Ezekiel
Ezekiel 3:5
5For you are not being sent to a people of unfamiliar speech or difficult language, but to the house of Israel —
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֡י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you | אַתָּ֣ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| are not | לֹא֩ | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| being sent | שָׁל֑וּחַ | šā·lū·aḥ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H7971 send |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a people | עַ֨ם | ‘am | Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| of unfamiliar | עִמְקֵ֥י | ‘im·qê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H6012 deep, unfathomable |
| speech | שָׂפָ֛ה | śā·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
| or difficult | וְכִבְדֵ֥י | wə·ḵiḇ·ḏê | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H3515 heavy |
| language | לָשׁ֖וֹן | lā·šō·wn | Noun - common singular | H3956 tongue |
| but to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the house | בֵּ֖ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.