Ezekiel
Ezekiel 24:18
18So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So I spoke | וָאֲדַבֵּ֤ר | wā·’ă·ḏab·bêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the people | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| in the morning | בַּבֹּ֔קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| and in the evening | בָּעָ֑רֶב | bā·‘ā·reḇ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| my wife | אִשְׁתִּ֖י | ’iš·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| died | וַתָּ֥מָת | wat·tā·māṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4191 die |
| And the next morning | בַּבֹּ֖קֶר | bab·bō·qer | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| I did | וָאַ֥עַשׂ | wā·’a·‘aś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| as | כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I had been commanded | צֻוֵּֽיתִי׃ | ṣuw·wê·ṯî | Verb - Pual - Perfect - first person common singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.