Ezekiel 24:16 Go deeper
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Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. (KJV)
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בֶּן\־ben-O son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 1
אָדָ֕ם'a.Damhumankind
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 2
הִנְנִ֨יhi.Nihere I
Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: look!
Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 15:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 3
לֹקֵ֧חַlo.Ke.ach[am] about to take
Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to take: take
Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 4
מִמְּךָ֛mi.me.Khafrom you
Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: from
Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 5
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 6
מַחְמַ֥דmach.Mad[the] desire of
Lemma: מַחְמָד (mach.mad) · Strong's: H4261
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: desire
Used 12 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:6, 2 Chronicles 36:19, Song of Solomon 5:16, Isaiah 64:11, Lamentations 1:10, Lamentations 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4261; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 7
עֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaeyes your
Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: eye
Used 461 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5869A; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 8
בְּמַגֵּפָ֑הbe.ma.ge.Fahwith a blow
Lemma: מַגֵּפָה (mag.ge.phah) · Strong's: H4046
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: plague
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 9:14, Numbers 14:37, Numbers 16:48, Numbers 16:49, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4046; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 9
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 10
תִסְפֹּד֙tis.Podyou must lament
Lemma: סָפַד (sa.phad) · Strong's: H5594
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to mourn
Used 30 times. Also: Genesis 23:2, Genesis 50:10, 1 Samuel 25:1, 1 Samuel 28:3, 2 Samuel 1:12, 2 Samuel 3:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5594; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 11
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 12
תִבְכֶּ֔הtiv.Kehyou must weep
Lemma: בָּכָה (ba.khah) · Strong's: H1058
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
Meaning: to weep
Used 114 times. Also: Genesis 21:16, Genesis 23:2, Genesis 27:38, Genesis 29:11, Genesis 33:4, Genesis 37:35 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1058; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 13
וְל֥וֹאve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 14
תָב֖וֹאta.Vo'it will come
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 15
דִּמְעָתֶֽךָ\׃dim.'a.Te.khatear[s] your
Lemma: דִּמְעָה (dim.ah) · Strong's: H1832
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: tears
Used 23 times. Also: 2 Kings 20:5, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 39:12, Psalms 42:3, Psalms 56:8, Psalms 80:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1832; TAHOT Ezekiel 24:16 word 16
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| behold | → | הֵן H2005 look! |
| I am about to take away | → | לָקַח H3947G to take: take |
| the desire | → | מַחְמָד H4261 desire |
| of your eyes | → | עַ֫יִן H5869A eye |
| . . . | → | מִן־ H4480A from |
| with a fatal blow | → | מַגֵּפָה H4046 plague |
| But you must not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| mourn | → | סָפַד H5594 to mourn |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| or weep | → | בָּכָה H1058 to weep |
| . . . | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| or let your tears | → | דִּמְעָה H1832 tears |
| flow | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
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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