Ezekiel 3:11

Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”
Ezekiel 3:11
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְלֵ֨ךְ בֹּ֤א אֶל־הַגּוֹלָה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י עַמֶּ֔ךָ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ אֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהֹוִ֑ה אִֽם־יִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְאִם־יֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃

  1. וְלֵ֨ךְve.Lekh“and go”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  2. בֹּ֤אbo'“go”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. הַגּוֹלָה֙ha.go.Lah“the exile[s]”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from גּוֹלָה · “captivity” · Strong's H1473
  5. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  6. בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei“[the] children of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  7. עַמֶּ֔ךָ'a.Me.kha“people your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  8. וְדִבַּרְתָּ֤ve.di.bar.Ta“and you will speak”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
  9. אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  10. וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.Ta“and you will say”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  11. אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  12. כֹּ֥הkoh“thus”
    Adverb · from כֹּה · “thus” · Strong's H3541
  13. אָמַ֖ר'a.Mar“he says”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  14. אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai“[the] Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  15. יְהֹוִ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  16. אִֽם־'im-“whether”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  17. יִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'U“they will listen”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  18. וְאִם־ve.'im-“and or”
    Conjunction + Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  19. יֶחְדָּֽלוּ׃yech.Da.lu“they will refrain”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חָדַל · “to cease” · Strong's H2308
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)