Ezekiel

Ezekiel 3:17

¹⁷“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֕ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
I have made	נְתַתִּ֖יךָ	nə·ṯat·tî·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
you a watchman	צֹפֶ֥ה	ṣō·p̄eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
for the house	לְבֵ֣ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Whenever you hear	וְשָׁמַעְתָּ֤	wə·šā·ma‘·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
a word	דָּבָ֔ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
from	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
My mouth	מִפִּי֙	mip·pî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth
give them a warning	וְהִזְהַרְתָּ֥	wə·hiz·har·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H2094 be light, shining
from Me	אוֹתָ֖ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.