Ezekiel 3:26 Go deeper
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And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they are a rebellious house. (KJV)
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וּלְשֽׁוֹנְךָ֙u.le.shon.Khaand tongue your
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: tongue
Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:26 word 1
אַדְבִּ֣יק'ad.BikI will make stick
Lemma: דָּבַק (da.vaq) · Strong's: H1692
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to cleave
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 34:3, Numbers 36:7, Numbers 36:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1692; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:26 word 2
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:26 word 3
חִכֶּ֔ךָchi.Ke.khapalate your
וְנֶֽאֱלַ֔מְתָּve.ne.'e.Lam.taand you will be dumb
Lemma: אָלַם (a.lam) · Strong's: H0481
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVNq2ms)
Meaning: be dumb
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 37:7, Psalms 31:18, Psalms 39:2, Psalms 39:9, Isaiah 53:7, Ezekiel 24:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0481; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:26 word 5
וְלֹא\־ve.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 3:26 word 6
תִֽהְיֶ֥הtih.Yehyou will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)
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 3:26 word 7
לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ish<into> a person
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:26 word 8
מוֹכִ֑יחַmo.Khi.ach[who] reproves
Lemma: יָכַח (ya.khach) · Strong's: H3198
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to rebuke
Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 21:25, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:44, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 31:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3198; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:26 word 9
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 3:26 word 10
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 3:26 word 11
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 3:26 word 12
הֵֽמָּה\׃He.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 3:26 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| I will make your tongue | → | לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue |
| stick | → | דָּבַק H1692 to cleave |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the roof of your mouth | → | חֵךְ H2441 palate |
| and you will be silent | → | אָלַם H0481 be dumb |
| and unable | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| . . . | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| to rebuke them | → | יָכַח H3198 to rebuke |
| though | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| are a rebellious | → | מְרִי H4805H rebellion |
| house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
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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