Ezekiel 9:5

And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
Ezekiel 9:5
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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)

וּלְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אָמַ֣ר בְּאָזְנַ֔י עִבְר֥וּ בָעִ֛יר אַחֲרָ֖יו וְהַכּ֑וּ אַל תָּחֹ֥ס עֵינְכֶ֖ם וְאַל־תַּחְמֹֽלוּ׃

  1. וּלְאֵ֙לֶּה֙u.le.'E.leh“and to these”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
  2. אָמַ֣ר'a.Mar“he said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  3. בְּאָזְנַ֔יbe.'a.ze.Nai“in ears my”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֹ֫זֶן · “hearing” · Strong's H0241H
  4. עִבְר֥וּ'iv.Ru“pass”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  5. בָעִ֛ירva.'Ir“in the city”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  6. אַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.Rav“after him”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  7. וְהַכּ֑וּve.ha.Ku“and strike”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  8. אַל'al-“not”
    Particle, negative · “not” · Strong's H0408
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  9. תָּחֹ֥סta.Chos“let it look with compassion”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from חוּס · “to pity” · Strong's H2347
  10. עֵינְכֶ֖םei.nei.khem“eye your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  11. וְאַל־ve.'al-“and may not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
  12. תַּחְמֹֽלוּ׃tach.Mo.lu“you show pity”
    Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from חָמַל · “to spare” · Strong's H2550
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)