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ThereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWHיְהוִהto them:אֲלֵיהֶםLook, Iהִנְנִיmyselfאָנִיwill judgeוְשָׁפַטְתִּיbetween the fattenedבֵּין בִרְיָהsheepשֶׂהand the leanוּבֵין רָזָהsheep.שֶׂה
Ezekiel 34:20
Study it in the app“Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH to them: Look, I myself will judge between the fattened sheep and the lean sheep.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 34:20, word by word
- saysאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- 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- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” appears- will judgeשָׁפַטְתִּיshafatti
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shafatti” appears- between the fattenedבִרְיָהvirya
fat
Fat, well fed.
Where else “virya” appears- sheepשֶׂהse
lamb, sheep
One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.
Where else “se” appears- and the leanרָזָהraza
thin, poor
Thin, poor; of a land, giving little.
Where else “raza” appears
The context
19And my sheep graze on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied.
20 · This verse (above)
21Because with side and with shoulder you push, and with your horns you gore all the weak until you have scattered them outside,