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Ezekiel 33:32

And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

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וְהִנְּךָ֤vehinkhaand ifהֵןconjunction, particle, interjection, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.לָהֶם֙lahemtoלָהֶם֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toכְּשִׁ֣ירkeshiras songשִׁירpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “as song”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7892a song; abstractly, singingmusical(-ick), [idiom] sing(-er, -ing), song.עֲגָבִ֔יםagavimmuch loveעֶגֶבnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “much love”, the ordinary formH5690love (concretely), i.e. amative wordsmuch love, very lovely.יְפֵ֥הyefehbeautyיָפֶהadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3303beautiful (literally or figuratively)[phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.ק֖וֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sound”, the ordinary formH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.וּמֵטִ֣בumetivand be betterטוֹבconjunction, verb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “and be better”, a verb used as a describing wordH2895to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sensebe (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, [idiom] please, (be, do, go, play) well.נַגֵּ֑ןnagenplayנָגַןverb, piel, infinitive construct — “play”, the to-form of the verbH5059properly, to thrum, i.e. beat atune with the fingers; expectation. to play on astringed instrument; hence (generally), to make musicplayer on instruments, sing to the stringed instruments, melody, ministrel, play(-er, -ing).וְשָֽׁמְעוּ֙veshamevand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and hear”, a completed action in a sequenceH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).דְּבָרֶ֔יךָdevareykhacauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…וְעֹשִׂ֥יםveosimand doעָשָׂהconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and do”, a verb used as a describing wordH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…אֵינָ֖םeynamelseאַיִןparticle, negative, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).אוֹתָֽםotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and, lo, thou art unto them as a love song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; so they hear thy words, but they do them not —

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American Standard Version (1901)

And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

Young’s Literal Translation

And lo, thou [art] to them as a singer of doting loves, A pleasant voice, and playing well on an instrument, And they have heard thy words, and they are not doing them.

World English Bible

Behold, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they don’t do them.

Darby Translation

And behold, thou art unto them as a lovely song, a pleasant voice, and one that playeth well on an instrument; and they hear thy words, but they do them not.

Douay-Rheims

And thou art to them as a musical song which is sung with a sweet and agreeable voice: and they hear thy words, and do them not.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and, lo, thou art unto them as a love song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; so they hear thy words, but they do them not —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And thou art to them as the sound of a sweet, well-tuned psaltery, and they will hear thy words, but they will not do them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ γίνῃ αὐτοῖς ὡς φωνὴ ψαλτηρίου ἡδυφώνου εὐαρμόστου, καὶ ἀκούσονταί σου τὰ ῥήματα, καὶ οὐ μὴ ποιήσουσιν αὐτά.