Ezekiel

Ezekiel 33:24

²⁴“Son of man, those living in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, ‘Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land. But we are many; surely the land has been given to us as a possession.’

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of man	אָדָ֗ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
those living	יֹ֠שְׁבֵי	yō·šə·ḇê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the	הָאֵ֜לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
ruins	הֶחֳרָב֨וֹת	he·ḥo·rā·ḇō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H2723 waste, desolation, ruin
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the land	אַדְמַ֤ת	’aḏ·maṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H127 ground, land
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
are saying	אֹמְרִ֣ים	’ō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Abraham	אַבְרָהָ֔ם	’aḇ·rā·hām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H85 Abraham
was	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
only one man	אֶחָד֙	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
yet he possessed	וַיִּירַ֖שׁ	way·yî·raš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the land	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
But we	וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּ	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
are many	רַבִּ֔ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
the land	הָאָ֖רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
has been given	נִתְּנָ֥ה	nit·tə·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to us	לָ֛נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
as a possession	לְמוֹרָשָֽׁה׃ס	lə·mō·w·rā·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H4181 a possession

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 51:2 · Ezekiel 33:27 · Acts 7:5 · Ezekiel 36:4 · Jeremiah 40:7 · Luke 3:8 · Matthew 3:9 · Romans 4:12 · Jeremiah 39:10 · 1 Thessalonians 5:3 · John 8:39 · Ezekiel 34:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.