and Noah,וְנֹחַDaniel,דָּנִיֵּאלand Jobוְאִיּוֹבwere in its midst,בְּתוֹכָהּas Iאָנִיlive,חַיdeclaresנְאֻםAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יְהוִהneitherאִםsonבֵּןnorאִםdaughterבַּתwould they deliver;יַצִּילוּtheyהֵמָּהby their righteousnessבְצִדְקָתָםwould deliverיַצִּילוּtheir souls.נַפְשָׁם
Ezekiel 14:20
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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."
Where else “daniyel” appears- 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.
Where else “iyov” appears- were in its midstתוֹכָtocha
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “tocha” appears- liveחַיchay
alive
Having life, not dead.
Where else “chay” appears- declaresנְאֻםneum
declaration
Solemn words God himself speaks: "oracle of YHWH".
Where else “neum” appears- 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".
Where else “yehvi” appears- sonבֵּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- daughterבַּתbat
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bat” appears- would they deliverיַצִּילוּyatsilu
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “yatsilu” appears- by their righteousnessצִדְקָתָtsidkata
righteous deeds
Doing what is just, upright deeds.
Where else “tsidkata” appears- their soulsנַפְשָׁnafsha
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafsha” appears
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!