Ezekiel

Ezekiel 21:15

¹⁵So that their hearts may melt

and many may stumble,

I have appointed at all their gates

a sword for slaughter.

Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning;

it is drawn for slaughter.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So that	לְמַ֣עַן׀	lə·ma·‘an	Conjunction	H4616 purpose, intent
their hearts	לֵ֗ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
may melt	לָמ֣וּג	lā·mūḡ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H4127 melt
and many	וְהַרְבֵּה֙	wə·har·bêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
may stumble	הַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔ים	ham·miḵ·šō·lîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4383 a stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, stumbling-block
I have appointed	נָתַ֖תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
at	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their gates	שַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔ם	ša·‘ă·rê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H8179 gate
a sword	חָ֑רֶב	ḥā·reḇ	Noun - feminine singular	H2719 sword
for slaughter	אִבְחַת־	’iḇ·ḥaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H19 brandishing of a sword
Yes	אָ֛ח	’āḥ	Interjection	H253 ah! alas!
it is ready	עֲשׂוּיָ֥ה	‘ă·śū·yāh	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H6213 do, make
to flash like lightning	לְבָרָ֖ק	lə·ḇā·rāq	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1300 lightning
it is drawn	מְעֻטָּ֥ה	mə·‘uṭ·ṭāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H4593 thinned, sharp
for slaughter	לְטָֽבַח׃	lə·ṭā·ḇaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H2874 slaughtering, slaughter

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Jeremiah 17:27 · Ezekiel 21:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.