Ezekiel 4:2

Then lay siege against it: Construct a siege wall, build a ramp to it, set up camps against it, and place battering rams around it on all sides.
Ezekiel 4:2
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Original language (Hebrew)

וְנָתַתָּ֨ה עָלֶ֜יהָ מָצ֗וֹר וּבָנִ֤יתָ עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ דָּיֵ֔ק וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ עָלֶ֖יהָ סֹֽלְלָ֑ה וְנָתַתָּ֨ה עָלֶ֧יהָ מַחֲנ֛וֹת וְשִׂים־עָלֶ֥יהָ כָּרִ֖ים סָבִֽיב׃

  1. וְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.Tah“and you will make”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  2. עָלֶ֜יהָ'a.Lei.ha“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  3. מָצ֗וֹרma.Tzor“a siege”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָצוֹר · “siege” · Strong's H4692
  4. וּבָנִ֤יתָu.va.Ni.ta“and you will build”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  5. עָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.ha“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. דָּיֵ֔קda.Yek“a siege-wall”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּיֵק · “fort” · Strong's H1785
  7. וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֥ve.sha.fakh.Ta“and you will pour out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַךְ · “build siege mound” · Strong's H8210I
  8. עָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.ha“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. סֹֽלְלָ֑הso.le.Lah“a mound”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from סֹלְלָה · “siege” · Strong's H5550
  10. וְנָתַתָּ֨הve.na.ta.Tah“and you will set up”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  11. עָלֶ֧יהָ'a.Lei.ha“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  12. מַחֲנ֛וֹתma.cha.Not“armies”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַחֲנֶה · “camp” · Strong's H4264
  13. וְשִׂים־ve.sim-“and set”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שׂוּם · “put” · Strong's H7760H
  14. עָלֶ֥יהָ'a.Lei.ha“on it”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. כָּרִ֖יםka.Rim“battering-rams”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from כַּר · “ram” · Strong's H3733C
  16. סָבִֽיב׃sa.Viv“all around”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from סָבִיב · “around” · Strong's H5439G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)