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And the sonsוְ בְּנֵיof your peopleעַמְּךָsay,אָמְרוּ“The wayדֶּרֶךְof Adonaiאֲדֹנָיis notלֹאwell weighed”;יִתָּכֵןbut they,וְהֵמָּהtheir wayדַּרְכָּםis notלֹאwell weighed.יִתָּכֵן
Ezekiel 33:17
Study it in the app“And the sons of your people say, “The way of Adonai is not well weighed”; but they, their way is not well weighed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 33:17, word by word
- And the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of your peopleעַמְּam
kin
Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.
Where else “am” appears- sayאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- “The wayדֶּרֶךְderech
ways of YHWH
YHWH's ways: what he does and commands.
Where else “derech” appears- of 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- well weighedיִתָּכֵןyitachen
be well weighed
To be well measured and fair, like one who weighs with an exact scale.
Where else “yitachen” appears
The context
16None of his sins that he has sinned will be remembered against him; justice and righteousness he has done; he will surely live.
17 · This verse (above)
18When the righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, he will die by them.