Ezekiel
Ezekiel 34:20
20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says to them: ‘Behold, I Myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֗ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּ֥ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֥י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֛ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to them | אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H413 motion to |
| Behold | הִנְנִי־ | hin·nî- | Interjection; first person common singular | H2005 lo! behold |
| I Myself | אָ֕נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| will judge | וְשָֽׁפַטְתִּי֙ | wə·šā·p̄aṭ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| between | בֵּֽין־ | bên- | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the fat | בִרְיָ֔ה | ḇir·yāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1274 fat |
| sheep | שֶׂ֣ה | śeh | Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
| and | וּבֵ֥ין | ū·ḇên | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| the lean | רָזָֽה׃ | rā·zāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7330 lean |
| sheep | שֶׂ֖ה | śeh | Noun - masculine singular | H7716 one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) |
Cross-references
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Matthew 25:31–46 · Psalm 22:12–16 · Ezekiel 34:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.