Ezekiel 3
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלַ֗יto meבֶּן־O son ofאָדָם֙humankindבִּטְנְךָ֤belly yourתַֽאֲכֵל֙may you cause to eatוּמֵעֶ֣יךָand inward parts yourתְמַלֵּ֔אmay you fillאֵ֚תobj.הַמְּגִלָּ֣הthe scrollהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאֲנִ֖יIנֹתֵ֣ןam givingאֵלֶ֑יךָto youוָאֹ֣כְלָ֔הand I ate it !וַתְּהִ֥יand it wasבְּפִ֖יin mouth myכִּדְבַ֥שׁlike honeyלְמָתֽוֹק׃ פto sweet
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וּבֵ֣יתand the house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelלֹ֤אnotיֹאבוּ֙they will be willingלִשְׁמֹ֣עַto listenאֵלֶ֔יךָto youכִּֽי־forאֵינָ֥םnot theyאֹבִ֖יםare willingלִשְׁמֹ֣עַto listenאֵלָ֑יto meכִּ֚יforכָּל־allבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelחִזְקֵי־are hard ofמֵ֥צַחforeheadוּקְשֵׁי־and stern ofלֵ֖בheartהֵֽמָּה׃they
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וְלֵ֨ךְand goבֹּ֤אgoאֶל־toהַגּוֹלָה֙the exilesאֶל־toבְּנֵ֣יthe children ofעַמֶּ֔ךָpeople yourוְדִבַּרְתָּ֤and you will speakאֲלֵיהֶם֙to themוְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themכֹּ֥הthusאָמַ֖רhe saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהֹוִ֑הYahwehאִֽם־whetherיִשְׁמְע֖וּthey will listenוְאִם־and orיֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃they will refrain
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בְּאָמְרִ֤יwhen say Iלָֽרָשָׁע֙to the wicked personמ֣וֹתsurely dieתָּמ֔וּתyou will dieוְלֹ֣אand notהִזְהַרְתּ֗וֹyou have warned himוְלֹ֥אand notדִבַּ֛רְתָּyou have spokenלְהַזְהִ֥ירto warnרָשָׁ֛עa wicked personמִדַּרְכּ֥וֹfrom way hisהָרְשָׁעָ֖הthe wickedלְחַיֹּת֑וֹto preserve alive himה֤וּאthatרָשָׁע֙wicked personבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹfor iniquity hisיָמ֔וּתhe will dieוְדָמ֖וֹand blood hisמִיָּדְךָ֥from hand yourאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃I will require
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וְאַתָּה֙and youכִּֽי־ifהִזְהַ֣רְתָּyou have warnedרָשָׁ֔עa wicked personוְלֹא־and notשָׁב֙he has turned awayמֵֽרִשְׁע֔וֹfrom wickedness hisוּמִדַּרְכּ֖וֹand from way hisהָרְשָׁעָ֑הthe wickedה֚וּאheבַּעֲוֹנ֣וֹfor iniquity hisיָמ֔וּתhe will dieוְאַתָּ֖הand youאֶֽת־obj.נַפְשְׁךָ֥life yourהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סyou have delivered
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וּבְשׁ֨וּבand when turns awayצַדִּ֤יקa righteous personמִצִּדְקוֹ֙from righteousness hisוְעָ֣שָׂהand he will doעָ֔וֶלinjusticeוְנָתַתִּ֥יand I will putמִכְשׁ֛וֹלan obstacleלְפָנָ֖יוto before himה֣וּאheיָמ֑וּתhe will dieכִּ֣יifלֹ֤אnotהִזְהַרְתּוֹ֙you warned himבְּחַטָּאת֣וֹfor sin hisיָמ֔וּתhe will dieוְלֹ֣אand notתִזָּכַ֗רְןָthey will be rememberedצִדְקֹתָיו֙righteousnesses hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָשָׂ֔הhe didוְדָמ֖וֹand blood hisמִיָּדְךָ֥from hand yourאֲבַקֵּֽשׁ׃I will require
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וְאַתָּ֞הand youכִּ֧יifהִזְהַרְתּ֣וֹyou have warned himצַדִּ֗יקa righteous personלְבִלְתִּ֥יto notחֲטֹ֛אto sinצַדִּ֖יקa righteous personוְה֣וּאand heלֹא־notחָטָ֑אhe has sinnedחָי֤וֹcertainly liveיִֽחְיֶה֙he will liveכִּ֣יforנִזְהָ֔רhe has been warnedוְאַתָּ֖הand youאֶֽת־obj.נַפְשְׁךָ֥life yourהִצַּֽלְתָּ׃ סyou have delivered
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וּֽבְדַבְּרִ֤יand when speak Iאֽוֹתְךָ֙with youאֶפְתַּ֣חI will openאֶת־obj.פִּ֔יךָmouth yourוְאָמַרְתָּ֣and you will sayאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themכֹּ֥הthusאָמַ֖רhe saysאֲדֹנָ֣יthe Lordיְהֹוִ֑הYahwehהַשֹּׁמֵ֤עַ׀the one who hearsיִשְׁמָע֙let him hearוְהֶחָדֵ֣ל׀and the person who refrainsיֶחְדָּ֔לlet him refrainכִּ֛יforבֵּ֥יתare a house ofמְרִ֖יrebellionהֵֽמָּה׃ סthey
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