Ezekiel
Ezekiel 5:4
4Again, take a few of these, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Again | ע֣וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| take | תִּקָּ֔ח | tiq·qāḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| a few of these | וּמֵהֶם֙ | ū·mê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| throw | וְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤ | wə·hiš·laḵ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| them | אוֹתָם֙ | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the fire | הָאֵ֔שׁ | hā·’êš | Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and burn | וְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥ | wə·śā·rap̄·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H8313 burn |
| them | אֹתָ֖ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| From there | מִמֶּ֥נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| a fire | אֵ֖שׁ | ’êš | Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| will spread | תֵצֵא־ | ṯê·ṣê- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.