“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםyour brothers,אַחֶיךָyour brothers,אַחֶיךָthe menאַנְשֵׁיof your redemption,גְאֻלָּתֶךָand allוְכָלthe houseבֵּיתof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלall of it,כֻּלֹּהare those to whomאֲשֶׁר לָהֶםthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםhave said,אָמְרוּ‘Go farרַחֲקוּfromמֵעַלYHWH;יְהוָהto usלָנוּitהִיאhas been given,נִתְּנָהthe land,הָאָרֶץas a possession.’לְמוֹרָשָׁה
Ezekiel 11:15
Study it in the app““Son of man, your brothers, your brothers, the men of your redemption, and all the house of Israel, all of it, are those to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, ‘Go far from YHWH; to us it has been given, the land, as a possession.’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 11:15, word by word
- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- your brothersאַחֶיache
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “ache” appears- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of your redemptionגְאֻלָּתֶgeulate
kinsmen
The relatives who have that right.
Where else “geulate” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshve” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- have saidאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- ‘Go farרַחֲקוּrachaku
be far
To be distant: "do not stay away from me".
Where else “rachaku” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has been givenנִתְּנָהnitna
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “nitna” appears- the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears- as a possession.’מוֹרָשָׁהmorasha
possession
Possession, land received to be held.
Where else “morasha” appears
Translation note
“The men of your redemption”: the relatives whom it falls to you to redeem, or who have the right to redeem you (Leviticus 25:25).
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
14And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
15 · This verse (above)
16Therefore say, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Though I have removed them far among the nations, and though I have dispersed them among the lands, yet I have been to them a sanctuary for a little while in the lands where they have gone.’