Ezekiel 9:2
And I saw six men coming from the direction of the Upper Gate, which faces north, each with a weapon of slaughter in his hand. With them was another man clothed in linen who had a writing kit at his side. And they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.
BSB
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ASV
And behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lieth toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man in the midst of them clothed in linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. And they went in, and stood beside the brazen altar.
KJV
And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.
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Commentary
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִנֵּ֣ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| שִׁשָּׁ֣ה | shi.Shah | six | H8337 → |
| אֲנָשִׁ֡ים | 'a.na.Shim | men | H582 → |
| בָּאִ֣ים׀ | ba.'Im | [were] coming | H935 → |
| מִדֶּרֶךְ־ | mi.de.rekh- | from [the] direction of | H1870 → |
| שַׁ֨עַר | Sha.'ar | [the] gate | H8179 → |
| הָעֶלְי֜וֹן | ha.'el.Yon | <the> upper | H5945 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀ | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| מָפְנֶ֣ה | ma.fe.Neh | [is] faced | H6437 → |
| צָפ֗וֹנָה | tza.Fo.nah | north -ward | H6828 → |
| וְאִ֨ישׁ | ve.'Ish | and everyone | H376 → |
| כְּלִ֤י | ke.Li | [the] weapon of | H3627 → |
| מַפָּצוֹ֙ | ma.pa.Tzo | shattering his | H4660 → |
| בְּיָד֔וֹ | be.ya.Do | [was] in hand his | H3027 → |
| וְאִישׁ־ | ve.'ish- | and a man | H376 → |
| אֶחָ֤ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| בְּתוֹכָם֙ | be.to.Kham | [was] in midst of them | H8432 → |
| לָבֻ֣שׁ | la.Vush | clothed | H3847 → |
| בַּדִּ֔ים | ba.Dim | linen<s> | H906 → |
| וְקֶ֥סֶת | ve.Ke.set | and [the] writing-case of | H7083 → |
| הַסֹּפֵ֖ר | ha.so.Fer | <the> scribe | H5608 → |
| בְּמָתְנָ֑יו | be.ma.te.Nav | [was] at hips his | H4975 → |
| וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vai.ya.Vo.'u | and they came | H935 → |
| וַיַּ֣עַמְד֔וּ | vai.Ya.'am.Du | and they stood | H5975 → |
| אֵ֖צֶל | 'E.tzel | beside | H681 → |
| מִזְבַּ֥ח | miz.Bach | [the] altar of | H4196 → |
| הַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃ | ha.ne.Cho.shet | <the> bronze | H5178 → |
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