Hebrew Interlinear
Ezekiel 20:18 Interlinear
“But I said unto their children in the wilderness ye not in the statutes of your fathers their judgments neither observe yourselves with their idols nor defile”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וָאֹמַ֤ר | H559 | But I said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 3 | בְּנֵיהֶם֙ | H1121 | unto their children | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 4 | בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר | H4057 | in the wilderness | a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert |
| 5 | בְּחוּקֵּ֤י | H2706 | ye not in the statutes | an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage) |
| 6 | אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ | H1 | of your fathers | father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application |
| 7 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 8 | תֵּלֵ֔כוּ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 9 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 10 | מִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶ֖ם | H4941 | their judgments | properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind |
| 11 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 12 | תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ | H8104 | neither observe | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 13 | וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶ֖ם | H1544 | yourselves with their idols | properly, a log (as round); by implication, an idol |
| 14 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 15 | תִּטַּמָּֽאוּ׃ | H2930 | nor defile | to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense (contaminated) |
Verse Context
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Ezekiel 20:18 (current)But I said unto their children in the wilderness ye not in the statutes of your fathers their judgments neither observe yourselves with their idols nor defile
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