3{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.21.3",
"source": "וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ לְיַ֣עַר הַנֶּ֔גֶב שְׁמַ֖ע דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֡ה הִנְנִ֣י מַֽצִּית־בְּךָ֣ ׀ אֵ֡שׁ וְאָכְלָ֣ה בְךָ֣ כָל־עֵֽץ־לַח֩ וְכָל־עֵ֨ץ יָבֵ֤שׁ לֹֽא־תִכְבֶּה֙ לַהֶ֣בֶת שַׁלְהֶ֔בֶת וְנִצְרְבוּ־בָ֥הּ כָּל־פָּנִ֖ים מִנֶּ֥גֶב צָפֽוֹנָה׃",
"text": "And-*ʾāmartā* to-*yaʿar* the-*neḡeḇ* *šəmaʿ* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* thus-*ʾāmar* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* *hinənî* *maṣṣît*-in-you *ʾēš* and-*ʾāḵəlāh* in-you all-*ʿēṣ*-*laḥ* and-all-*ʿēṣ* *yāḇēš* not-*ṯiḵbeh* *laheḇeṯ* *šalheḇeṯ* and-*niṣrəḇû*-in-her all-*pānîm* from-*neḡeḇ* *ṣāp̄ônāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmartā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular with waw conjunction - and you shall say",
"*yaʿar*": "construct state, masculine singular - forest of",
"*neḡeḇ*": "definite article with masculine singular - the south/Negev",
"*šəmaʿ*": "qal imperative masculine singular - hear/listen",
"*dəḇar*": "construct state, masculine singular - word of",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "plural noun with 1st person suffix as divine title - my Lord",
"*hinənî*": "particle with 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am",
"*maṣṣît*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - kindling/igniting",
"*ʾēš*": "feminine singular - fire",
"*ʾāḵəlāh*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular with waw consecutive - and it will consume",
"*ʿēṣ*": "masculine singular - tree/wood",
"*laḥ*": "masculine singular adjective - green/moist",
"*yāḇēš*": "masculine singular adjective - dry",
"*ṯiḵbeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular with negative particle - it will not be extinguished",
"*laheḇeṯ*": "construct state, feminine singular - flame of",
"*šalheḇeṯ*": "feminine singular - great flame/blaze",
"*niṣrəḇû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they will be scorched",
"*pānîm*": "masculine plural - faces",
"*ṣāp̄ônāh*": "feminine singular with directional suffix - northward"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿar*": "forest/wooded area",
"*neḡeḇ*": "south/dry region/Negev",
"*maṣṣît*": "kindling/setting on fire/igniting",
"*ʿēṣ*": "tree/wood/timber",
"*laḥ*": "green/moist/fresh",
"*yāḇēš*": "dry/withered",
"*šalheḇeṯ*": "intense flame/great blaze",
"*niṣrəḇû*": "scorched/burned/seared"
}
}
4{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.21.4",
"source": "וְרָאוּ֙ כָּל־בָּשָׂ֔ר כִּ֛י אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בִּֽעַרְתִּ֑יהָ לֹ֖א תִּכְבֶּֽה׃",
"text": "And-*rāʾû* all-*bāśār* that I *YHWH* *biʿartîhā* not *tiḵbeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural with waw consecutive - and they will see",
"*bāśār*": "masculine singular - flesh/all living beings",
"*biʿartîhā*": "piel perfect 1st singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - I have kindled it",
"*tiḵbeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - it will be extinguished"
},
"variants": {
"*bāśār*": "flesh/all living beings/humanity",
"*biʿartîhā*": "kindled it/set it ablaze/ignited it"
}
}
5{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.21.5",
"source": "וָאֹמַ֕ר אֲהָ֖הּ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה הֵ֚מָּה אֹמְרִ֣ים לִ֔י הֲלֹ֛א מְמַשֵּׁ֥ל מְשָׁלִ֖ים הֽוּא׃ פ",
"text": "And-*ʾōmar* *ʾăhāh* *ʾăḏōnāy* *YHWH* they *ʾōmərîm* to-me *hălōʾ* *məmaššēl* *məšālîm* he. [*p*]",
"grammar": {
"*ʾōmar*": "qal imperfect 1st singular with waw consecutive - and I said",
"*ʾăhāh*": "interjection - ah/alas",
"*ʾăḏōnāy*": "plural noun with 1st person suffix as divine title - my Lord",
"*ʾōmərîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - saying/those who say",
"*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle with negative - is not",
"*məmaššēl*": "piel participle masculine singular - one who speaks",
"*məšālîm*": "masculine plural - parables/proverbs",
"*p*": "paragraph marker in the Hebrew text"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăhāh*": "ah/alas/woe",
"*məmaššēl*": "speaker of/composer of/one who utters",
"*məšālîm*": "parables/proverbs/allegories/riddles"
}
}