Ezekiel
Ezekiel 12:6
6And as they watch, lift your bags to your shoulder and take them out at dusk; cover your face so that you cannot see the land. For I have made you a sign to the house of Israel.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And as they watch | לְעֵ֨ינֵיהֶ֜ם | lə·‘ê·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - cdc; third person masculine plural | H5869 eye |
| lift | תִּשָּׂא֙ | tiś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| your bags to | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your shoulder | כָּתֵ֤ף | kā·ṯêp̄ | Noun - feminine singular | H3802 shoulder, shoulder-blade, side |
| and take them out | תוֹצִ֔יא | ṯō·w·ṣî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| at dusk | בָּעֲלָטָ֣ה | bā·‘ă·lā·ṭāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5939 thick darkness |
| cover | תְכַסֶּ֔ה | ṯə·ḵas·seh | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3680 cover |
| your face | פָּנֶ֣יךָ | pā·ne·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| so that you cannot | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| see | תִרְאֶ֖ה | ṯir·’eh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| For | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have made you | נְתַתִּ֖יךָ | nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| a sign | מוֹפֵ֥ת | mō·w·p̄êṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4159 wonder, sign, portent |
| to the house | לְבֵ֥ית | lə·ḇêṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 4:3 · Isaiah 8:18 · Ezekiel 24:24 · Ezekiel 12:11–12 · 1 Samuel 28:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.