Ezekiel

Ezekiel 33:2

2“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Sonבֶּן־ben-Noun - masculine singular constructH1121 son
of manאָדָ֗ם’ā·ḏāmNoun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
speakדַּבֵּ֤רdab·bêrVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singularH1696 speak
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
your peopleבְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֣wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
themאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם’ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH413 motion to
Supposeכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I bringאָבִ֥יא’ā·ḇîVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
the swordחָ֑רֶבḥā·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
againstעָלֶ֖יהָ‘ā·le·hāPreposition; third person feminine singularH5921 height
a landאֶ֕רֶץ’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and the peopleעַם־‘am-Noun - masculine singular constructH5971 people
of that landהָאָ֜רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
chooseוְלָקְח֨וּwə·lā·qə·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH3947 take
aאֶחָד֙’e·ḥāḏNumber - masculine singularH259 one
manאִ֤ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
from among themמִקְצֵיהֶ֔םmiq·ṣê·hemPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH7097 end, extremity
appointingוְנָתְנ֥וּwə·nā·ṯə·nūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralH5414 give, put, set
himאֹת֛וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
as theirלָהֶ֖םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
watchmanלְצֹפֶֽה׃lə·ṣō·p̄ehPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch

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Ezekiel 33:30 · Ezekiel 14:17 · Ezekiel 33:17 · Ezekiel 3:11 · Isaiah 62:6 · Jeremiah 15:2–3 · Zechariah 13:7 · Ezekiel 3:27

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.