Ezekiel

Ezekiel 20:28–29

²⁸When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings. ²⁹So I asked them: ‘What is this high place to which you go?’

(And to this day it is called Bamah.^b)

Footnotes

b 20:29 Bamah means high place.

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Ezekiel 20:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When I brought them	וָאֲבִיאֵם֙	wā·’ă·ḇî·’êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I swore	נָשָׂ֙אתִי֙	nā·śā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to give	לָתֵ֥ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and they saw	וַיִּרְאוּ֩	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
any	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
high	רָמָ֜ה	rā·māh	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
hill	גִּבְעָ֨ה	giḇ·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1389 hill
or leafy	עָבֹ֗ת	‘ā·ḇōṯ	Adjective - masculine singular	H5687 intwined, dense
tree	עֵ֣ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
there	שָׁ֤ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
they offered	וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־	way·yiz·bə·ḥū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
their sacrifices	זִבְחֵיהֶם֙	ziḇ·ḥê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H2077 sacrifice
presented	וַיִּתְּנוּ־	way·yit·tə·nū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
offerings	קָרְבָּנָ֔ם	qā·rə·bā·nām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7133 offering, oblation
that provoked Me	כַּ֣עַס	ka·‘as	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3708 vexation, anger
sent up	וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ	way·yā·śî·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7760 put, place, set
their fragrant	נִיח֣וֹחֵיהֶ֔ם	nî·ḥō·w·ḥê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5207 a quieting, soothing, tranquillizing
incense	רֵ֚יחַ	rê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7381 scent, odour
and poured out	וַיַּסִּ֥יכוּ	way·yas·sî·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5258 pour out
their drink offerings	נִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃	nis·kê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5262 drink-offering

Ezekiel 20:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I asked them	וָאֹמַ֣ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
What	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is this high place	הַבָּמָ֔ה	hab·bā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1116 high place
to which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתֶּ֥ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
go	הַבָּאִ֖ים	hab·bā·’îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
And to	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֥וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
it is called	וַיִּקָּרֵ֤א	way·yiq·qā·rê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
Bamah	בָּמָ֔ה	bā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H1117 Bamah

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Ezekiel 20:28 Ezekiel 6:13 · Joshua 23:14 · Jeremiah 2:7 · Nehemiah 9:22–26 · Jeremiah 3:6 · Isaiah 57:5–7

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