Ezekiel 9:2
Behold, six men came from the way of the upper gate, which lies toward the north, every man with his slaughter weapon in his hand. One man in the middle of them was clothed in linen, with a writer’s inkhorn by his side. They went in, and stood beside the bronze altar.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מַפָּץmappâtsa smiting to pieces
- קֶסֶתqeçethproperly, a cup, i.e. an ink-stand
- בַּדbadflaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garment
- מֹתֶןmôthenproperly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins
- עֶלְיוֹןʻelyôwnan elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
- אֵצֶלʼêtsela side; (as a preposition) near
- נְחֹשֶׁתnᵉchôshethcopper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e. coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as c
- לָבַשׁlâbashproperly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or ano
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ezk 10:2, Lev 16:4, Rev 15:6, 2Ki 15:35, Ezk 10:6–7, Jer 8:16–17, Jer 26:10, Exo 27:1–7