Ezekiel 33:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Sonבֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
of man,אָדָ֗ם
(a·dam)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
they who liveיֹ֠שְׁבֵי
(yo·she·vei)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
in theseהָאֵ֜לֶּה
(ha·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
waste placesהֶחֳרָבֹ֨ות
(he·cho·ra·vo·vt)
2723: waste, desolation, ruinfrom chareb
in the landאַדְמַ֤ת
(ad·mat)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
are saying,אֹמְרִ֣ים
(o·me·rim)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם
(av·ra·ham,)
85: "exalted father," the father of the Jewish nationfrom ab and an unused word, see Abram
was [only] one,אֶחָד֙
(e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
yet he possessedוַיִּירַ֖שׁ
(vai·yi·rash)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
the land;הָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
so to us who are manyרַבִּ֔ים
(rab·bim,)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
the landהָאָ֖רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
has been givenנִתְּנָ֥ה
(nit·te·nah)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
as a possession.'לְמֹורָשָֽׁה׃
(le·mo·v·ra·shah.)
4181: a possessionfem. of morash


















KJV Lexicon
Son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
they that inhabit
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
those wastes
chorbah  (khor-baw')
drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation -- decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).
of the land
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
speak
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Abraham
'Abraham  (ab-raw-hawm')
father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram -- Abraham.
was one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
and he inherited
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
but we are many
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
is given
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
us for inheritance
mowrashah  (mo-raw-shaw')
a possession -- heritage, inheritance, possession.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Son of man, they who live in these waste places in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one, yet he possessed the land; so to us who are many the land has been given as a possession.'

King James Bible
Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for inheritance.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Son of man, those who live in the ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one person, yet he received possession of the land. But we are many; the land has been given to us as a possession.'

International Standard Version
"Son of Man, those who are living among these ruins of the land of Israel keep saying, 'Abraham was only one man, but he was able to possess the land! As for us, we're a multitude, and the land has been given to us as an inheritance.'

NET Bible
"Son of man, the ones living in these ruins in the land of Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one man, yet he possessed the land, but we are many; surely the land has been given to us for a possession.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Son of man, those who live in the ruined cities in Israel are saying, 'Abraham was only one person, and he was given the land. But we are many. Certainly the land has been given to us.'

King James 2000 Bible
Son of man, they that inhabit those waste places of the land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited the land: but we are many; the land is given us for an inheritance.
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