Ezekiel 37:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ יֹאמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ בְּנֵ֥י עַמְּךָ֖ לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲלֽוֹא־תַגִּ֥יד לָ֖נוּ מָה־אֵ֥לֶּה לָּֽךְ׃

Transliteration

And when wᵊkaʾăšer yōʾmᵊrû to you ʾēlekā sons of bᵊnê ʿammᵊkā saying lēʾmōr will you not hălôʾ-taggîd to us lānû what mâ-ʾēlleh to you lākh

Grammar Details

*wᵊkaʾăšer*: conjunction with conjunction - and when
*yōʾmᵊrû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they say
*ʾēlekā*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
*bᵊnê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*ʿammᵊkā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your people
*lēʾmōr*: preposition with qal infinitive construct - saying
*hălôʾ*: interrogative particle - will not
*taggîd*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will tell
*lānû*: preposition with 1st person plural suffix - to us
*mâ-ʾēlleh*: interrogative pronoun with demonstrative pronoun - what are these
*lākh*: preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you

Word Meanings

*taggîd*: tell/declare/inform
*ʿam*: people/nation/kinsmen

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ezek 12:9 : 9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?
Ezek 24:19 : 19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
Ezek 17:12 : 12 Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and brought them to him to Babylon:
Ezek 20:49 : 49 Then said I, Ah Lord Jehovah! they say of me, Is he not a speaker of parables?

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