Ezekiel
Ezekiel 20:30
30Therefore tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: Will you defile yourselves the way your fathers did, prostituting yourselves with their abominations?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| tell | אֱמֹ֣ר׀ | ’ĕ·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| that this is what | כֹּ֤ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַר֙ | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Will you | אַתֶּ֣ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| defile yourselves | נִטְמְאִ֑ים | niṭ·mə·’îm | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural | H2930 be or become unclean |
| the way | הַבְּדֶ֥רֶךְ | hab·bə·ḏe·reḵ | Article, Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| your fathers did | אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם | ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H1 father |
| prostituting | זֹנִֽים׃ | zō·nîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| yourselves | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| with | וְאַחֲרֵ֥י | wə·’a·ḥă·rê | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H310 behind |
| their abominations | שִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם | šiq·qū·ṣê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H8251 detested thing |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.