Ezekiel
Ezekiel 18:6
6He does not eat at the mountain
or look to the idols of the house of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbor’s wife
or approach a woman during her period.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He does not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| eat | אָכָ֔ל | ’ā·ḵāl | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H398 eat |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the mountain | הֶֽהָרִים֙ | he·hā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| look | נָשָׂ֔א | nā·śā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the idols | גִּלּוּלֵ֖י | gil·lū·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1544 idols |
| of the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| He does not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| defile | טִמֵּ֔א | ṭim·mê | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| his neighbor’s | רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| wife | אֵ֤שֶׁת | ’ê·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H802 woman, wife, female |
| or | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| approach | יִקְרָֽב׃ | yiq·rāḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7126 come near, approach |
| a woman | אִשָּׁ֥ה | ’iš·šāh | Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| during her period | נִדָּ֖ה | nid·dāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5079 impurity |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 18:15 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Ezekiel 22:9–11 · Ezekiel 18:11–12 · Ezekiel 20:24 · Ezekiel 6:13 · Numbers 25:2 · Leviticus 20:18 · Leviticus 20:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.