Ezekiel 33:24

““Son of man, the inhabitants of these ruins on the ground of Israel are saying thus: ‘Abraham was one, and he possessed the land; and we are many; to us the land has been given as a possession.’”

Ezekiel 33:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 33:24, 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
the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיyoshve

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

Where else “yoshve” appears
ruinsחֳרָבוֹתchoravot

ruin, desolate place

A ruin, a destroyed and deserted place.

Where else “choravot” appears
on the groundאַדְמַתadmat

soil

Farmland, or dust.

Where else “admat” 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.

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are sayingאֹמְרִיםomrim

say

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

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‘Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham

Abraham

Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.

Where else “avraham” appears
wasהָיָהhaya

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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oneאֶחָדechad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

Where else “echad” appears
and he possessedיִּירַשׁyirash

possess

To occupy a land and make it one's own.

Where else “yirash” appears
the landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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are manyרַבִּיםrabim

many

A great number of people or things.

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has been givenנִתְּנָהnitna

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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as a possession.’מוֹרָשָׁהmorasha

possession

Possession, land received to be held.

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The context

23And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,

24 · This verse (above)

25Therefore say to them, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: You eat with the blood, and you lift your eyes to your idols, and you shed blood; and will you possess the land?

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