Ezekiel 36:17 Go deeper
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Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman. (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 36:17 word 1
אָדָ֗ם'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 36:17 word 2
בֵּ֤יתbeit[the] 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 36:17 word 3
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsrael
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 4
יֹשְׁבִ֣יםyo.she.Vim[were] dwelling
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 5
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 6
אַדְמָתָ֔ם'ad.ma.Tamown land their
Lemma: אֲדָמָה (a.da.mah) · Strong's: H0127G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: land: soil
Used 199 times. Also: Genesis 1:25, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0127G; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 7
וַיְטַמְּא֣וּvay.ta.me.'Uand they made unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)
Meaning: to defile
Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 34:5, Genesis 34:13, Genesis 34:27, Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 11:24, Leviticus 11:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2930A; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 8
אוֹתָ֔הּ'o.Tah<obj.> it
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 36:17 word 9
בְּדַרְכָּ֖םbe.dar.Kamby conduct their
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: way: conduct
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 10
וּבַעֲלִֽילוֹתָ֑םu.va.'a.li.lo.Tamand by practices their
Lemma: עֲלִילָה (a.li.lah) · Strong's: H5949
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: wantonness
Used 24 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:14, Deuteronomy 22:17, 1 Samuel 2:3, 1 Chronicles 16:8, Psalms 9:11, Psalms 14:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5949; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 11
כְּטֻמְאַת֙ke.tum.'Atlike [the] uncleanness of
Lemma: טֻמְאָה (tum.ah) · Strong's: H2932
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: uncleanness
Used 36 times. Also: Leviticus 5:3, Leviticus 7:20, Leviticus 7:21, Leviticus 14:19, Leviticus 15:3, Leviticus 15:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2932; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 12
הַנִּדָּ֔הha.ni.Dah<the> menstruation
Lemma: נִדָּה (nid.dah) · Strong's: H5079
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: impurity
Used 29 times. Also: Leviticus 12:2, Leviticus 12:5, Leviticus 15:19, Leviticus 15:20, Leviticus 15:24, Leviticus 15:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5079; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 13
הָיְתָ֥הha.ye.Tahit was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
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 36:17 word 14
דַרְכָּ֖םdar.Kamconduct their
Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: way: conduct
Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 word 15
לְפָנָֽי\׃le.fa.Nai<to> before me
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Ezekiel 36:17 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 |
| when the people | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| lived | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| their land | → | אֲדָמָה H0127G land: soil |
| they defiled | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| it | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| by their own ways | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| and deeds | → | עֲלִילָה H5949 wantonness |
| Their behavior | → | דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct |
| before Me | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| like the uncleanness | → | טֻמְאָה H2932 uncleanness |
| of a [woman’s] impurity | → | נִדָּה H5079 impurity |
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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