Ezekiel

Ezekiel 20:16

¹⁶because they kept rejecting My ordinances, refusing to walk in My statutes, and profaning My Sabbaths; for their hearts continually went after their idols.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	יַ֜עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
they kept rejecting	מָאָ֗סוּ	mā·’ā·sū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3988 reject
My ordinances	בְּמִשְׁפָּטַ֣י	bə·miš·pā·ṭay	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
refusing	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to walk	הָלְכ֣וּ	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in	בָהֶ֔ם	ḇā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
My statutes	חֻקּוֹתַי֙	ḥuq·qō·w·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
profaning	חִלֵּ֑לוּ	ḥil·lê·lū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H2490 bore, pierce
My Sabbaths	שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י	šab·bə·ṯō·w·ṯay	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H7676 Sabbath
for	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
their hearts	לִבָּ֥ם	lib·bām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
continually went	הֹלֵֽךְ׃	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
after	אַחֲרֵ֥י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
their idols	גִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם	ḡil·lū·lê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1544 idols

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Numbers 15:39 · Ezekiel 20:8 · Ezekiel 14:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.