Ezekiel

Ezekiel 18:2

²“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:

‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes,

and the teeth of the children are set on edge’?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you people	אַתֶּם֙	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
mean	לָּכֶ֗ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
by quoting this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
proverb	מֹֽשְׁלִים֙	mō·šə·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H4911 represent, be like
about	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	אַדְמַ֥ת	’aḏ·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H127 ground, land
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
The fathers	אָבוֹת֙	’ā·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H1 father
have eaten	יֹ֣אכְלוּ	yō·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
sour grapes	בֹ֔סֶר	ḇō·ser	Noun - masculine singular	H1155 unripe or sour grapes
and the teeth	וְשִׁנֵּ֥י	wə·šin·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc	H8127 tooth, ivory
of the children	הַבָּנִ֖ים	hab·bā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
are set on edge	תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃	tiq·he·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6949 be blunt, dull

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.