Ezekiel 16:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and say,וְאָמַרְתָּ֞
(ve·'a·mar·ta)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
'Thusכֹּה־
(koh-)
3541: thus, herea prim. adverb
saysאָמַ֨ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
to Jerusalem,לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
(li·ru·sha·lim,)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
"Your originמְכֹרֹתַ֙יִךְ֙
(me·cho·ro·ta·yich)
4351: originfrom kur
and your birthוּמֹ֣לְדֹתַ֔יִךְ
(u·mo·le·do·ta·yich,)
4138: kindred, birth, offspringfrom yalad
are from the landמֵאֶ֖רֶץ
(me·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of the Canaanite,הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י
(hak·ke·na·'a·ni;)
3669a: inhab. of Canaanfrom Kenaan
your fatherאָבִ֥יךְ
(a·vich)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
was an Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖י
(ha·'e·mo·ri)
567: perhaps "mountain dwellers," a Canaanite tribefrom amar
and your motherוְאִמֵּ֥ךְ
(ve·'im·mech)
517: a motherfrom an unused word
a Hittite.חִתִּֽית׃
(chit·tit.)
2850: desc. of Hethfrom Cheth


















KJV Lexicon
And say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Thus saith
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
unto Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
Thy birth
mkuwrah  (mek-oo-raw')
origin (as if a mine) -- birth, habitation, nativity.
and thy nativity
mowledeth  (mo-leh'-deth)
nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring, family -- begotten, born, issue, kindred, native(-ity).
is of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Canaan
Kna`aniy  (ken-ah-an-ee')
a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans) -- Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.
thy father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
was an Amorite
'Emoriy  (em-o-ree')
thus, a mountaineer; an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes -- Amorite.
and thy mother
'em  (ame)
a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively) -- dam, mother, parting.
an Hittite
Chittiy  (khit-tee')
a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth -- Hittite, Hittities.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and say, 'Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem, "Your origin and your birth are from the land of the Canaanite, your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

King James Bible
And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy birth and thy nativity is of the land of Canaan; thy father was an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are to say: This is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

International Standard Version
You are to declare, 'This is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: "Your birth place was the territory that belonged to the Canaanites. Your father was an Ammonite and your mother was a Hittite.

NET Bible
and say, 'This is what the sovereign LORD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Tell them, 'This is what the Almighty LORD says to the people of Jerusalem: Your birthplace and your ancestors were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite, and your mother was a Hittite.

King James 2000 Bible
And say, Thus says the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Your birth and your nativity are from the land of Canaan; your father was an Amorite, and your mother a Hittite.
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