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And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and slew in the city. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.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 9:7 word 1
אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.Hemto them
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 9:7 word 2
טַמְּא֣וּta.me.'Umake unclean
Lemma: טָמֵא (ta.me) · Strong's: H2930A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)
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 9:7 word 3
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 9:7 word 4
הַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitthe house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: home
Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Ezekiel 9:7 word 5
וּמַלְא֧וּu.mal.'Uand fill
Lemma: מָלֵא (ma.le) · Strong's: H4390
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVpv2mp)
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 9:7 word 6
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 9:7 word 7
הַחֲצֵר֛וֹתha.cha.tze.Rotthe courts
Lemma: חָצֵר (cha.tser) · Strong's: H2691A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Plural · Absolute (HNcbpa)
Meaning: court
Used 144 times. Also: Exodus 8:13, Exodus 27:9, Exodus 27:12, Exodus 27:13, Exodus 27:16, Exodus 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2691A; TAHOT Ezekiel 9:7 word 8
חֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.Lim[those] slain
Lemma: חָלָל (cha.lal) · Strong's: H2491A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: slain: killed
Used 83 times. Also: Genesis 34:27, Numbers 19:16, Numbers 19:18, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 31:8, Numbers 31:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2491A; TAHOT Ezekiel 9:7 word 9
צֵ֑אוּTze.'ugo forth
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Ezekiel 9:7 word 10
וְיָצְא֖וּve.ya.tze.'Uand they went forth
Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)
Meaning: to come out: come
Used 620 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:16, Genesis 8:18, Genesis 8:19, Genesis 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3318G; TAHOT Ezekiel 9:7 word 11
וְהִכּ֥וּve.hi.Kuand they struck
Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVhq3cp)
Meaning: to smite
Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Ezekiel 9:7 word 12
בָעִֽיר\׃va.'Irin the city
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Ezekiel 9:7 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then He told | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Defile | → | טָמֵא H2930A to defile |
| the temple | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home |
| and fill | → | מָלֵא H4390 to fill |
| the courts | → | חָצֵר H2691A court |
| with the slain | → | חָלָל H2491A slain: killed |
| Go forth | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| So they went out | → | יָצָא H3318G to come out: come |
| and began killing | → | נָכָה H5221 to smite |
| throughout the city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
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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