16 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.17.16",
"source": "חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ אִם־לֹ֗א בִּמְקוֹם֙ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ אֹת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּזָה֙ אֶת־אָ֣לָת֔וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵפֵ֖ר אֶת־בְּרִית֑וֹ אִתּ֥וֹ בְתוֹךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יָמֽוּת׃",
"text": "*ḥay*-*ʾānî* *nəʾum* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* if-not in *məqôm* the *melek* the *mammlîk* him whom *bāzâ* *ʾet*-*ʾālātô* and whom *hēpēr* *ʾet*-*bərîtô* with him in midst-*Bābel* *yāmût*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive",
"*ʾānî*": "personal pronoun, 1st common singular - I",
"*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration of",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/Master",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*məqôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - place of",
"*melek*": "definite noun, masculine singular - king",
"*mammlîk*": "definite hiphil participle masculine singular - causing to reign/making king",
"*bāzâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - despised/disdained",
"*ʾālātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his oath",
"*hēpēr*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - broke/violated",
"*bərîtô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his covenant",
"*Bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*yāmût*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will die"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥay*": "living/alive (formula for oath - 'as I live')",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle",
"*məqôm*": "place/location/residence",
"*mammlîk*": "making king/enthroning/causing to reign",
"*bāzâ*": "despised/disdained/held in contempt"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.17.17",
"source": "וְלֹא֩ בְחַ֨יִל גָּד֜וֹל וּבְקָהָ֣ל רָ֗ב יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה אוֹת֤וֹ פַרְעֹה֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה בִּשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ סֹלְלָ֖ה וּבִבְנ֣וֹת דָּיֵ֑ק לְהַכְרִ֖ית נְפָשׁ֥וֹת רַבּֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And not with *ḥayil* *gādôl* and with *qāhāl* *rāb* *yaʿăśeh* for him *parʿōh* in the *milḥāmâ* in *bišpōk* *sōlələâ* and in *bibnôt* *dāyēq* to *ləhakrît* *nəpāšôt* *rabbôt*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥayil*": "noun, masculine singular - army/force",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/large",
"*qāhāl*": "noun, masculine singular - assembly/company",
"*rāb*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/numerous",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will do/act",
"*parʿōh*": "proper noun - Pharaoh",
"*milḥāmâ*": "definite noun, feminine singular - battle/war",
"*bišpōk*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - in pouring out/casting up",
"*sōlələâ*": "noun, feminine singular - mound/siege ramp",
"*bibnôt*": "qal infinitive construct with preposition - in building",
"*dāyēq*": "noun, masculine singular - siege wall/bulwark",
"*ləhakrît*": "hiphil infinitive construct with preposition - to cut off/destroy",
"*nəpāšôt*": "noun, feminine plural - souls/persons",
"*rabbôt*": "adjective, feminine plural - many/numerous"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥayil*": "army/force/power",
"*qāhāl*": "assembly/company/congregation",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "will do/act/accomplish",
"*bišpōk*": "in pouring out/casting up/heaping up",
"*sōlələâ*": "mound/siege ramp/embankment",
"*dāyēq*": "siege wall/bulwark/fort",
"*ləhakrît*": "to cut off/destroy/eliminate"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.17.18",
"source": "וּבָזָ֥ה אָלָ֖ה לְהָפֵ֣ר בְּרִ֑ית וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָתַ֥ן יָד֛וֹ וְכָל־אֵ֥לֶּה עָשָׂ֖ה לֹ֥א יִמָּלֵֽט׃",
"text": "And *ûbāzâ* *ʾālâ* to *ləhāpēr* *bərît* and behold *nātan* *yādô* and all-*ʾēlleh* *ʿāśâ* not *yimmālēṭ*",
"grammar": {
"*ûbāzâ*": "waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - despised/disdained",
"*ʾālâ*": "noun, feminine singular - oath/curse",
"*ləhāpēr*": "hiphil infinitive construct with preposition - to break/annul",
"*bərît*": "noun, feminine singular - covenant/agreement",
"*nātan*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - gave/put",
"*yādô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand",
"*ʾēlleh*": "demonstrative pronoun, plural - these (things)",
"*ʿāśâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - did/made",
"*yimmālēṭ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will escape/be delivered"
},
"variants": {
"*ûbāzâ*": "despised/disdained/held in contempt",
"*ʾālâ*": "oath/curse/imprecation",
"*ləhāpēr*": "to break/annul/frustrate",
"*nātan yādô*": "gave his hand/pledged/made agreement",
"*yimmālēṭ*": "will escape/be delivered/survive"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.17.19",
"source": "לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֮ חַי־אָנִי֒ אִם־לֹ֗א אָֽלָתִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּזָ֔ה וּבְרִיתִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵפִ֑יר וּנְתַתִּ֖יו בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃",
"text": "Therefore thus-*ʾāmar* *ʾădōnāy* *YHWH* *ḥay*-*ʾānî* if-not *ʾālātî* which *bāzâ* and *bərîtî* which *hēpîr* and *ûnətattîw* in *rōʾšô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke",
"*ʾădōnāy*": "divine title - Lord/Master",
"*YHWH*": "divine name",
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive",
"*ʾānî*": "personal pronoun, 1st common singular - I",
"*ʾālātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my oath",
"*bāzâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - despised/disdained",
"*bərîtî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my covenant",
"*hēpîr*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - broke/violated",
"*ûnətattîw*": "waw + qal perfect 1st common singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will give/put it",
"*rōʾšô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥay*-*ʾānî*": "as I live (oath formula)",
"*bāzâ*": "despised/disdained/held in contempt",
"*hēpîr*": "broke/violated/annulled",
"*ûnətattîw* in *rōʾšô*": "I will bring it on his head/make him bear the consequences"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.17.20",
"source": "וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י עָלָיו֙ רִשְׁתִּ֔י וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּ בָבֶ֗לָה וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י אִתּוֹ֙ שָׁ֔ם מַעֲל֖וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר מָֽעַל־בִּֽי׃",
"text": "And *ûpāraśtî* upon him *rištî* and *nitpaś* in *məṣûdātî* and *wahăbîʾôtîhû* *Bābelâ* and *wənišpaṭtî* with him there *maʿălô* which *māʿal*-against me",
"grammar": {
"*ûpāraśtî*": "waw + qal perfect 1st common singular - I will spread/stretch out",
"*rištî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my net",
"*nitpaś*": "niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he will be caught/seized",
"*məṣûdātî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - my snare/trap",
"*wahăbîʾôtîhû*": "waw + hiphil perfect 1st common singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - I will bring him",
"*Bābelâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Babylon",
"*wənišpaṭtî*": "waw + niphal perfect 1st common singular - I will enter into judgment",
"*maʿălô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his treachery",
"*māʿal*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - acted treacherously"
},
"variants": {
"*ûpāraśtî*": "I will spread/stretch out/deploy",
"*rištî*": "my net/snare/trap",
"*nitpaś*": "he will be caught/seized/captured",
"*məṣûdātî*": "my snare/trap/net",
"*maʿălô*": "his treachery/unfaithfulness/breach of faith"
}
}