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Ezekiel 34:18

Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

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הַמְעַ֣טhamatthe littleמְעַטparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.מִכֶּ֗םmikemfrom fromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “from from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.הַמִּרְעֶ֤הhamirehthe pastureמִרְעֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the pasture”, the ordinary formH4829pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animalsfeeding place, pasture.הַטּוֹב֙hatovthe goodטוֹבdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…תִּרְע֔וּtirvcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “companion”, an unfinished actionH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.וְיֶ֨תֶר֙veyeterand cordיֶתֶרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and cord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3499properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free)[phrase] abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.מִרְעֵיכֶ֔םmireykhempastureמִרְעֶהnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “pasture”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4829pasture (the place or the act); also the haunt of wild animalsfeeding place, pasture.תִּרְמְס֖וּtirmesvtreadרָמַסverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “tread”, an unfinished actionH7429to tread upon (as a potter, in walking or abusively)oppressor, stamp upon, trample (under feet), tread (down, upon).בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֑םberagleykhemin footרֶגֶלpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.וּמִשְׁקַעumishqaand deepמִשְׁקָעconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and deep”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4950a settling place (of water), i.e. a ponddeep.מַ֣יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).תִּשְׁתּ֔וּtishtvbanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “banquet”, an unfinished actionH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וְאֵת֙veetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).הַנּ֣וֹתָרִ֔יםhanotarimthe excelיָתַרdefinite article, verb, niphal, participle, absolute — “the excel”, a verb used as a describing wordH3498to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; (intransitively) to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserveexcel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous, preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, -nant), reserve, residue, rest.בְּרַגְלֵיכֶ֖םberagleykhemin footרֶגֶלpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.תִּרְפֹּשֽׂוּןtirposunfoulרָפַשׂverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “foul”, an unfinished actionH7515to trample, i.e. roil waterfoul, trouble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the settled waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have fed upon the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? and to have drunk of the clear waters, but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

Young’s Literal Translation

Is it a little thing for you — the good pasture ye enjoy, And the remnant of your pasture ye tread down with your feet, And a depth of waters ye do drink, And the remainder with your feet ye trample,

World English Bible

Does it seem a small thing to you to have fed on the good pasture, but you must tread down with your feet the residue of your pasture? And to have drunk of the clear waters, but must you foul the residue with your feet?

Darby Translation

Is it too small a thing unto you to have eaten up the good pastures, but ye must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures; and to have drunk of the settled waters, but ye must foul the rest with your feet?

Douay-Rheims

Was it not enough for you to feed upon good pastures? but you must also tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures: and when you drank the dearest water, you troubled the rest with your feet.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And is it not enough for you that ye fed on the good pasture, that ye trampled with your feet the remnant of your pasture? and that ye drank the standing water, that ye disturbed the residue with your feet?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ οὐχ ἱκανὸν ὑμῖν, ὅτι τὴν καλὴν νομὴν ἐνέμεσθε, καὶ τὰ κατάλοιπα τῆς νομῆς ὑμῶν κατεπατεῖτε τοῖς ποσὶν ὑμῶν; καὶ τὸ καθεστηκὸς ὕδωρ ἐπίνετε, καὶ τὸ λοιπὸν τοῖς ποσὶν ὑμῶν ἐταράσσετε;