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Ezekiel 8:11

Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.

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ASV

And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel; and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, every man with his censer in his hand; and the odor of the cloud of incense went up.

KJV

And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשִׁבְעִ֣יםve.shiv.'Imand seventyH7657 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ishmanH376 →
מִזִּקְנֵ֣יmi.zik.Neifrom [the] elders ofH2205 →
בֵֽית־veit-[the] house ofH1004 →
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elIsraelH3478 →
וְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּve.ya.'a.zan.Ya.huand JaazaniahH2970 →
בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121 →
שָׁפָ֜ןsha.FanShaphanH8227 →
עֹמֵ֤ד'o.Med[was] standingH5975 →
בְּתוֹכָם֙be.to.Khamin midst of themH8432 →
עֹמְדִ֣ים'o.me.Dim[were] standingH5975 →
לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH6440 →
וְאִ֥ישׁve.'Ishand everyoneH376 →
מִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹmik.tar.Tocenser hisH4730 →
בְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.Do[was] in hand hisH3027 →
וַעֲתַ֥רva.'a.Tarand [the] fragrance ofH6282 →
עֲנַֽן־'a.nan-[the] cloud ofH6051 →
הַקְּטֹ֖רֶתha.ke.To.ret<the> incenseH7004 →
עֹלֶֽה׃'o.Leh[was] going upH5927 →

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Numbers 16:17Each man is to take his censer, place incense in it, and present it before the LORD—250 censers. You and Aaron are to present your censers as well.”Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.Numbers 11:16Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.Jeremiah 19:1This is what the LORD says: “Go and buy a clay jar from a potter. Take some of the elders of the people and leaders of the priests,Exodus 24:1Then the LORD said to Moses, “Come up to the LORD—you and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of Israel’s elders—and you are to worship at a distance.Numbers 11:25Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again.2 Chronicles 26:16But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.2 Kings 22:12and commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Achbor son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:2 Kings 22:14So Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went and spoke to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem, in the Second District.2 Chronicles 26:19Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.Daniel 9:8O LORD, we are covered with shame—our kings, our leaders, and our fathers—because we have sinned against You.Jeremiah 26:24Nevertheless, Ahikam son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.2 Chronicles 34:20and commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the servant of the king:2 Kings 22:3Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, King Josiah sent the scribe, Shaphan son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, to the house of the LORD, saying,2 Kings 25:22Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, over the people he had left behind in the land of Judah.Jeremiah 36:10From the chamber of Gemariah son of Shaphan the scribe, which was in the upper courtyard at the opening of the New Gate of the house of the LORD, Baruch read from the scroll the words of Jeremiah in the hearing of all the people.2 Kings 22:8Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.Jeremiah 7:9Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known,

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