28 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.28",
"source": "וָאֲבִיאֵם֙ אֶל־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י לָתֵ֥ת אוֹתָ֖הּ לָהֶ֑ם וַיִּרְאוּ֩ כָל־גִּבְעָ֨ה רָמָ֜ה וְכָל־עֵ֣ץ עָבֹ֗ת וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁ֤ם אֶת־זִבְחֵיהֶם֙ וַיִּתְּנוּ־שָׁם֙ כַּ֣עַס קָרְבָּנָ֔ם וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ שָׁ֗ם רֵ֚יחַ נִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּסִּ֥יכוּ שָׁ֖ם אֶת־נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם",
"text": "And *ʾăbîʾēm* to the *ʾāreṣ* which *nāśāʾtî* my *yādî* to give it to them, and they *yirʾû* every *gibʿāh rāmāh* and every *ʿēṣ ʿābōt* and they *yizbəḥû* there their *zibḥêhem* and they *yittənû* there the *kaʿas* of their *qorbānām* and they *yāśîmû* there the *rêaḥ* of their *nîḥôḥêhem* and they *yassîkû* there their *niskêhem*",
"grammar": {
"*wā-ʾăbîʾēm*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - and I brought them",
"*ʾel-hā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the land",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*nāśāʾtî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I lifted/raised",
"*ʾet-yādî*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hand",
"*lātēt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to give",
"*ʾôtāh*": "direct object marker with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - it",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*wa-yirʾû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they saw",
"*kol-gibʿāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, feminine singular - every hill",
"*rāmāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - high",
"*wə-kol-ʿēṣ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - and every tree",
"*ʿābōt*": "adjective, masculine singular - leafy, thick",
"*wa-yizbəḥû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they sacrificed",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*ʾet-zibḥêhem*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sacrifices",
"*wa-yittənû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they gave",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*kaʿas*": "noun, masculine singular construct - provocation of",
"*qorbānām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their offering",
"*wa-yāśîmû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they placed",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*rêaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fragrance of",
"*nîḥôḥêhem*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their soothing aroma",
"*wa-yassîkû*": "conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they poured out",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*ʾet-niskêhem*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their drink offerings"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăbîʾēm*": "I brought them, I led them",
"*nāśāʾtî yādî*": "lifted my hand (idiom for swearing an oath)",
"*gibʿāh rāmāh*": "high hill (often a place of pagan worship)",
"*ʿēṣ ʿābōt*": "leafy/thick tree (often associated with pagan worship)",
"*yizbəḥû*": "sacrificed, slaughtered ritually",
"*zibḥêhem*": "their sacrifices, their offerings",
"*kaʿas qorbānām*": "provocation of their offering (offerings that provoke anger)",
"*rêaḥ nîḥôḥêhem*": "fragrance of their soothing aroma (ritual term for acceptable sacrifice)",
"*yassîkû*": "poured out, offered libations",
"*niskêhem*": "their drink offerings, their libations"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.29",
"source": "וָאֹמַ֣ר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מָ֣ה הַבָּמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־אַתֶּ֥ם הַבָּאִ֖ים שָׁ֑ם וַיִּקָּרֵ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙ בָּמָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה",
"text": "And *ʾōmar* to them, what is the *bāmāh* which you *bāʾîm* there? And *yiqqārēʾ* its name *bāmāh* until this *yôm*",
"grammar": {
"*wā-ʾōmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I said",
"*ʾălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*māh*": "interrogative - what",
"*ha-bāmāh*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the high place",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*ʾattem*": "2nd person masculine plural pronoun - you",
"*ha-bāʾîm*": "definite article + Qal participle masculine plural - the ones coming",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*wa-yiqqārēʾ*": "conjunction + Niphal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - and is called",
"*šəmāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - its name",
"*bāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - high place",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*ha-yôm*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the day",
"*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this"
},
"variants": {
"*bāmāh*": "high place, elevated place of worship",
"*bāʾîm*": "coming, entering, going",
"*yiqqārēʾ šəmāh*": "its name is called (passive construction)"
}
}