Ezekiel 14:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
even [though] theseהָאֵלֶּה֮
(ha·'el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
threeוּשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת
(u·she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים
(ha·'a·na·shim)
376: manfrom an unused word
were in its midst,בְּתֹוכָהּ֒
(be·to·v·chah)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
as I live,"חַי־
(chai-)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
declaresנְאֻם֙
(ne·'um)
5002: utterancefrom an unused word
the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD, 
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
"they could not deliverיַצִּ֖ילוּ
(ya·tzi·lu)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
either [their] sonsבָּנִ֣ים
(ba·nim)
1121: sona prim. root
or [their] daughters,וּבָנֹ֑ות
(u·va·no·vt;)
1323: daughterfrom ben
but they aloneלְבַדָּ֖ם
(le·vad·dam)
905: separation, a partfrom badad
would be delivered.יִנָּצֵֽלוּ׃
(yin·na·tze·lu.)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root


















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.
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).
as I live
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
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.
they shall deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
neither sons
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.
nor daughters
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
but they only shall be delivered
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
themselves
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
even though these three men were in its midst, as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "they could not deliver either their sons or their daughters, but they alone would be delivered.

King James Bible
Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
even if these three men were in it, as I live"--the declaration of the Lord GOD--"they could not deliver their sons or daughters, but they alone would be delivered."

International Standard Version
though these three men lived there, as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "they couldn't deliver their own sons and daughters. They would only save themselves.

NET Bible
Even if these three men were in it, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign LORD, they could not save their own sons or daughters--they would save only their own lives.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As I live, declares the Almighty LORD, not even Noah, Daniel, and Job could rescue their sons or daughters. They could rescue only themselves.

King James 2000 Bible
Though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.
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