Ezekiel

Ezekiel 33:6

6But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’

Read all of Ezekiel 33

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But ifכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the watchmanוְ֠הַצֹּפֶהwə·haṣ·ṣō·p̄ehConjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
seesיִרְאֶ֨הyir·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
the swordהַחֶ֜רֶבha·ḥe·reḇArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2719 sword
comingבָּאָ֗הbā·’āhVerb - Qal - Participle - feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
and failsוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
to blowתָקַ֤עṯā·qa‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8628 thrust, clap, give a blow, blast
the hornבַּשּׁוֹפָר֙baš·šō·w·p̄ārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH7782 horn
to warnנִזְהָ֔רniz·hārVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH2094 be light, shining
the peopleוְהָעָ֣םwə·hā·‘āmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
and the swordחֶ֔רֶבḥe·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
comesוַתָּב֣וֹאwat·tā·ḇō·wConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
and takes awayוַתִּקַּ֥חwat·tiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3947 take
a lifeנָ֑פֶשׁnā·p̄ešNoun - feminine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
then that oneה֚וּאhūPronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
will be taken awayנִלְקָ֔חnil·qāḥVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
in his iniquityבַּעֲוֺנ֣וֹba·‘ă·wō·nōwPreposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singularH5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
but I will hold the watchmanהַצֹּפֶ֥הhaṣ·ṣō·p̄ehArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH6822 look out or about, spy, keep watch
accountableאֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ס’eḏ·rōšVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH1875 resort to, seek
for his bloodוְדָמ֖וֹwə·ḏā·mōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1818 blood

Cross-references

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

Ezekiel 3:18–20 · 2 Samuel 4:11 · Ezekiel 33:8–9 · Genesis 42:22 · Ezekiel 18:20 · Genesis 9:5 · John 8:21–24 · Ezekiel 34:10 · Ezekiel 18:24

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.