Ezekiel 37:3

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He said to me, 'Son of man, can these bones live?' I answered, 'Sovereign Lord, You alone know.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֔י בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם הֲתִחְיֶ֖ינָה הָעֲצָמ֣וֹת הָאֵ֑לֶּה וָאֹמַ֕ר אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִ֖ה אַתָּ֥ה יָדָֽעְתָּ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer to me ben-ʾādām can hătiḥyenâ hāʿăṣāmôt hāʾēlleh and wāʾōmar ʾădōnāy Yᵊhwih ʾattâ yādāʿtā

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: verb, qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *ben-ʾādām*: construct state - son of man/human
• *hătiḥyenâ*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine plural with interrogative prefix - will they live?
• *hāʿăṣāmôt*: noun, feminine plural with definite article - the bones
• *hāʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun - these
• *wāʾōmar*: verb, qal imperfect with waw-consecutive, 1st person singular - and I said
• *ʾădōnāy*: noun, lord/master with 1st person singular suffix
• *Yᵊhwih*: divine name, YHWH
• *ʾattâ*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
• *yādāʿtā*: verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you know

Word Meanings

• *ben-ʾādām*: son of man/human being/mortal (prophetic address form)
• *ʾădōnāy*: my Lord/my Master/Sovereign Lord

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, you know.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde he vnto me: Thou sonne of man: thinkest thou these bones maye lyue agayne? I answered: O LORDE God, thou knowest.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he sayde vnto me, Sonne of man, can these bones liue? And I answered, O Lorde God, thou knowest.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then saide he vnto me: Thou sonne of man, thinkest thou these bones may liue againe? I aunswered, O Lorde God, thou knowest.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? I answered, Lord Yahweh, you know.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And He saith unto me, `Son of man, do these bones live?' And I say, `O Lord Jehovah, Thou -- Thou hast known.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live? And I answered, O Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to me, Son of man, is it possible for these bones to come to life? And I made answer, and said, It is for you to say, O Lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to me, Son of man, can these bones live? I answered, Lord Yahweh, you know.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to me,“Son of man, can these bones live?” I said to him,“Sovereign LORD, you know.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 32:39 : 39 See now that I, I alone, am He, and there is no god besides Me. I put to death and I bring to life, I wound and I heal, and no one can deliver out of My hand.
• John 5:21 : 21 'Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever He wills.'
• John 11:25-26 : 25 Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.' 26 'And everyone who lives and believes in me will never die forever. Do you believe this?'
• Acts 26:8 : 8 Why is it considered unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
• Rom 4:17 : 17 As it is written: 'I have made you a father of many nations.' He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were.
• 2 Cor 1:9-9 : 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us,
• Heb 11:19 : 19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death as a symbol.
• 1 Sam 2:6 : 6 'The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.'
• John 6:5-6 : 5 When Jesus looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, 'Where can we buy bread so that these people may eat?' 6 He said this to test him, for he already knew what he was going to do.
• Deut 32:29 : 29 If only they were wise and would understand this, they would comprehend their latter end.