Ezekiel 14:18

“and these three men were in its midst, as I live, declares Adonai YHWH, they would not deliver sons or daughters, but they alone would be delivered.”

Ezekiel 14:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 14:18, word by word

threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsheloshet

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

Where else “sheloshet” appears
menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “anashim” appears
were in its midstתוֹכָtocha

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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liveחַיchay

alive

Having life, not dead.

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declaresנְאֻםneum

declaration

Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".

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Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona

Adonai, Lord

"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.

Where else “adona” appears
YHWHיְהוִהyehvi

YHWH (with Adonai)

The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".

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deliverיַצִּילוּyatsilu

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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sonsבָּנִיםbanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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or daughtersבָנוֹתvanot

daughter

A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.

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aloneבַדָּvada

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

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The context

17Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say, ‘Sword, pass through the land,’ and cut off from it human being and beast,

18 · This verse (above)

19Or if I send pestilence into that land and pour out my fury upon it with blood to cut off from it human being and beast,

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