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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מַה | H4100 | properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and | |
| 2 | לָּכֶ֗ם | H0 | ||
| 3 | אַתֶּם֙ | H859 | thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you | |
| 4 | מֹֽשְׁלִים֙ | H4911 | What mean ye that ye use | to liken, i.e., (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemble |
| 5 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 6 | הַמָּשָׁ֣ל | H4912 | this proverb | properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) |
| 7 | הַזֶּ֔ה | H2088 | the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | |
| 8 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 9 | אַדְמַ֥ת | H127 | concerning the land | soil (from its general redness) |
| 10 | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | H3478 | of Israel | he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity |
| 11 | לֵאמֹ֑ר | H559 | saying | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 12 | אָבוֹת֙ | H1 | The fathers | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 13 | יֹ֣אכְלוּ | H398 | have eaten | to eat (literally or figuratively) |
| 14 | בֹ֔סֶר | H1155 | sour grapes | sour grape |
| 15 | וְשִׁנֵּ֥י | H8127 | teeth | a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff |
| 16 | הַבָּנִ֖ים | H1121 | and the children's | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 17 | תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃ | H6949 | are set on edge | to 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 ...