Ezekiel

Ezekiel 17:5

⁵He took some of the seed of the land

and planted it in fertile soil;^b

he placed it by abundant waters

and set it out like a willow.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He took	וַיִּקַּח֙	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
some of the seed	מִזֶּ֣רַע	miz·ze·ra‘	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
of the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and planted	וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ	way·yit·tə·nê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
it in fertile	זָ֑רַע	zā·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
soil	בִּשְׂדֵה־	biś·ḏêh-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7704 id.
he placed	קָ֚ח	qāḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
abundant	רַבִּ֔ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
waters	מַ֣יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
set it out	שָׂמֽוֹ׃	śā·mōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
like a willow	צַפְצָפָ֖ה	ṣap̄·ṣā·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H6851 willow

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.