Ezekiel
Ezekiel 4:1
1“Now you, son of man, take a brick, place it before you, and draw on it the city of Jerusalem.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now you | וְאַתָּ֤ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of man | אָדָם֙ | ’ā·ḏām | Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| take | קַח־ | qaḥ- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a brick | לְבֵנָ֔ה | lə·ḇê·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H3843 brick, tile |
| place | וְנָתַתָּ֥ה | wə·nā·ṯat·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| it | אוֹתָ֖הּ | ’ō·w·ṯāh | Direct object marker; third person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| before you | לְפָנֶ֑יךָ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| and draw | וְחַקּוֹתָ֥ | wə·ḥaq·qō·w·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H2710 cut in, inscribe, decree |
| on it | עָלֶ֛יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| the city | עִ֖יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.