Hebrew Interlinear

Ezekiel 18:2 Interlinear

What mean ye that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel saying The fathers have eaten sour grapes teeth and the children's are set on edge

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1מַהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
2לָּכֶ֗םH0
3אַתֶּם֙H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
4מֹֽשְׁלִים֙H4911What mean ye that ye useto liken, i.e., (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble
5אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
6הַמָּשָׁ֣לH4912this proverbproperly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
7הַזֶּ֔הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
8עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
9אַדְמַ֥תH127concerning the landsoil (from its general redness)
10יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לH3478of Israelhe will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
11לֵאמֹ֑רH559sayingto say (used with great latitude)
12אָבוֹת֙H1The fathersfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
13יֹ֣אכְלוּH398have eatento eat (literally or figuratively)
14בֹ֔סֶרH1155sour grapessour grape
15וְשִׁנֵּ֥יH8127teetha tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff
16הַבָּנִ֖יםH1121and the children'sa son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
17תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃H6949are set on edgeto be dull

Verse Context

Ezekiel 18:1 The word of the LORD came unto me again saying...
Ezekiel 18:2 (current) What mean ye that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel saying The fathers have eaten sour grapes teeth and the children's are set on edge
Ezekiel 18:3As I live saith the Lord GOD ...

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