Ezekiel 14:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
even [though] theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙
(ha·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
men, 
 
376: manfrom an unused word
Noah,נֹ֖חַ
(no·ach)
5146: "rest," patriarch who survived the floodfrom nuach
Daniel(דָּנִיאֵ֣ל
(da·ni·'el)
1840: "God is my judge," the name of several Isr.from din and el
and Jobוְאִיֹּ֑וב
(ve·'i·yo·vv;)
347: a patriarchof uncertain derivation
were in its midst,בְּתֹוכָ֔הּ
(be·to·v·chah,)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
by their [own] righteousnessבְצִדְקָתָם֙
(ve·tzid·ka·tam)
6666: righteousnessfrom the same as tsedeq
they could [only] deliverיְנַצְּל֣וּ
(ye·na·tze·lu)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
themselves,"נַפְשָׁ֔ם
(naf·sham,)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
declaresנְאֻ֖ם
(ne·'um)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD.יְהוִֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
Though these three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
Noah
Noach  (no'-akh)
rest; Noach, the patriarch of the flood -- Noah.
Daniel
Daniye'l  (daw-nee-yale')
judge of God; Daniel or Danijel, the name of two Israelites -- Daniel.
and Job
'Iyowb  (ee-yobe')
hated (i.e. persecuted); Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patience -- Job.
were in it
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
they should deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
but their own souls
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
by their righteousness
tsdaqah  (tsed-aw-kaw')
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity) -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).
saith
n'um  (neh-oom')
an oracle -- (hath) said, saith.
the Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
even though these three men, Noah, Daniel and Job were in its midst, by their own righteousness they could only deliver themselves," declares the Lord GOD.

King James Bible
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
even if these three men--Noah, Daniel, and Job--were in it, they would deliver only themselves by their righteousness." This is the declaration of the Lord GOD."

International Standard Version
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job lived in that land, they would only save their own lives on account of their righteousness," declares the Lord GOD.

NET Bible
Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the sovereign LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even if these three men-Noah, Daniel, and Job-were in that country, they would, by their righteousness, rescue only themselves," declares the Almighty LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver only their own souls by their righteousness, says the Lord GOD.
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