Ezekiel
Ezekiel 40:3
3So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So He took | וַיָּבֵ֨יא | way·yā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| me | אוֹתִ֜י | ’ō·w·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| there | שָׁ֗מָּה | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
| and I saw | וְהִנֵּה־ | wə·hin·nêh- | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a man | אִישׁ֙ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| whose appearance | מַרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ | mar·’ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4758 sight, appearance, vision |
| was like bronze | נְחֹ֔שֶׁת | nə·ḥō·šeṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H5178 copper, bronze |
| He | וְה֥וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was standing | עֹמֵ֖ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| in the gateway | בַּשָּֽׁעַר׃ | baš·šā·‘ar | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| with a linen | פִּשְׁתִּ֥ים | piš·tîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6593 linen, carded |
| cord | וּפְתִיל־ | ū·p̄ə·ṯîl- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6616 cord, thread |
| and a measuring | הַמִּדָּ֑ה | ham·mid·dāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment |
| rod | וּקְנֵ֣ה | ū·qə·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7070 stalk, reed |
| in his hand | בְּיָד֖וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
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Ezekiel 47:3 · Revelation 11:1 · Revelation 21:15 · Revelation 1:15 · Daniel 10:5–6 · Ezekiel 1:7 · Zechariah 2:1–2 · Ezekiel 1:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.