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Ezekiel 17:2

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

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בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a 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., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אָדָ֕םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.ח֥וּדchudput forthחוּדverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “put forth”, a commandH2330properly, to tie a knot, i.e. (figuratively) to propound a riddleput forth.חִידָ֖הchidahdark sayingחִידָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “dark saying”, the ordinary formH2420a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maximdark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.וּמְשֹׁ֣לumesholand use proverbמָשַׁלconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and use proverb”, a commandH4911to liken, i.e. (transitively) to use figurative language (an allegory, adage, song or the like); intransitively, to resemblebe(-come) like, compare, use (as a) proverb, speak (in proverbs), utter.מָשָׁ֑לmashalbywordמָשָׁלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “byword”, the ordinary formH4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)byword, like, parable, proverb.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).בֵּ֖יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יִשְׂרָאֵֽלyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

Young’s Literal Translation

'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and use a simile unto the house of Israel,

World English Bible

“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

Darby Translation

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,

Douay-Rheims

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Son of man, relate a tale, and speak a parable to the house of Israel:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, διήγησαι διήγημα καὶ εἰπὸν παραβολὴν πρὸς τὸν οἶκον τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ,