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Ezekiel 3:6

not to the many peoples of unfamiliar speech and difficult language whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.
Ezekiel 3:6
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Original language and places

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)

לֹ֣א׀ אֶל־עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֗ים עִמְקֵ֤י שָׂפָה֙ וְכִבְדֵ֣י לָשׁ֔וֹן אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־תִשְׁמַ֖ע דִּבְרֵיהֶ֑ם אִם־לֹ֤א אֲלֵיהֶם֙ שְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָ הֵ֖מָּה יִשְׁמְע֥וּ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

  1. לֹ֣א׀lo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  3. עַמִּ֣ים'a.Mim“peoples”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עַם · “people” · Strong's H5971A
  4. רַבִּ֗יםra.Bim“many”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
  5. עִמְקֵ֤י'im.Kei“deep of”
    Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from עָמֵק · “unfathomable” · Strong's H6012
  6. שָׂפָה֙sa.Fah“lip”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׂפָה · “words” · Strong's H8193H
  7. וְכִבְדֵ֣יve.khiv.Dei“and heavy of”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, construct · from כָּבֵד · “heavy” · Strong's H3515
  8. לָשׁ֔וֹןla.Shon“tongue”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from לָשׁוֹן · “language” · Strong's H3956H
  9. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“whom”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  11. תִשְׁמַ֖עtish.Ma'“you will understand”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַע · “understand” · Strong's H8085J
  12. דִּבְרֵיהֶ֑םdiv.rei.Hem“words their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דָּבָר · “word” · Strong's H1697G
  13. אִם־'im-“if”
    Particle · from אִם · “if” · Strong's H0518A
  14. לֹ֤אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  15. אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hem“to them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  16. שְׁלַחְתִּ֔יךָshe.lach.Ti.kha“I had sent you”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “depart” · Strong's H7971G
  17. הֵ֖מָּהHe.mah“they”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from הֵ֫מָּה · “they(masc.)” · Strong's H1992
  18. יִשְׁמְע֥וּyish.me.'U“they will listen”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  19. אֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)