Ezekiel
Ezekiel 4:15
15“Look,” He replied, “I will let you use cow dung instead of human excrement, and you may bake your bread over that.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Look | רְאֵ֗ה | rə·’êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| He replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I will let | נָתַ֤תִּֽי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֙ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| use cow | הַבָּקָ֔ר | hab·bā·qār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| dung | צְפוּעֵי | ṣə·p̄ū·ʿē | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6832 dung |
| instead of | תַּ֖חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| human | הָֽאָדָ֑ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| excrement | גֶּלְלֵ֣י | gel·lê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1561 dung |
| and you may bake | וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ | wə·‘ā·śî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| your bread | לַחְמְךָ֖ | laḥ·mə·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| over that | עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ס | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.