Ezekiel
Ezekiel 21:19
19“Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now you | וְאַתָּ֨ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָ֜ם | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| mark out | שִׂים־ | śîm- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| two | שְׁנַ֣יִם | šə·na·yim | Number - md | H8147 two |
| roads | דְּרָכִ֗ים | də·rā·ḵîm | Noun - common plural | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| for the sword | חֶ֣רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2719 sword |
| of the king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Babylon | בָּבֶ֔ל | bā·ḇel | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| to take | לָבוֹא֙ | lā·ḇō·w | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| both | שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם | šə·nê·hem | Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H8147 two |
| starting | יֵצְא֣וּ | yê·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| from the same | אֶחָ֖ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| land | מֵאֶ֥רֶץ | mê·’e·reṣ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| And make | בָּרֵ֔א | bā·rê | Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute | H1254 shape, create |
| a signpost | וְיָ֣ד | wə·yāḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H3027 hand |
| where the road | דֶּֽרֶךְ־ | de·reḵ- | Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| branches off | בְּרֹ֥אשׁ | bə·rōš | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7218 head |
| to each city | עִ֖יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.