17 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.21.17",
"source": "זְעַ֤ק וְהֵילֵל֙ בֶּן־אָדָ֔ם כִּי־הִיא֙ הָיתָ֣ה בְעַמִּ֔י הִ֖יא בְּכָל־נְשִׂיאֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מְגוּרֵ֤י אֶל־חֶ֙רֶב֙ הָי֣וּ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י לָכֵ֖ן סְפֹ֥ק אֶל־יָרֵֽךְ׃",
"text": "*zəʿaq* and-*hêlēl* *ben*-*ʾāḏām* for-it *hāyṯāh* in-*ʿammî* it in-all-*nəśîʾê* *yiśrāʾēl* *məḡûrê* to-*ḥereḇ* *hāyû* with-*ʿammî* *lāḵēn* *səp̄ōq* to-*yārēḵ*.",
"grammar": {
"*zəʿaq*": "qal imperative masculine singular - cry out",
"*hêlēl*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular - wail",
"*ben*": "construct state, masculine singular - son of",
"*ʾāḏām*": "masculine singular - man/humanity",
"*hāyṯāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it was/has been",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people",
"*nəśîʾê*": "masculine plural construct - princes/leaders of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*məḡûrê*": "masculine plural construct - terrors/fears of",
"*ḥereḇ*": "feminine singular - sword",
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - they were",
"*ʿammî*": "masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my people",
"*lāḵēn*": "adverb - therefore",
"*səp̄ōq*": "qal imperative masculine singular - strike/clap",
"*yārēḵ*": "feminine singular - thigh/side"
},
"variants": {
"*zəʿaq*": "cry out/scream/call for help",
"*hêlēl*": "wail/howl/lament",
"*məḡûrê*": "terrors/fears/dread",
"*səp̄ōq*": "strike/clap/slap",
"*yārēḵ*": "thigh/side/haunch"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.21.18",
"source": "כִּ֣י בֹ֔חַן וּמָ֕ה אִם־גַּם־שֵׁ֥בֶט מֹאֶ֖סֶת לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶ֑ה נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ פ",
"text": "For *bōḥan* and-what if-also-*šēḇeṭ* *mōʾeseṯ* not *yihyeh* *nəʾum* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH*. [*p*]",
"grammar": {
"*bōḥan*": "pual participle masculine singular - being tested",
"*šēḇeṭ*": "masculine singular - rod/staff",
"*mōʾeseṯ*": "qal participle feminine singular - despising/rejecting",
"*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will be",
"*nəʾum*": "masculine singular construct - declaration of",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "plural noun with 1st person suffix as divine title - my Lord",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD",
"*p*": "paragraph marker in the Hebrew text"
},
"variants": {
"*bōḥan*": "being tested/tried/examined",
"*šēḇeṭ*": "rod/staff/scepter/tribe",
"*mōʾeseṯ*": "despising/rejecting/scorning",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.21.19",
"source": "וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָדָ֔ם הִנָּבֵ֕א וְהַ֖ךְ כַּ֣ף אֶל־כָּ֑ף וְתִכָּפֵ֞ל חֶ֤רֶב שְׁלִישִׁ֙תָה֙ חֶ֣רֶב חֲלָלִ֔ים הִ֗יא חֶ֚רֶב חָלָ֣ל הַגָּד֔וֹל הַחֹדֶ֖רֶת לָהֶֽם",
"text": "*wə*-*ʾattâ* *ben*-*ʾādām* *hinnābēʾ* *wə*-*hak* *kap* *ʾel*-*kāp* *wə*-*tikkāpēl* *ḥereb* *šəlîšîtâ* *ḥereb* *ḥălālîm* *hîʾ* *ḥereb* *ḥālāl* *haggādôl* *haḥōderet* *lāhem*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*": "conjunction - and",
"*ʾattâ*": "pronoun, masculine singular - you",
"*ben*-*ʾādām*": "construct phrase - son of man",
"*hinnābēʾ*": "niphal imperative, masculine singular - prophesy",
"*wə*-*hak*": "conjunction + hiphil imperative, masculine singular - and strike/smite",
"*kap*": "noun, feminine singular - palm/hand",
"*ʾel*-*kāp*": "preposition + noun - toward hand/palm",
"*wə*-*tikkāpēl*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and will be doubled",
"*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine singular - sword",
"*šəlîšîtâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - third (time)",
"*ḥereb* *ḥălālîm*": "construct phrase - sword of slain",
"*hîʾ*": "pronoun, feminine singular - it",
"*ḥereb* *ḥālāl* *haggādôl*": "construct phrase with adjective - sword of the great slain",
"*haḥōderet*": "definite article + qal participle, feminine singular - the one penetrating",
"*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to/for them"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnābēʾ*": "prophesy/predict/speak as inspired",
"*hak*": "strike/clap/join together",
"*kap*": "palm/hand/hollow/spoon",
"*tikkāpēl*": "be doubled/repeated/multiplied",
"*ḥereb*": "sword/drought/cutting instrument",
"*šəlîšîtâ*": "third time/threefold",
"*ḥălālîm*": "slain ones/pierced ones/fatally wounded",
"*ḥālāl*": "pierced/slain/fatally wounded",
"*haḥōderet*": "penetrating/surrounding/enclosing"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.21.20",
"source": "לְמַ֣עַן ׀ לָמ֣וּג לֵ֗ב וְהַרְבֵּה֙ הַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔ים עַ֚ל כָּל־שַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔ם נָתַ֖תִּי אִבְחַת־חָ֑רֶב אָ֛ח עֲשׂוּיָ֥ה לְבָרָ֖ק מְעֻטָּ֥ה לְטָֽבַח",
"text": "*ləmaʿan* *lāmûg* *lēb* *wə*-*harbê* *hammikšōlîm* *ʿal* *kol*-*šaʿărêhem* *nātattî* *ʾibḥat*-*ḥāreb* *ʾāḥ* *ʿăśûyâ* *ləbārāq* *məʿuṭṭâ* *ləṭābaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*ləmaʿan*": "preposition + noun - for the sake of/in order that",
"*lāmûg*": "qal infinitive construct with prefix - to melt/dissolve",
"*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart",
"*wə*-*harbê*": "conjunction + hiphil infinitive construct - and to multiply",
"*hammikšōlîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the stumbling blocks/obstacles",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/against",
"*kol*-*šaʿărêhem*": "construct phrase + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all-their gates",
"*nātattî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have given/placed",
"*ʾibḥat*-*ḥāreb*": "construct phrase - slaughter of sword",
"*ʾāḥ*": "interjection - ah/alas",
"*ʿăśûyâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - made/prepared",
"*ləbārāq*": "preposition + noun - for lightning/gleaming",
"*məʿuṭṭâ*": "pual participle, feminine singular - wrapped/polished",
"*ləṭābaḥ*": "preposition + noun - for slaughter"
},
"variants": {
"*lāmûg*": "to melt/dissolve/faint",
"*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner person",
"*harbê*": "multiply/increase/magnify",
"*hammikšōlîm*": "stumbling blocks/obstacles/causes of sin",
"*ʾibḥat*": "slaughter/terror/smiting",
"*ʿăśûyâ*": "made/prepared/fashioned",
"*bārāq*": "lightning/gleaming/flashing",
"*məʿuṭṭâ*": "wrapped/polished/sharpened",
"*ṭābaḥ*": "slaughter/butchering/killing"
}
}