Ezekiel
Ezekiel 14:18
18then as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, even if these three men were in it, they could not deliver their own sons or daughters. They alone would be delivered.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then as surely | אָ֗נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| as I live | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| declares | נְאֻם֙ | nə·’um | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5002 utterance |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| even if these | הָאֵלֶּה֮ | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| three | וּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת | ū·šə·lō·šeṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| were in it | בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ | bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8432 midst |
| they could not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| deliver | יַצִּ֖ילוּ | yaṣ·ṣî·lū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5337 strip, plunder |
| their own sons | בָּנִ֣ים | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| or daughters | וּבָנ֑וֹת | ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H1323 daughter |
| They | הֵ֥ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| alone | לְבַדָּ֖ם | lə·ḇad·dām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H905 separation |
| would be delivered | יִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃ | yin·nā·ṣê·lū | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5337 strip, plunder |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.