Ezekiel

Ezekiel 20:18

¹⁸In the wilderness I said to their children: ‘Do not walk in the statutes of your fathers or keep their ordinances or defile yourselves with their idols.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
I said	וָאֹמַ֤ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
their children	בְּנֵיהֶם֙	bə·nê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1121 son
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
walk	תֵּלֵ֔כוּ	tê·lê·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
in the statutes	בְּחוּקֵּ֤י	bə·ḥūq·qê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
of your fathers	אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
or keep	תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ	tiš·mō·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
their ordinances	מִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖ם	miš·pə·ṭê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4941 judgment
or defile	תִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃	tiṭ·ṭam·mā·’ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
yourselves with their idols	וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם	ū·ḇə·ḡil·lū·lê·hem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1544 idols

Cross-references

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Zechariah 1:2–4 · Acts 7:51 · Psalm 78:6–8 · 1 Peter 1:18 · Ezekiel 20:7 · Deuteronomy 4:3–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.