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And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house,) yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. (KJV)
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וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahand they
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 1
אִם\־'im-whether
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 2
יִשְׁמְע֣וּyish.me.'Uthey will listen
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to hear: hear
Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 3
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and or
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 4
יֶחְדָּ֔לוּyech.Da.luthey will refrain
Lemma: חָדַל (cha.dal) · Strong's: H2308
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)
Meaning: to cease
Used 57 times. Also: Genesis 11:8, Genesis 18:11, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2308; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 5
כִּ֛יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 6
בֵּ֥יתbeit[are] a house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 7
מְרִ֖יme.Rirebellion
Lemma: מְרִי (me.ri) · Strong's: H4805H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: rebellion
Used 23 times. Also: Numbers 17:10, Deuteronomy 31:27, 1 Samuel 15:23, Nehemiah 9:17, Job 23:2, Proverbs 17:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4805H; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 8
הֵ֑מָּהHe.mahthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 9
וְיָ֣דְע֔וּve.Ya.de.'Uand they will know
Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to know
Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 10
כִּ֥יkithat
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 11
נָבִ֖יאna.Vi'a prophet
Lemma: נָבִיא (na.vi) · Strong's: H5030
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: prophet
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 20:7, Exodus 7:1, Numbers 11:29, Numbers 12:6, Deuteronomy 13:1, Deuteronomy 13:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5030; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 12
הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe has been
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 13
בְתוֹכָֽם\׃\ \פve.to.Khamin midst of them
Lemma: תָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) · Strong's: H8432
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: midst
Used 416 times. Also: Genesis 1:6, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 9:21, Genesis 15:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8432; TAHOT Ezekiel 2:5 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| And whether | → | אִם H0518A if |
| they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| listen | → | שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear |
| or | → | אִם H0518A if |
| refuse to listen | → | חָדַל H2308 to cease |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| are a rebellious | → | מְרִי H4805H rebellion |
| house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| they will know | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| that | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| a prophet | → | נָבִיא H5030 prophet |
| has been | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| among them | → | תָּ֫וֶךְ H8432 midst |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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