Ezekiel
Ezekiel 6:5
5I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will lay | וְנָתַתִּ֗י | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the corpses | פִּגְרֵי֙ | piḡ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6297 corpse, carcass |
| of the Israelites | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| before | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| their idols | גִּלּֽוּלֵיהֶ֑ם | gil·lū·lê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1544 idols |
| and scatter | וְזֵרִיתִי֙ | wə·zê·rî·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H2219 scatter, fan, winnow |
| your bones | עַצְמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם | ‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| around | סְבִיב֖וֹת | sə·ḇî·ḇō·wṯ | Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
| your altars | מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ | miz·bə·ḥō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H4196 altar |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.