Ezekiel 37:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thy hand before their eyes.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָי֨וּ הָעֵצִ֜ים אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־תִּכְתֹּ֧ב עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם בְּיָדְךָ֖ לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And wᵊhāyû hāʿēṣîm which ʾăšer-tiktōb upon them ʿălêhem in your hand bᵊyādᵊkā before their eyes lᵊʿênêhem

Grammar Details

*wᵊhāyû*: verb, qal perfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be
*hāʿēṣîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the sticks/wood
*ʾăšer-tiktōb*: relative pronoun with verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - which you will write
*ʿălêhem*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them
*bᵊyādᵊkā*: preposition with noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your hand
*lᵊʿênêhem*: preposition with noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - before their eyes

Word Meanings

*ʿênayim*: eyes/sight
*yād*: hand/control/authority

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 12:3 : 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they are a rebellious house.
Hos 12:10 : 10 I have also spoken unto the prophets, and I have multiplied visions; and by the ministry of the prophets have I used similitudes.
Num 17:6-9 : 6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel; and all their princes gave him rods, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before Jehovah in the tent of the testimony. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses went into the tent of the testimony; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and put forth buds, and produced blossoms, and bare ripe almonds. 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before Jehovah unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.

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15The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,
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17and join them for thee one to another into one stick, that they may become one in thy hand.
18And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?
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