Ezekiel 30:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The young men of Aven and of Pi-beseth shall fall by the sword; and these [cities] shall go into captivity.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּח֥וּרֵי אָ֛וֶן וּפִי־בֶ֖סֶת בַּחֶ֣רֶב יִפֹּ֑לוּ וְהֵ֖נָּה בַּשְּׁבִ֥י תֵלַֽכְנָה׃

Transliteration

baḥûrê ʾāwen û-pî-ḇeset ba-ḥereḇ yippōlû wə-hēnnāh ba-ššəḇî tēlaḵnāh

Grammar Details

*baḥûrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - young men of
*ʾāwen*: proper noun - On/Heliopolis (or 'iniquity')
*û-pî*-*ḇeset*: conjunction + proper noun - and Pi-beseth/Bubastis
*ba-ḥereḇ*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - by the sword
*yippōlû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will fall
*wə-hēnnāh*: conjunction + pronoun, 3rd feminine plural - and they (feminine)
*ba-ššəḇî*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - into captivity
*tēlaḵnāh*: qal imperfect, 3rd feminine plural - they will go

Word Meanings

*ʾāwen*: On (Heliopolis)/iniquity/wickedness
*ba-ššəḇî*: into captivity/exile

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Referenced Verses

Gen 41:45 : 45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphenath-paneah; and he gave him to wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-phera priest of On. And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt.

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