30 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.30",
"source": "לָכֵ֞ן אֱמֹ֣ר ׀ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם אַתֶּ֣ם נִטְמְאִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֥י שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם אַתֶּ֥ם זֹנִֽים׃",
"text": "*lāḵēn* *ʾĕmōr* *ʾel*-*bêṯ* *yiśrāʾēl* *kōh* *ʾāmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *habəḏereḵ* *ʾăḇôṯêḵem* *ʾattem* *niṭməʾîm* *wəʾaḥărê* *šiqqûṣêhem* *ʾattem* *zōnîm*",
"grammar": {
"*lāḵēn*": "adverb - therefore/thus",
"*ʾĕmōr*": "imperative, masculine singular - say/speak",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/toward",
"*bêṯ*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name",
"*habəḏereḵ*": "interrogative + preposition + noun, masculine singular - in the way of?",
"*ʾăḇôṯêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your fathers",
"*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you",
"*niṭməʾîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - being defiled/made unclean",
"*wəʾaḥărê*": "conjunction + preposition - and after",
"*šiqqûṣêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their detestable things",
"*zōnîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - prostituting/being unfaithful"
},
"variants": {
"*lāḵēn*": "therefore/consequently/for this reason",
"*ʾĕmōr*": "speak/tell/command",
"*bêṯ*": "house/household/dynasty/family",
"*niṭməʾîm*": "becoming unclean/being defiled/making yourselves impure",
"*šiqqûṣêhem*": "their abominations/detestable things/idols",
"*zōnîm*": "whoring/prostituting/being unfaithful [metaphorically]"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.31",
"source": "וּבִשְׂאֵ֣ת מַתְּנֹֽתֵיכֶ֡ם בְּֽהַעֲבִיר֩ בְּנֵיכֶ֨ם בָּאֵ֜שׁ אַתֶּם֩ נִטְמְאִ֤֨ים לְכָל־גִּלּֽוּלֵיכֶם֙ עַד־הַיּ֔וֹם וַאֲנִ֛י אִדָּרֵ֥שׁ לָכֶ֖ם בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה אִם־אִדָּרֵ֖שׁ לָכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*ûḇiśʾēṯ* *mattənōṯêḵem* *bəhaʿăḇîr* *bənêḵem* *bāʾēš* *ʾattem* *niṭməʾîm* *ləḵol*-*gillûlêḵem* *ʿaḏ*-*hayyôm* *waʾănî* *ʾiddārēš* *lāḵem* *bêṯ* *yiśrāʾēl* *ḥay*-*ʾānî* *nəʾum* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *ʾim*-*ʾiddārēš* *lāḵem*",
"grammar": {
"*ûḇiśʾēṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + infinitive construct - and in lifting up/offering",
"*mattənōṯêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your gifts/offerings",
"*bəhaʿăḇîr*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - in causing to pass over",
"*bənêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your sons",
"*bāʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the fire",
"*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you",
"*niṭməʾîm*": "niphal participle, masculine plural - being defiled/made unclean",
"*ləḵol*": "preposition + noun - to all",
"*gillûlêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your idols",
"*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - until",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day",
"*waʾănî*": "conjunction + pronoun, 1st singular - and I",
"*ʾiddārēš*": "niphal imperfect, 1st singular - will be inquired of/sought",
"*lāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - for you",
"*bêṯ*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive",
"*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st singular - I",
"*nəʾum*": "construct noun, masculine singular - declaration of",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*ʾiddārēš*": "niphal imperfect, 1st singular - will be inquired of/sought"
},
"variants": {
"*ûḇiśʾēṯ*": "and in offering/and when you offer/and by presenting",
"*mattənōṯêḵem*": "your gifts/your offerings/your presents",
"*bəhaʿăḇîr*": "by causing to pass through/by making pass through/by offering",
"*niṭməʾîm*": "becoming unclean/being defiled/making yourselves impure",
"*gillûlêḵem*": "your idols/your dung-gods/your filthy things",
"*ʾiddārēš*": "be inquired of/be consulted/be sought after",
"*ḥay*-*ʾānî*": "as I live/by my life/as surely as I live [oath formula]",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration of/utterance of/oracle of",
"*ʾim*-*ʾiddārēš*": "I will not be inquired of [negative oath]"
}
}
32 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.32",
"source": "וְהָֽעֹלָה֙ עַל־ר֣וּחֲכֶ֔ם הָי֖וֹ לֹ֣א תִֽהְיֶ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ אַתֶּ֣ם אֹמְרִ֗ים נִֽהְיֶ֤ה כַגּוֹיִם֙ כְּמִשְׁפְּח֣וֹת הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת לְשָׁרֵ֖ת עֵ֥ץ וָאָֽבֶן׃",
"text": "*wəhāʿōlâ* *ʿal*-*rûḥăḵem* *hāyô* *lōʾ* *ṯihyê* *ʾăšer* *ʾattem* *ʾōmərîm* *nihyê* *ḵaggôyim* *kəmišpəḥôṯ* *hāʾărāṣôṯ* *ləšārēṯ* *ʿēṣ* *wāʾāḇen*",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāʿōlâ*": "conjunction + definite article + participle, feminine singular - and that which comes up",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on",
"*rûḥăḵem*": "noun, feminine singular construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your spirit/mind",
"*hāyô*": "infinitive absolute - being/happening",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ṯihyê*": "qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - it will be",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that/which",
"*ʾattem*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you",
"*ʾōmərîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - saying",
"*nihyê*": "qal imperfect, 1st common plural - we will be",
"*ḵaggôyim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - like the nations",
"*kəmišpəḥôṯ*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct - like the families/clans of",
"*hāʾărāṣôṯ*": "definite article + noun, feminine plural - the lands/countries",
"*ləšārēṯ*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to serve/minister to",
"*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - wood/tree",
"*wāʾāḇen*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and stone"
},
"variants": {
"*wəhāʿōlâ*": "and what comes up/and what enters/and what arises",
"*rûḥăḵem*": "your spirit/your mind/your thoughts",
"*hāyô* *lōʾ* *ṯihyê*": "surely will not happen/definitely will not come to pass/absolutely will not be",
"*nihyê*": "let us be/we will become/we should be",
"*ḵaggôyim*": "like the nations/like the gentiles/like the heathen",
"*kəmišpəḥôṯ*": "like the families/like the clans/like the peoples",
"*ləšārēṯ*": "to serve/to worship/to minister to",
"*ʿēṣ* *wāʾāḇen*": "wood and stone [idiomatic for idols]"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.33",
"source": "חַי־אָ֕נִי נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה אִם־לֹ֠א בְּיָ֨ד חֲזָקָ֜ה וּבִזְר֧וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֛ה וּבְחֵמָ֥ה שְׁפוּכָ֖ה אֶמְל֥וֹךְ עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃",
"text": "*ḥay*-*ʾānî* *nəʾum* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *ʾim*-*lōʾ* *bəyāḏ* *ḥăzāqâ* *ûḇizrôaʿ* *nəṭûyâ* *ûḇəḥēmâ* *šəp̄ûḵâ* *ʾemlôḵ* *ʿălêḵem*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living/alive",
"*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st singular - I",
"*nəʾum*": "construct noun, masculine singular - declaration of",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "noun, masculine singular - Lord/Master",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the divine name",
"*ʾim*-*lōʾ*": "conditional particle + negative particle - surely [positive oath formula]",
"*bəyāḏ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - with hand",
"*ḥăzāqâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - strong/mighty",
"*ûḇizrôaʿ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - and with arm",
"*nəṭûyâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - stretched out/extended",
"*ûḇəḥēmâ*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - and with wrath",
"*šəp̄ûḵâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - poured out",
"*ʾemlôḵ*": "qal imperfect, 1st singular - I will rule/reign",
"*ʿălêḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - over you"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥay*-*ʾānî*": "as I live/by my life/as surely as I live [oath formula]",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration of/utterance of/oracle of",
"*ʾim*-*lōʾ*": "surely/certainly [oath formula indicating positive assertion]",
"*bəyāḏ* *ḥăzāqâ*": "with a mighty hand/with strong power/with firm control",
"*ûḇizrôaʿ* *nəṭûyâ*": "with an outstretched arm/with extended power",
"*ûḇəḥēmâ* *šəp̄ûḵâ*": "with poured out fury/with outpoured wrath/with unleashed anger",
"*ʾemlôḵ*": "I will rule/I will reign/I will be king"
}
}