Ezekiel 4:12

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{ "verseID": "Ezekiel.4.12", "source": "וְעֻגַ֥ת שְׂעֹרִ֖ים תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּה וְהִ֗יא בְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ צֵאַ֣ת הָֽאָדָ֔ם תְּעֻגֶ֖נָה לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "And-*ʿugaṯ* *śᵊʿōrîm* *tōʾḵălennāh* and-it with-*gelᵊlê* *ṣēʾaṯ* *hāʾāḏām* *tᵊʿuḡennāh* before-eyes-their", "grammar": { "*ʿugaṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - cake of", "*śᵊʿōrîm*": "noun, feminine, plural - barley", "*tōʾḵălennāh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you will eat it", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person, feminine, singular - it/she", "*gelᵊlê*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - dung of", "*ṣēʾaṯ*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - excrement of", "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man/humanity", "*tᵊʿuḡennāh*": "verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you will prepare it", "*ʿênê*": "noun, common, dual, construct - eyes of", "*hem*": "pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they/them" }, "variants": { "*ʿugaṯ*": "cake/bread cake/flat bread", "*gelᵊlê*": "dung/excrement", "*ṣēʾaṯ*": "excrement/waste", "*tᵊʿuḡennāh*": "prepare it/bake it" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעֻגַ֥ת שְׂעֹרִ֖ים תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נָּה וְהִ֗יא בְּגֶֽלְלֵי֙ צֵאַ֣ת הָֽאָדָ֔ם תְּעֻגֶ֖נָה לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And-ʿugaṯ śᵊʿōrîm tōʾḵălennāh and-it with-gelᵊlê ṣēʾaṯ hāʾāḏām tᵊʿuḡennāh before-eyes-their

Grammar Details

• *ʿugaṯ*: noun, feminine, singular, construct - cake of
• *śᵊʿōrîm*: noun, feminine, plural - barley
• *tōʾḵălennāh*: verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you will eat it
• *hîʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person, feminine, singular - it/she
• *gelᵊlê*: noun, masculine, plural, construct - dung of
• *ṣēʾaṯ*: noun, feminine, singular, construct - excrement of
• *hāʾāḏām*: definite article + noun, masculine, singular - the man/humanity
• *tᵊʿuḡennāh*: verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - you will prepare it
• *ʿênê*: noun, common, dual, construct - eyes of
• *hem*: pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they/them

Word Meanings

• *ʿugaṯ*: cake/bread cake/flat bread
• *gelᵊlê*: dung/excrement
• *ṣēʾaṯ*: excrement/waste
• *tᵊʿuḡennāh*: prepare it/bake it

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Eat it as you would a barley cake, baking it over human dung in their sight.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And you shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it with human dung in their sight.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt eat{H398} it as barley{H8184} cakes,{H5692} and thou shalt bake{H5746} it in their sight{H5869} with dung{H1561} that cometh out{H6627} of man.{H120}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And thou shalt eat{H398}{(H8799)} it as barley{H8184} cakes{H5692}, and thou shalt bake{H5746}{(H8799)} it with dung{H1561} that cometh out{H6627} of man{H120}, in their sight{H5869}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Barly cakes shalt thou eate, yet shalt thou first strake the ouer with mas donge, yt they maye se it.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And thou shalt eate it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in the dongue that commeth out of man, in their sight.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Barly cakes shalt thou eate, and them shalt thou bake in mans doung before their eyes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And thou shalt eat it [as] barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  A barley-cake thou dost eat it, and it with dung -- the filth of man -- thou dost bake before their eyes.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it in their sight with dung that cometh out of man.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And let your food be barley cakes, cooking it before their eyes with the waste which comes out of a man.

• World English Bible (2000)

  You shall eat it as barley cakes, and you shall bake it in their sight with dung that comes out of man.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  And you must eat the food like you would a barley cake. You must bake it in front of them over a fire made with dried human excrement.”

Referenced Verses

• Isa 36:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Isaiah.36.12", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה הַאֶ֨ל אֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲדֹנִ֔י לְדַבֵּ֖ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה הֲלֹ֣א עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ עַל־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶת־*חראיהם **צוֹאָתָ֗ם וְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹת אֶת־*שיניהם **מֵימֵ֥י **רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם עִמָּכֶֽם", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer raḇ-šāqēh*, is it *haʾel ʾăḏōnêḵā wəʾēlêḵā* *šəlāḥanî ʾăḏōnî* to speak *ləḏabbēr ʾeṯ-had-dəḇārîm hāʾēlleh*? Is it not *hălōʾ ʿal-hāʾănāšîm hay-yōšəḇîm* upon *ʿal-haḥômāh* to eat *leʾĕḵōl ʾeṯ-*ṣôʾāṯām* and to drink *wəlištôṯ ʾeṯ-*mêmê raḡlêhem* with you", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*raḇ-šāqēh*": "title/position - the Rabshakeh", "*haʾel*": "interrogative prefix + preposition - to/unto", "*ʾăḏōnêḵā*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your lords/masters", "*wəʾēlêḵā*": "waw conjunction + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and to you", "*šəlāḥanî*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he sent me", "*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my lord/master", "*ləḏabbēr*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to speak", "*ʾeṯ-had-dəḇārîm hāʾēlleh*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun masculine plural + definite article + demonstrative plural - these words", "*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is it not", "*ʿal-hāʾănāšîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - upon the men", "*hay-yōšəḇîm*": "definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones sitting", "*ʿal-haḥômāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun - upon the wall", "*leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*ʾeṯ-ṣôʾāṯām*": "direct object marker + noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their excrement", "*wəlištôṯ*": "waw conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to drink", "*ʾeṯ-mêmê raḡlêhem*": "direct object marker + construct noun plural + construct noun plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - waters of their feet [euphemism for urine]", "*ʿimmāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - with you" }, "variants": { "*ʾăḏōnêḵā*": "your masters/lords", "*šəlāḥanî*": "he sent me/dispatched me", "*yōšəḇîm*": "sitting/dwelling/staying", "*ṣôʾāṯām*": "their excrement/waste/dung", "*mêmê raḡlêhem*": "waters of their feet/their urine" } }
• Gen 18:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Genesis.18.6", "source": "וַיְמַהֵ֧ר אַבְרָהָ֛ם הָאֹ֖הֱלָה אֶל־שָׂרָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מַהֲרִ֞י שְׁלֹ֤שׁ סְאִים֙ קֶ֣מַח סֹ֔לֶת ל֖וּשִׁי וַעֲשִׂ֥י עֻגֽוֹת׃", "text": "And-*wayemaher* *ʾAḇrāhām* the-*ʾōhĕlâ* to-*Śārâ* and-*wayyōʾmer* *mahărî* three *seʾim* *qemaḥ* *sōleṯ* *lûšî* and-*ʿăśî* *ʿuḡôṯ*.", "grammar": { "*wayemaher*": "piel waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - hastened", "*ʾōhĕlâ*": "noun with directional he - to the tent", "*wayyōʾmer*": "qal waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - said", "*mahărî*": "piel imperative, feminine singular - hasten/hurry", "*seʾim*": "noun, masculine plural - measures (a unit of dry measure)", "*qemaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - flour/meal", "*sōleṯ*": "noun, feminine singular - fine flour", "*lûšî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - knead", "*ʿăśî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular - make", "*ʿuḡôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - cakes/round bread" }, "variants": { "*seʾim*": "measures (about 7.3 liters each)", "*sōleṯ*": "fine flour/choice flour", "*ʿuḡôṯ*": "cakes/round bread/flatbread" } }