will be", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that/which", "*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you", "*ʾōmərîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - saying", "*nihyê*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we will be", "*ḵaggôyim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - like the nations", "*kəmišpəḥôṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - like the families/clans of", "*hāʾărāṣôṯ*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the lands/countries", "*ləšārēṯ*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to serve/minister to", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - wood/tree", "*wāʾāḇen*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and stone" }, "variants": { "*wəhāʿōlâ*": "and what comes up/and what enters/and what arises", "*rûḥăḵem*": "your spirit/your mind/your thoughts", "*hāyô* *lōʾ* *ṯihyê*": "surely will not happen/definitely will not come to pass/absolutely will not be", "*nihyê*": "let us be/we will become/we should be", "*ḵaggôyim*": "like the nations/like the gentiles/like the heathen", "*kəmišpəḥôṯ*": "like the families/like the clans/like the peoples", "*ləšārēṯ*": "to serve/to worship/to minister to", "*ʿēṣ* *wāʾāḇen*": "wood and stone [idiomatic for idols]" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.33", "source": "חַי־אָ֕נִי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אִם־לֹ֠א בְּיָ֨ד חֲזָקָ֜ה וּבִזְר֧וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֛ה וּבְחֵמָ֥ה שְׁפוּכָ֖ה אֶמְל֥וֹךְ עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*ḥay*-*ʾānî* *nəʾum* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *ʾim*-*lōʾ* *bəyāḏ* *ḥăzāqâ* *ûḇizrôaʿ* *nəṭûyâ* *ûḇəḥēmâ* *šəp̄ûḵâ* *ʾemlôḵ* *ʿălêḵem*", "grammar": { "*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st singular - I", "*nəʾum*": "construct noun, masculine singular - declaration of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾim*-*lōʾ*": "conditional particle + negative particle - surely [positive oath formula]", "*bəyāḏ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - with hand", "*ḥăzāqâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - strong/mighty", "*ûḇizrôaʿ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - and with arm", "*nəṭûyâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - stretched out/extended", "*ûḇəḥēmâ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - and with wrath", "*šəp̄ûḵâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - poured out", "*ʾemlôḵ*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will rule/reign", "*ʿălêḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - over you" }, "variants": { "*ḥay*-*ʾānî*": "as I live/by my life/as surely as I live [oath formula]", "*nəʾum*": "declaration of/utterance of/oracle of", "*ʾim*-*lōʾ*": "surely/certainly [oath formula indicating positive assertion]", "*bəyāḏ* *ḥăzāqâ*": "with a mighty hand/with strong power/with firm control", "*ûḇizrôaʿ* *nəṭûyâ*": "with an outstretched arm/with extended power", "*ûḇəḥēmâ* *šəp̄ûḵâ*": "with poured out fury/with outpoured wrath/with unleashed anger", "*ʾemlôḵ*": "I will rule/I will reign/I will be king" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.34", "source": "וְהוֹצֵאתִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְפוֹצֹתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם בְּיָ֤ד חֲזָקָה֙ וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֔ה וּבְחֵמָ֖ה שְׁפוּכָֽה׃", "text": "*wəhôṣēʾṯî* *ʾeṯḵem* *min*-*hāʿammîm* *wəqibbaṣtî* *ʾeṯḵem* *min*-*hāʾărāṣôṯ* *ʾăšer* *nəp̄ôṣōṯem* *bām* *bəyāḏ* *ḥăzāqâ* *ûḇizrôaʿ* *nəṭûyâ* *ûḇəḥēmâ* *šəp̄ûḵâ*", "grammar": { "*wəhôṣēʾṯî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st singular - and I will bring out", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*hāʿammîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the peoples", "*wəqibbaṣtî*": "conjunction + piel perfect, 1st singular - and I will gather", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*hāʾărāṣôṯ*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the lands/countries", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/where", "*nəp̄ôṣōṯem*": "niphal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you were scattered", "*bām*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in them", "*bəyāḏ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - with hand", "*ḥăzāqâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - strong/mighty", "*ûḇizrôaʿ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - and with arm", "*nəṭûyâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - stretched out/extended", "*ûḇəḥēmâ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - and with wrath", "*šəp̄ûḵâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - poured out" }, "variants": { "*wəhôṣēʾṯî*": "and I will bring out/and I will lead out/and I will extract", "*hāʿammîm*": "the peoples/the nations/the populations", "*wəqibbaṣtî*": "and I will gather/and I will collect/and I will assemble", "*nəp̄ôṣōṯem*": "you were scattered/you were dispersed/you were spread", "*bəyāḏ* *ḥăzāqâ*": "with a mighty hand/with strong power/with firm control", "*ûḇizrôaʿ* *nəṭûyâ*": "with an outstretched arm/with extended power", "*ûḇəḥēmâ* *šəp̄ûḵâ*": "with poured out fury/with outpoured wrath/with unleashed anger" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.35", "source": "וְהֵבֵאתִ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם אֶל־מִדְבַּ֖ר הָֽעַמִּ֑ים וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י אִתְּכֶם֙ שָׁ֔ם פָּנִ֖ים אֶל־פָּנִֽים׃", "text": "*wəhēḇēʾṯî* *ʾeṯḵem* *ʾel*-*miḏbar* *hāʿammîm* *wənišpaṭtî* *ʾittəḵem* *šām* *pānîm* *ʾel*-*pānîm*", "grammar": { "*wəhēḇēʾṯî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st singular - and I will bring", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/into", "*miḏbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - wilderness/desert of", "*hāʿammîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the peoples", "*wənišpaṭtî*": "conjunction + niphal perfect, 1st singular - and I will enter into judgment", "*ʾittəḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - with you", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*pānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - face", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to", "*pānîm*": "noun, masculine plural - face" }, "variants": { "*wəhēḇēʾṯî*": "and I will bring/and I will lead/and I will cause to enter", "*miḏbar*": "wilderness/desert/uninhabited place", "*hāʿammîm*": "the peoples/the nations/populations", "*wənišpaṭtî*": "and I will enter into judgment/and I will contend/and I will execute judgment", "*pānîm* *ʾel*-*pānîm*": "face to face/directly/in person [idiom for direct confrontation]" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.36", "source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר נִשְׁפַּ֙טְתִּי֙ אֶת־אֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם בְּמִדְבַּ֖ר אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם כֵּ֚ן אִשָּׁפֵ֣ט אִתְּכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃", "text": "*kaʾăšer* *nišpaṭtî* *ʾeṯ*-*ʾăḇôṯêḵem* *bəmiḏbar* *ʾereṣ* *miṣrāyim* *kēn* *ʾiššāp̄ēṭ* *ʾittəḵem* *nəʾum* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*kaʾăšer*": "preposition + relative pronoun - just as/according to how", "*nišpaṭtî*": "niphal perfect, 1st singular - I entered into judgment", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ʾăḇôṯêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your fathers", "*bəmiḏbar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in wilderness of", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - land of", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*ʾiššāp̄ēṭ*": "niphal imperfect, 1st singular - I will enter into judgment", "*ʾittəḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - with you", "*nəʾum*": "construct noun, masculine singular - declaration of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name" }, "variants": { "*kaʾăšer*": "just as/according to how/in the same way that", "*nišpaṭtî*": "I entered into judgment/I contended/I executed judgment", "*ʾăḇôṯêḵem*": "your fathers/your ancestors/your forefathers", "*bəmiḏbar*": "in the wilderness of/in the desert of/in the uninhabited region of", "*ʾiššāp̄ēṭ*": "I will enter into judgment/I will contend/I will execute judgment", "*nəʾum*": "declaration of/utterance of/oracle of" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.37", "source": "וְהַעֲבַרְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑בֶט וְהֵבֵאתִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בְּמָסֹ֥רֶת הַבְּרִֽית׃", "text": "*wəhaʿăḇartî* *ʾeṯḵem* *taḥaṯ* *haššāḇeṭ* *wəhēḇēʾṯî* *ʾeṯḵem* *bəmāsōreṯ* *habərîṯ*", "grammar": { "*wəhaʿăḇartî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st singular - and I will cause to pass", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*taḥaṯ*": "preposition - under", "*haššāḇeṭ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the rod/staff", "*wəhēḇēʾṯî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect, 1st singular - and I will bring", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*bəmāsōreṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in bond/discipline of", "*habərîṯ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the covenant" }, "variants": { "*wəhaʿăḇartî*": "and I will cause to pass/and I will make pass/and I will lead", "*taḥaṯ* *haššāḇeṭ*": "under the rod/under the shepherd's staff [idiom for counting or examining sheep]", "*wəhēḇēʾṯî*": "and I will bring/and I will lead/and I will cause to enter", "*bəmāsōreṯ*": "in the bond/in the discipline/in the obligation", "*habərîṯ*": "the covenant/the agreement/the pact" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.38", "source": "וּבָרוֹתִ֣י מִכֶּ֗ם הַמֹּרְדִ֤ים וְהַפּֽוֹשְׁעִים֙ בִּ֔י מֵאֶ֤רֶץ מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ אוֹצִ֣יא אוֹתָ֔ם וְאֶל־אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לֹ֣א יָב֑וֹא וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*ûḇārôṯî* *mikkem* *hammōrəḏîm* *wəhappôšəʿîm* *bî* *mēʾereṣ* *məḡûrêhem* *ʾôṣîʾ* *ʾôṯām* *wəʾel*-*ʾaḏmaṯ* *yiśrāʾēl* *lōʾ* *yāḇôʾ* *wîḏaʿtem* *kî*-*ʾănî* *YHWH*", "grammar": { "*ûḇārôṯî*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 1st singular - and I will purge/separate", "*mikkem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - from you", "*hammōrəḏîm*": "definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - the rebels/those who rebel", "*wəhappôšəʿîm*": "conjunction + definite article + qal participle, masculine plural - and the transgressors", "*bî*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - against me", "*mēʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from land of", "*məḡûrêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their sojournings", "*ʾôṣîʾ*": "hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - I will bring out", "*ʾôṯām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them", "*wəʾel*": "conjunction + preposition - and to/into", "*ʾaḏmaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - soil/land of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāḇôʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will enter/come", "*wîḏaʿtem*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will know", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st singular - I", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name" }, "variants": { "*ûḇārôṯî*": "and I will purge/and I will separate/and I will clear away", "*hammōrəḏîm*": "the rebels/those who are rebellious/those who revolt", "*wəhappôšəʿîm*": "and the transgressors/and those who sin/and those who transgress", "*məḡûrêhem*": "their sojournings/their dwelling places/their habitations", "*ʾôṣîʾ*": "I will bring out/I will lead out/I will extract", "*ʾaḏmaṯ*": "soil of/land of/ground of", "*yāḇôʾ*": "he will enter/he will come/they will come [subject may be collective]" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.39", "source": "וְאַתֶּ֨ם בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֗ה אִ֤ישׁ גִּלּוּלָיו֙ לְכ֣וּ עֲבֹ֔דוּ וְאַחַ֕ר אִם־אֵינְכֶ֖ם שֹׁמְעִ֣ים אֵלָ֑י וְאֶת־שֵׁ֤ם קָדְשִׁי֙ לֹ֣א תְחַלְּלוּ־ע֔וֹד בְּמַתְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם וּבְגִלּוּלֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*wəʾattem* *bêṯ*-*yiśrāʾēl* *kōh*-*ʾāmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *ʾîš* *gillûlāyw* *ləḵû* *ʿăḇōḏû* *wəʾaḥar* *ʾim*-*ʾênəḵem* *šōməʿîm* *ʾēlāy* *wəʾeṯ*-*šēm* *qāḏəšî* *lōʾ* *ṯəḥalləlû*-*ʿôḏ* *bəmattənôṯêḵem* *ûḇəḡillûlêḵem*", "grammar": { "*wəʾattem*": "conjunction + pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - and you", "*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - each man/each one", "*gillûlāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his idols", "*ləḵû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - go", "*ʿăḇōḏû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - serve/worship", "*wəʾaḥar*": "conjunction + adverb - and afterward", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if", "*ʾênəḵem*": "particle of negation + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you are not", "*šōməʿîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - hearing/listening", "*ʾēlāy*": "preposition + 1st singular suffix - to me", "*wəʾeṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of", "*qāḏəšî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my holiness", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*ṯəḥalləlû*": "piel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you will profane", "*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/anymore", "*bəmattənôṯêḵem*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural + 2nd masculine plural suffix - with your gifts", "*ûḇəḡillûlêḵem*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine plural suffix - and with your idols" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš* *gillûlāyw*": "each with his idols/each one his dung-gods/everyone his filthy things", "*ləḵû* *ʿăḇōḏû*": "go serve/go worship/go and serve [may be ironic or permissive]", "*ʾim*-*ʾênəḵem* *šōməʿîm*": "if you will not listen/if you are not hearing/if you refuse to obey", "*šēm* *qāḏəšî*": "my holy name/name of my holiness/my sacred name", "*ṯəḥalləlû*": "you will profane/you will defile/you will pollute", "*bəmattənôṯêḵem*": "with your gifts/with your offerings/with your presents", "*ûḇəḡillûlêḵem*": "and with your idols/and with your dung-gods/and with your filthy things" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.40", "source": "כִּ֣י בְהַר־קָדְשִׁ֞י בְּהַ֣ר ׀ מְר֣וֹם יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה שָׁ֣ם יַעַבְדֻ֜נִי כָּל־בֵּ֧ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל כֻּלֹּ֖ה בָּאָ֑רֶץ שָׁ֣ם אֶרְצֵ֔ם וְשָׁ֞ם אֶדְר֣וֹשׁ אֶת־תְּרוּמֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם וְאֶת־רֵאשִׁ֛ית מַשְׂאוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם בְּכָל־קָדְשֵׁיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*kî* *ḇəhar*-*qāḏəšî* *bəhar* *mərôm* *yiśrāʾēl* *nəʾum* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *šām* *yaʿaḇḏunî* *kol*-*bêṯ* *yiśrāʾēl* *kullōh* *bāʾāreṣ* *šām* *ʾerṣēm* *wəšām* *ʾeḏrôš* *ʾeṯ*-*tərûmōṯêḵem* *wəʾeṯ*-*rēʾšîṯ* *maśʾôṯêḵem* *bəḵol*-*qāḏəšêḵem*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ḇəhar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - on mountain of", "*qāḏəšî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my holiness", "*bəhar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - on mountain of", "*mərôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - height of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*nəʾum*": "construct noun, masculine singular - declaration of", "*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*yaʿaḇḏunî*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural + 1st singular suffix - they will serve me", "*kol*": "noun, masculine singular construct - all of", "*bêṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*kullōh*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - all of it", "*bāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the land", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*ʾerṣēm*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - I will accept them", "*wəšām*": "conjunction + adverb - and there", "*ʾeḏrôš*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will seek/require", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*tərûmōṯêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your contributions", "*wəʾeṯ*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*rēʾšîṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - first/best of", "*maśʾôṯêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your offerings", "*bəḵol*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - with all", "*qāḏəšêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your holy things" }, "variants": { "*ḇəhar*-*qāḏəšî*": "on my holy mountain/on mountain of my holiness/on my sacred height", "*mərôm* *yiśrāʾēl*": "height of Israel/elevated place of Israel/high place of Israel", "*nəʾum*": "declaration of/utterance of/oracle of", "*yaʿaḇḏunî*": "they will serve me/they will worship me/they will minister to me", "*kullōh*": "all of it/entirely/the whole of it", "*ʾerṣēm*": "I will accept them/I will be pleased with them/I will favor them", "*ʾeḏrôš*": "I will seek/I will require/I will demand", "*tərûmōṯêḵem*": "your contributions/your heave offerings/your donations", "*rēʾšîṯ* *maśʾôṯêḵem*": "firstfruits of your offerings/best of your gifts/choice parts of your tributes", "*qāḏəšêḵem*": "your holy things/your sacred items/your consecrated objects" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.41", "source": "בְּרֵ֣יחַ נִיחֹחַ֮ אֶרְצֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶם֒ בְּהוֹצִיאִ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ מִן־הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים וְקִבַּצְתִּ֣י אֶתְכֶ֔ם מִן־הָ֣אֲרָצ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר נְפֹצֹתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם וְנִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֥י בָכֶ֖ם לְעֵינֵ֥י הַגּוֹיִֽם׃", "text": "*bərêaḥ* *nîḥōaḥ* *ʾerṣeh* *ʾeṯḵem* *bəhôṣîʾî* *ʾeṯḵem* *min*-*hāʿammîm* *wəqibbaṣtî* *ʾeṯḵem* *min*-*hāʾărāṣôṯ* *ʾăšer* *nəp̄ōṣōṯem* *bām* *wəniqḏaštî* *ḇāḵem* *ləʿênê* *haggôyim*", "grammar": { "*bərêaḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - with fragrance of", "*nîḥōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - soothing/pleasing", "*ʾerṣeh*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will accept/be pleased with", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*bəhôṣîʾî*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 1st singular suffix - when I bring out", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*hāʿammîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the peoples", "*wəqibbaṣtî*": "conjunction + piel perfect, 1st singular - and I will gather", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*hāʾărāṣôṯ*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the lands/countries", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/where", "*nəp̄ōṣōṯem*": "niphal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - you were scattered", "*bām*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - in them", "*wəniqḏaštî*": "conjunction + niphal perfect, 1st singular - and I will be sanctified", "*ḇāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - among you", "*ləʿênê*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - before eyes of", "*haggôyim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the nations" }, "variants": { "*bərêaḥ* *nîḥōaḥ*": "with a pleasing aroma/with a soothing fragrance/with a sweet smell", "*ʾerṣeh*": "I will accept/I will be pleased with/I will favor", "*bəhôṣîʾî*": "when I bring out/when I lead out/when I extract", "*hāʿammîm*": "the peoples/the nations/the populations", "*wəqibbaṣtî*": "and I will gather/and I will collect/and I will assemble", "*nəp̄ōṣōṯem*": "you were scattered/you were dispersed/you were spread", "*wəniqḏaštî*": "and I will be sanctified/and I will be shown holy/and I will be hallowed", "*ləʿênê*": "before the eyes of/in the sight of/in view of" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.42", "source": "וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּהֲבִיאִ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אַדְמַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶל־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֥ת אוֹתָ֖הּ לַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "*wîḏaʿtem* *kî*-*ʾănî* *YHWH* *bahăḇîʾî* *ʾeṯḵem* *ʾel*-*ʾaḏmaṯ* *yiśrāʾēl* *ʾel*-*hāʾāreṣ* *ʾăšer* *nāśāʾṯî* *ʾeṯ*-*yāḏî* *lāṯēṯ* *ʾôṯāh* *laʾăḇôṯêḵem*", "grammar": { "*wîḏaʿtem*": "conjunction + qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural - and you will know", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st singular - I", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name", "*bahăḇîʾî*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 1st singular suffix - when I bring", "*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/into", "*ʾaḏmaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - soil/land of", "*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/into", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the land", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*nāśāʾṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I lifted up", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*yāḏî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1st singular suffix - my hand", "*lāṯēṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to give", "*ʾôṯāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd feminine singular suffix - it", "*laʾăḇôṯêḵem*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - to your fathers" }, "variants": { "*wîḏaʿtem*": "and you will know/and you will recognize/and you will acknowledge", "*bahăḇîʾî*": "when I bring/when I lead/when I cause to enter", "*ʾaḏmaṯ*": "soil of/land of/ground of", "*nāśāʾṯî* *ʾeṯ*-*yāḏî*": "I lifted up my hand [idiom for taking an oath]", "*lāṯēṯ*": "to give/to bestow/to grant", "*laʾăḇôṯêḵem*": "to your fathers/to your ancestors/to your forefathers" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.43", "source": "וּזְכַרְתֶּם־שָׁ֗ם אֶת־דַּרְכֵיכֶם֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־עֲלִיל֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִטְמֵאתֶ֖ם בָּ֑ם וּנְקֹֽטֹתֶם֙ בִּפְנֵיכֶ֔ם בְּכָל־רָעוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲשִׂיתֶֽם׃", "text": "And *zəḵartem* there *ʾet*-*darḵêḵem* and *ʾēt* all-*ʿălîlôtêḵem* which *niṭmēʾtem* in them; and *nəqōṭōtem* in *pənêḵem* in all-*rāʿôtêḵem* which *ʿăśîtem*.", "grammar": { "*zəḵartem*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will remember", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*darḵêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your ways", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʿălîlôtêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your deeds/actions", "*niṭmēʾtem*": "verb, niphal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you were defiled/made unclean", "*nəqōṭōtem*": "verb, niphal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will loathe/be disgusted", "*pənêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your faces", "*rāʿôtêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your evils/wickedness", "*ʿăśîtem*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you did/committed" }, "variants": { "*zəḵartem*": "remember/recall/bring to mind", "*darḵêḵem*": "ways/paths/conduct", "*ʿălîlôtêḵem*": "actions/deeds/practices/doings", "*niṭmēʾtem*": "were defiled/became unclean/made impure", "*nəqōṭōtem*": "loathe/be disgusted/feel self-disgust", "*pənêḵem*": "faces/presence/sight", "*rāʿôtêḵem*": "evils/wickedness/harmful deeds" } }

{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.20.44", "source": "וִֽידַעְתֶּם֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה בַּעֲשׂוֹתִ֥י אִתְּכֶ֖ם לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י לֹא֩ כְדַרְכֵיכֶ֨ם הָרָעִ֜ים וְכַעֲלִילֽוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם הַנִּשְׁחָתוֹת֙ בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ", "text": "And *yədaʿtem* that-I *YHWH* in *ʿăśôtî* with-you for *šəmî*; not according to-*darḵêḵem* the-*rāʿîm* and according to-*ʿălîlôtêḵem* the-*nišḥātôt* *bêt* *Yiśrāʾēl*, *nəʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*yədaʿtem*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine plural - you will know", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*ʿăśôtî*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with 1st person singular suffix - my doing/acting", "*šəmî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my name", "*darḵêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your ways", "*rāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - evil/wicked", "*ʿălîlôtêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your deeds/actions", "*nišḥātôt*": "niphal participle, feminine plural - corrupted/spoiled/ruined", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration/utterance of", "*ʾădōnāy*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my Lord", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name" }, "variants": { "*yədaʿtem*": "know/recognize/acknowledge", "*ʿăśôtî*": "doing/acting/dealing", "*šəmî*": "name/reputation/character", "*darḵêḵem*": "ways/paths/conduct", "*rāʿîm*": "evil/wicked/harmful", "*ʿălîlôtêḵem*": "actions/deeds/practices/doings", "*nišḥātôt*": "corrupted/spoiled/ruined/perverted", "*bêt*": "house/household/dynasty", "*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle" } }