Ezekiel 4:14

“And I said, “Ah, Adonai YHWH! Look, my soul has not been defiled; a carcass or what was torn by beasts I have not eaten from my youth until now, and no repulsive meat has come into my mouth.””

Ezekiel 4:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 4:14, word by word

And I saidאֹמַרomar

say

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

Where else “omar” appears
“Ahאֲהָהּahah

alas

Alas!: a cry of pain or distress.

Where else “ahah” 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
my soulנַפְשִׁnafshi

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafshi” appears
been defiledמְטֻמָּאָהmetumaa

be unclean

To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.

Where else “metumaa” appears
a carcassנְבֵלָהnevela

carcass, dead body

A carcass, the dead body of a person or of an animal (often in the singular for many). Once, figuratively, of idols.

Where else “nevela” appears
or what was torn by beastsטְרֵפָהterefa

torn animal

An animal torn by a wild beast.

Where else “terefa” appears
eatenאָכַלְתִּיachalti

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “achalti” appears
from my youthנְּעוּרַneura

youth

Youth: the time of being young.

Where else “neura” appears
repulsiveפִּגּוּלpigul

repulsive thing

Something repulsive: sacrificial meat that may no longer be eaten because its time limit has passed.

Where else “pigul” appears
meatבְּשַׂרbesar

meat

Meat to eat.

Where else “besar” appears
has comeבָאva

enter

To go into a place.

Where else “va” appears
into my mouthפִfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “fi” appears

The context

13And YHWH said, “Thus will the sons of Israel eat their bread unclean among the nations where I will drive them.”

14 · This verse (above)

15And he said to me, “See, I have given you the dung of cattle instead of the dung of humans, and you will make your bread on it.”

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