Ezekiel 14:20

“and Noah, Daniel, and Job were in its midst, as I live, declares Adonai YHWH, neither son nor daughter would they deliver; they by their righteousness would deliver their souls.”

Ezekiel 14:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 14:20, word by word

and Noahנֹחַnoach

Noah

Noah, son of Lamech, the man who found favor with YHWH and was saved with his family in the ark from the flood. In Hebrew "Noach" sounds like "rest" and "comfort" (Genesis 5:29).

Where else “noach” appears
Danielדָּנִיֵּאלdaniyel

Daniel

Daniel: the name of several Israelites; the best known is the prophet Daniel. Also the second son of David (1 Chronicles 3:1, called Chileab in 2 Samuel 3:3) and a priest of Ezra's time. The name means "God is my judge."

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and Jobאִיּוֹבiyov

Job

Job: the man of the land of Uz, blameless and upright, whose story of suffering and of questions to God is told in the book that bears his name. Ezekiel 14:14 and James 5:11 also mention him.

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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.

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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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sonבֵּןben

son

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

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daughterבַּתbat

daughter

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

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would they deliverיַצִּילוּyatsilu

rescue

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

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by their righteousnessצִדְקָתָtsidkata

righteous deeds

Doing what is just, upright deeds.

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their soulsנַפְשָׁnafsha

life

Life, when it is at stake.

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The context

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,

20 · This verse (above)

21For thus says Adonai YHWH: ‘How much more when my four evil judgments, sword, famine, ferocious animal, and pestilence, I send against Jerusalem to cut off from it human being and beast!

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