And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםIאֲנִיam sendingשׁוֹלֵחַyouאוֹתְךָto the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלto rebelliousהַמּוֹרְדִיםnationsאֶל גּוֹיִםwhoאֲשֶׁרhave rebelledמָרְדוּagainst me;בִיtheyהֵמָּהand their fathersוַאֲבוֹתָםhave transgressedפָּשְׁעוּagainst meבִיto this very day.עַד עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
Ezekiel 2:3
Study it in the app“And he said to me, “Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to rebellious nations who have rebelled against me; they and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.”
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Ezekiel 2:3, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “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- am sendingשׁוֹלֵחַsholeach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “sholeach” 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- to rebelliousמּוֹרְדִיםmordim
rebel
Rebel: refuse to obey the one in authority.
Where else “mordim” appears- nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- and their fathersאֲבוֹתָavota
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avota” appears- have transgressedפָּשְׁעוּpashu
transgress
To break with God and his law.
Where else “pashu” appears- to this very dayעֶצֶםetsem
very
With "day", it means "that very day", stressing that it happened right then.
Where else “etsem” appears- to this very dayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
2And a spirit entered into me as he spoke to me, and it set me on my feet, and I heard the one speaking to me.
3 · This verse (above)
4And the sons are hard of face and obstinate of heart: to them I am sending you, and you will say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH.’