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And he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto me,אֵלַי“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםwill these bones live?”הֲתִחְיֶינָה הָעֲצָמוֹת הָאֵלֶּהAnd I said,וָאֹמַר“AdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH,יְהוִהyouאַתָּהknow.”יָדָעְתָּ
Ezekiel 37:3
Study it in the app“And he said to me, “Son of man, will these bones live?” And I said, “Adonai YHWH, you know.””
In the valley of dry bones, God says he will put spirit in them and they will liveThe Holy Spirit
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 37:3, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “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- will these bones liveתִחְיֶינָהtichyena
live
To have breath and remain in this world, not die.
Where else “tichyena” appears- will these bones liveעֲצָמוֹתatsamot
bone
Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.
Where else “atsamot” 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- knowיָדָעְתָּyadata
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yadata” appears
The context
2And he made me pass by them all around; and look, they were very many on the face of the plain; and look, they were very dry.
3 · This verse (above)
4And he said to me, “Prophesy over these bones, and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of YHWH.