Ezekiel 37:20

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָי֨וּ הָעֵצִ֜ים אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־תִּכְתֹּ֧ב עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם בְּיָדְךָ֖ לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And wᵊhāyû hāʿēṣîm which ʾăšer-tiktōb upon them ʿălêhem in your hand bᵊyādᵊkā before their eyes lᵊʿênêhem

Grammar Details

*wᵊhāyû*: verb, qal perfect with waw-consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will be
*hāʿēṣîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the sticks/wood
*ʾăšer-tiktōb*: relative pronoun with verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - which you will write
*ʿălêhem*: preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them
*bᵊyādᵊkā*: preposition with noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your hand
*lᵊʿênêhem*: preposition with noun, feminine dual with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - before their eyes

Word Meanings

*ʿênayim*: eyes/sight
*yād*: hand/control/authority

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ezek 12:3 : 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be they will consider, though they be a rebellious house.
Hos 12:10 : 10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the prophets.
Num 17:6-9 : 6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. 8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every man his rod.

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