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And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 1
אֵלַ֗י'e.Laito me
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 3:3 word 2
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 3:3 word 3
אָדָם֙'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 3:3 word 4
בִּטְנְךָ֤bit.ne.Khabelly your
Lemma: בֶּ֫טֶן (be.ten) · Strong's: H0990G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: belly: abdomen
Used 16 times. Also: Judges 3:21, Judges 3:22, Job 15:2, Job 20:15, Job 20:20, Job 20:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0990G; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 5
תַֽאֲכֵל֙ta.'a.Khelmay you cause to eat
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhj2ms)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 6
וּמֵעֶ֣יךָu.me.'Ei.khaand inward parts your
Lemma: מֵעֶה (me.eh) · Strong's: H4578
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: belly
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 25:23, Numbers 5:22, Ruth 1:11, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 16:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4578; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 7
תְמַלֵּ֔אte.ma.Le'may you fill
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpi2ms)
Meaning: to fill
Used 249 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:1, Genesis 21:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4390; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 8
אֵ֚ת'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 3:3 word 9
הַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.Lahthe scroll
Lemma: מְגִלָּה (me.gil.lah) · Strong's: H4039
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: scroll
Used 21 times. Also: Psalms 40:7, Jeremiah 36:2, Jeremiah 36:4, Jeremiah 36:6, Jeremiah 36:14, Jeremiah 36:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4039; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 10
הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> this
Lemma: זֹאת (zot) · Strong's: H2063
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 603 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:17, Genesis 12:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2063; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 11
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 12
אֲנִ֖י'a.NiI
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 13
נֹתֵ֣ןno.Ten[am] giving
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 14
אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khato you
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 3:3 word 15
וָאֹ֣כְלָ֔הva.'O.khe.Lahand I ate [it] !
Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqw1cs)
Meaning: to eat
Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 16
וַתְּהִ֥יva.te.Hiand it was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
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 3:3 word 17
בְּפִ֖יbe.Fiin mouth my
Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: lip
Used 324 times. Also: Genesis 4:11, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 25:28, Genesis 29:2, Genesis 29:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6310G; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 18
כִּדְבַ֥שׁkid.Vashlike honey
Lemma: דְּבַשׁ (de.vash) · Strong's: H1706
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: honey
Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 43:11, Exodus 3:8, Exodus 3:17, Exodus 13:5, Exodus 16:31, Exodus 33:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1706; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 19
לְמָתֽוֹק\׃\ \פle.ma.Tokto sweet
Lemma: מָתוֹק (ma.toq) · Strong's: H4966
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: sweet
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 14:14, Judges 14:18, Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 27:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4966; TAHOT Ezekiel 3:3 word 20
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 |
| . . . | → | בֶּ֫טֶן H0990G belly: abdomen |
| He said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to me | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| eat | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| and fill | → | מָלֵא H4390 to fill |
| your stomach | → | מֵעֶה H4578 belly |
| with this | → | זֹאת H2063 this |
| scroll | → | מְגִלָּה H4039 scroll |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am giving you | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| So I ate | → | אָכַל H0398 to eat |
| and it was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| as sweet | → | מָתוֹק H4966 sweet |
| as honey | → | דְּבַשׁ H1706 honey |
| in my mouth | → | פֶּה H6310G lip |
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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