God & Savior

Ezekiel 4:14

“Ah, Lord GOD,” I said, “I have never defiled myself. From my youth until now I have not eaten anything found dead or mauled by wild beasts. No unclean meat has ever entered my mouth.”
Ezekiel 4:14
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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)

וָאֹמַ֗ר אֲהָהּ֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנֵּ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י לֹ֣א מְטֻמָּאָ֑ה וּנְבֵלָ֨ה וּטְרֵפָ֤ה לֹֽא־אָכַ֙לְתִּי֙ מִנְּעוּרַ֣י וְעַד־עַ֔תָּה וְלֹא־בָ֥א בְּפִ֖י בְּשַׂ֥ר פִּגּֽוּל׃ ס

  1. וָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.Mar“and I said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲהָהּ֙'a.Hah“alas!”
    Particle, interjection · from אֲהָהּ · “alas!” · Strong's H0162
  3. אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai“O Lord”
    Noun, proper name, title · from אֲדֹנָי · “Lord” · Strong's H0136
  4. יְהוִ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יְהֹוִה · “YHWH|Yahweh” · Strong's H3069
  5. הִנֵּ֥הhi.Neh“here!”
    Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  6. נַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.Shi“self my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “myself” · Strong's H5315I
  7. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. מְטֻמָּאָ֑הme.tu.ma.'Ah“[has been] made unclean”
    Verb, pual, participle (passive), feminine, singular, absolute · from טָמֵא · “to defile” · Strong's H2930A
  9. וּנְבֵלָ֨הu.ne.ve.Lah“and a carcass”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from נְבֵלָה · “carcass” · Strong's H5038
  10. וּטְרֵפָ֤הu.te.re.Fah“and a torn animal”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from טְרֵפָה · “torn animal” · Strong's H2966
  11. לֹֽא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  12. אָכַ֙לְתִּי֙'a.Khal.ti“I have eaten”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  13. מִנְּעוּרַ֣יmi.ne.'u.Rai“since youth<s> my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נְעוּרִים · “youth” · Strong's H5271A
  14. וְעַד־ve.'ad-“and until”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַד · “till” · Strong's H5704
  15. עַ֔תָּה'A.tah“now”
    Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
  16. וְלֹא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  17. בָ֥אva'“it has gone”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  18. בְּפִ֖יbe.Fi“in mouth my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פֶּה · “lip” · Strong's H6310G
  19. בְּשַׂ֥רbe.Sar“[the] flesh of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בָּשָׂר · “flesh” · Strong's H1320
  20. פִּגּֽוּל׃ סpi.Gul“unclean meat”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פִּגּוּל · “refuse” · Strong's H6292
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)