“And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםwill you judge,הֲתִשְׁפֹּטwill you judgeהֲתִשְׁפֹּטthe cityאֶת עִירof bloodshed?הַדָּמִיםThen make known to herוְהוֹדַעְתָּהּallאֵת כָּלher abominations,תּוֹעֲבוֹתֶיהָ
Ezekiel 22:2
Study it in the app““And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the city of bloodshed? Then make known to her all her abominations,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 22:2, word by word
- sonבֶןven
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ven” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- will you judgeתִשְׁפֹּטtishpot
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “tishpot” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- of bloodshedדָּמִיםdamim
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “damim” appears- Then make known to herהוֹדַעְתָּhodata
make known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “hodata” appears- her abominationsתּוֹעֲבוֹתֶיtoavote
abomination
Abomination: something that a people or God rejects with disgust, above all idolatry and the practices God forbids; also a custom another people will not tolerate.
Where else “toavote” appears
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3and say: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: A city that sheds blood in her midst, so that her time may come, and that makes idols against herself to become unclean!