Ezekiel 8:16
So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.
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ASV
And he brought me into the inner court of Jehovah’s house; and behold, at the door of the temple of Jehovah, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of Jehovah, and their faces toward the east; and they were worshipping the sun toward the east.
KJV
And he brought me into the inner court of the Lord’s house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the Lord, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
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28 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֵ֣א | vai.ya.Ve' | and he brought | H935 → |
| אֹתִ֗י | 'o.Ti | <obj.> me | H853 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| חֲצַ֣ר | cha.Tzar | [the] court of | H2691 → |
| בֵּית־ | beit- | [the] house of | H1004 → |
| יְהוָה֮ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| הַפְּנִימִית֒ | ha.pe.ni.Mit | <the> inner | H6442 → |
| וְהִנֵּה־ | ve.hi.neh- | and there! | H2009 → |
| פֶ֜תַח | Fe.tach | [were at] [the] entrance of | H6607 → |
| הֵיכַ֣ל | hei.Khal | [the] temple of | H1964 → |
| יְהוָ֗ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| בֵּ֤ין | bein | between | H996 → |
| הָֽאוּלָם֙ | ha.'u.Lam | the porch | H197 → |
| וּבֵ֣ין | u.Vein | and between | H996 → |
| הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ | ha.miz.Be.ach | the altar | H4196 → |
| כְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים | ke.'es.Rim | about twenty | H6242 → |
| וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה | va.cha.mi.Shah | and five | H2568 → |
| אִ֑ישׁ | 'Ish | person[s] | H376 → |
| אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם | 'a.Cho.rei.Hem | backs their | H268 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | [were] to | H413 → |
| הֵיכַ֤ל | hei.Khal | [the] temple of | H1964 → |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וּפְנֵיהֶ֣ם | u.fe.nei.Hem | and faces their | H6440 → |
| קֵ֔דְמָה | Ke.de.mah | [were] east -ward | H6924 → |
| וְהֵ֛מָּה | ve.He.mah | and they | H1992 → |
| מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם | mish.ta.cha.vi.Tem | [were] bowing down | H7812 → |
| קֵ֖דְמָה | Ke.de.mah | east -ward | H6924 → |
| לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | la.Sha.mesh | to the sun | H8121 → |
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