Ezekiel 22:13

Hebrew
וְהִנֵּה֙ הִכֵּ֣יתִי כַפִּ֔י אֶל בִּצְעֵ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑ית וְעַ֨ל דָּמֵ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה

hebrew

The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament.

This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence.

* It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2
בְּתוֹכֵֽךְ
ESV
“Behold, I strike my hand at the dishonest gain that you have made, and at the blood that has been in your midst.
NIV
“'I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.
NLT
“But now I clap my hands in indignation over your dishonest gain and bloodshed.
LXX
ἐὰν δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
πατάξω χεῖρά μου πρὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπρός

greek

Meaning

* To or towards * Pertaining to (genitive case) * Near to (dative case) * According to * About

Preposition. Occurs 703 times in the New Testament.

πρός is a common preposition in Koine Greek that carries different meanings. It most frequently takes the accusative case, but at times it takes the genitive or dative cases, giving it a different meaning again. At its core, it usually describes movement or relationship toward someone or something, whether physical, s…
χεῖρά μου ἐφ οἷς συντετέλεσαι οἷς ἐποίησαςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigποιέω

Meaning:

* To do * To make

This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship.

Verb forms

Present tense Person Greek Form
καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ἐπὶ τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
αἵμασίν σου τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
γεγενημένοις ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
μέσῳ σου
KJV
Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

Ezekiel 22:12 ← Ezekiel 22:13 → Ezekiel 22:14

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