Ezekiel
Ezekiel 4:2
2Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then lay | וְנָתַתָּ֨ה | wə·nā·ṯat·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| siege | מָצ֗וֹר | mā·ṣō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H4692 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment |
| against it | עָלֶ֜יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| Construct | וּבָנִ֤יתָ | ū·ḇā·nî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1129 build |
| a siege wall | דָּיֵ֔ק | dā·yêq | Noun - masculine singular | H1785 bulwark, siege-wall |
| build | וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ | wə·šā·p̄aḵ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8210 pour out, pour |
| a ramp | סֹֽלְלָ֑ה | sō·lə·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5550 mound |
| to it | עָלֶ֖יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| set up | וְנָתַתָּ֨ה | wə·nā·ṯat·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| camps | מַחֲנ֛וֹת | ma·ḥă·nō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H4264 encampment, camp |
| against it | עָלֶ֧יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| and place | וְשִׂים־ | wə·śîm- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| battering rams | כָּרִ֖ים | kā·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3733 basket-saddle |
| around it | עָלֶ֥יהָ | ‘ā·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H5921 height |
| on all sides | סָבִֽיב׃ | sā·ḇîḇ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.