Ezekiel 33:2

““Son of man, speak to the sons of your people, and say to them, ‘A land, when I bring a sword upon it, and the people of the land take one man from among their borders and set him as a watchman for themselves,”

Ezekiel 33:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 33:2, word by word

“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
speakדַּבֵּרdaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “daber” appears
of your peopleעַמְּam

kin

Relatives: "gathered to his people" at death.

Where else “am” appears
and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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‘A landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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I bringאָבִיאavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “avi” appears
a swordחָרֶבcharev

sword

A sword; or war.

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takeלָקְחוּlakchu

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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from among their bordersקְצֵיketse

every one

Used to say 'all, leaving no one out'.

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and setנָתְנוּnatnu

put

To place something somewhere.

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as a watchmanצֹפֶהtsofe

watchman

One who stands guard on the wall.

Where else “tsofe” appears

The context

1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

2 · This verse (above)

3and he sees the sword coming upon the land, and blows the horn and warns the people,

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