21{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.21",
"source": "וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֣י הַבָּנִ֗ים בְּחֻקּוֹתַ֣י לֹֽא־הָ֠לָכוּ וְאֶת־מִשְׁפָּטַ֨י לֹא־שָׁמְר֜וּ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אוֹתָ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה אוֹתָ֤ם הָֽאָדָם֙ וָחַ֣י בָּהֶ֔ם אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֖י חִלֵּ֑לוּ וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכַלּ֥וֹת אַפִּ֛י בָּ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּֽר",
"text": "And *yamrû* against me the *bānîm*, in my *ḥuqqôtay* not *hālākû* and my *mišpāṭay* not *šāmərû* *laʿăśôt* them, which *yaʿăśeh* them the *ʾādām* and *ḥay* in them, my *šabbətôtay* they *ḥillēlû*; and *ʾōmar* *lišpōk* my *ḥămātî* upon them, to *kallôt* my *ʾappî* against them in the *midbar*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yamrû*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - and they rebelled",
"*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - against me",
"*ha-bānîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the sons/children",
"*bə-ḥuqqôtay*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my statutes",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*hālākû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they walked",
"*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*mišpāṭay*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my judgments",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*šāmərû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they kept/observed",
"*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to do",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he will do",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them",
"*hā-ʾādām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/human",
"*wā-ḥay*": "conjunction + Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - and he shall live",
"*bāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in them",
"*ʾet-šabbətôtay*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my sabbaths",
"*ḥillēlû*": "Piel perfect 3rd person common plural - they profaned",
"*wā-ʾōmar*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I said",
"*lišpōk*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to pour out",
"*ḥămātî*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my wrath",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - upon them",
"*lə-kallôt*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to complete/finish",
"*ʾappî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my anger",
"*bām*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - against them",
"*ba-midbar*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness"
},
"variants": {
"*yamrû*": "rebelled, defied, disobeyed",
"*bānîm*": "sons, children, descendants",
"*ḥuqqôtay*": "my statutes, my decrees, my prescribed laws",
"*hālākû*": "walked, followed, lived according to",
"*mišpāṭay*": "my judgments, ordinances, legal decisions",
"*šāmərû*": "kept, observed, guarded",
"*laʿăśôt*": "to do, to perform, to fulfill",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "will do, will perform, will fulfill",
"*ḥay*": "live, be alive, have life",
"*šabbətôtay*": "my sabbaths, my rest days",
"*ḥillēlû*": "profaned, desecrated, violated",
"*lišpōk*": "to pour out, to spill",
"*ḥămātî*": "my wrath, my fury, my heat",
"*kallôt*": "to complete, to finish, to end",
"*ʾappî*": "my anger, my nose (idiom for anger)",
"*midbar*": "wilderness, desert, uninhabited land"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.22",
"source": "וַהֲשִׁבֹ֙תִי֙ אֶת־יָדִ֔י וָאַ֖עַשׂ לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמִ֑י לְבִלְתִּ֤י הֵחֵל֙ לְעֵינֵ֣י הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־הוֹצֵ֥אתִי אוֹתָ֖ם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם",
"text": "And *hăšibōtî* my *yādî* and *ʾaʿaś* for the sake of my *šəmî*, to not *hēḥēl* before the eyes of the *gôyim* which *hôṣēʾtî* them before their eyes",
"grammar": {
"*wa-hăšibōtî*": "conjunction + Hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I withdrew/turned back",
"*ʾet-yādî*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hand",
"*wā-ʾaʿaś*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect 1st person singular - and I acted",
"*ləmaʿan*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - for the sake of",
"*šəmî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my name",
"*ləbiltî*": "preposition + negative particle - to not, so as not to",
"*hēḥēl*": "Niphal infinitive construct - to be profaned",
"*lə-ʿênê*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct - before the eyes of",
"*ha-gôyim*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the nations",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*hôṣēʾtî*": "Hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I brought out",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them",
"*lə-ʿênêhem*": "preposition + noun, feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - before their eyes"
},
"variants": {
"*hăšibōtî ʾet-yādî*": "I withdrew my hand (idiom for restraining action)",
"*ʾaʿaś*": "acted, worked, did",
"*ləmaʿan šəmî*": "for the sake of my name, for my reputation",
"*hēḥēl*": "to be profaned, to be desecrated",
"*gôyim*": "nations, gentiles, peoples",
"*hôṣēʾtî*": "I brought out, I led out"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Ezekiel.20.23",
"source": "גַּם־אֲנִ֗י נָשָׂ֧אתִי אֶת־יָדִ֛י לָהֶ֖ם בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְהָפִ֤יץ אֹתָם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וּלְזָר֥וֹת אוֹתָ֖ם בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת",
"text": "Also *ʾănî* *nāśāʾtî* my *yādî* to them in the *midbar*, *lĕhāpîṣ* them among the *gôyim* and *lĕzārôt* them in the *ʾărāṣôt*",
"grammar": {
"*gam*": "adverb - also, moreover",
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I",
"*nāśāʾtî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I lifted/raised",
"*ʾet-yādî*": "direct object marker + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hand",
"*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them",
"*ba-midbar*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the wilderness",
"*lĕhāpîṣ*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to scatter",
"*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them",
"*ba-gôyim*": "preposition with definite article + noun, masculine plural - among the nations",
"*û-lĕzārôt*": "conjunction + preposition + Qal infinitive construct - and to disperse",
"*ʾôtām*": "direct object marker with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - them",
"*bā-ʾărāṣôt*": "preposition with definite article + noun, feminine plural - in the lands"
},
"variants": {
"*nāśāʾtî yādî*": "lifted my hand (idiom for swearing an oath)",
"*midbar*": "wilderness, desert, uninhabited land",
"*lĕhāpîṣ*": "to scatter, to disperse",
"*gôyim*": "nations, gentiles, peoples",
"*lĕzārôt*": "to disperse, to winnow, to scatter",
"*ʾărāṣôt*": "lands, countries, territories"
}
}