Ezekiel 4:13

Hebrew
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֔הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
כָּ֣כָה יֹאכְל֧וּ בְנֵֽי יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
לַחְמָ֖ם טָמֵ֑א בַּגּוֹיִ֕ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַדִּיחֵ֖ם שָֽׁם
ESV
And the LORD said, “Thus shall the people of Israel eat their bread unclean, among the nations where I will drive them.”
NIV
The LORD said, “In this way the people of Israel will eat defiled food among the nations where I will drive them.”
NLT
Then the LORD said, “This is how Israel will eat defiled bread in the Gentile lands to which I will banish them!”
LXX
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”
ἐρεῖς τάδε λέγει κύριος plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
θεὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς

greek

Masculine noun meaning:

* A god or goddess * God
τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
Ισραηλ οὕτως φάγονται οἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
υἱοὶ Ισραηλ ἀκάθαρτα ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

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Preposition meaning “in”.
τοῖςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἔθνεσιν
KJV
And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I will drive them.

Ezekiel 4:12 ← Ezekiel 4:13 → Ezekiel 4:14

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