Ezekiel

Ezekiel 9:7

⁷Then He told them, “Defile the temple and fill the courts with the slain. Go forth!”

So they went out and began killing throughout the city.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then He told	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
Defile	טַמְּא֣וּ	ṭam·mə·’ū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H2930 be or become unclean
the temple	הַבַּ֗יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
and fill	וּמַלְא֧וּ	ū·mal·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H4390 be full, fill
the courts	הַחֲצֵר֛וֹת	ha·ḥă·ṣê·rō·wṯ	Article; Noun - common plural	H2691 enclosure, court
with the slain	חֲלָלִ֖ים	ḥă·lā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2491 pierced
Go forth	צֵ֑אוּ	ṣê·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
So they went out	וְיָצְא֖וּ	wə·yā·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H3318 go or come out
and began killing	וְהִכּ֥וּ	wə·hik·kū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5221 smite
throughout the city	בָעִֽיר׃	ḇā·‘îr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.