Ezekiel
Ezekiel 20:26
26And I pronounced them unclean through their gifts — the sacrifice of every firstborn in the fire — so that I might devastate them, in order that they would know that I am the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I pronounced them unclean | וָאֲטַמֵּ֤א | wā·’ă·ṭam·mê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H2930 be or become unclean |
| through their gifts | בְּמַתְּנוֹתָ֔ם | bə·mat·tə·nō·w·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H4979 gift |
| the sacrifice | בְּהַעֲבִ֖יר | bə·ha·‘ă·ḇîr | Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| of every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| firstborn | פֶּ֣טֶר | pe·ṭer | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6363 that which separates, first opens |
| so that | לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| I might devastate them | אֲשִׁמֵּ֔ם | ’ă·šim·mêm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural | H8074 be desoleted, appalled |
| in order | לְמַ֙עַן֙ | lə·ma·‘an | Conjunction | H4616 purpose, intent |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| they would know | יֵֽדְע֔וּ | yê·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ס | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 63:17 · Ezekiel 6:7 · Leviticus 18:21 · Ezekiel 20:31 · 2 Kings 17:17 · Ezekiel 16:20–21 · Romans 11:7–10 · Exodus 13:12 · Jeremiah 32:35 · 2 Chronicles 33:6 · 2 Kings 21:6 · Luke 2:23
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.