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Forכִּיnotלֹאto a peopleאֶל עַםof obscureעִמְקֵיspeechשָׂפָהand heavyוְכִבְדֵיtongueלָשׁוֹןare youאַתָּהsent,שָׁלוּחַbut to the houseאֶל בֵּיתof Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ezekiel 3:5
Study it in the app“For not to a people of obscure speech and heavy tongue are you sent, but to the house of Israel;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 3:5, word by word
- to a peopleעַםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- of obscureעִמְקֵיimke
obscure
Hard to understand: strange speech.
Where else “imke” appears- speechשָׂפָהsafa
language
The tongue proper to a people, the language it speaks.
Where else “safa” appears- and heavyכִבְדֵיchivde
slow
Clumsy and slow of speech, as if the tongue were heavy.
Where else “chivde” appears- tongueלָשׁוֹןlashon
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “lashon” appears- sentשָׁלוּחַshaluach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shaluach” appears- but to the houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” 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
The context
4And he said to me, “Son of man, go, come to the house of Israel, and speak with my words to them.
5 · This verse (above)
6not to many peoples of obscure speech and heavy tongue, whose words you cannot understand. Surely, had I sent you to them, they would listen to you.