Ezekiel
Ezekiel 8:11
11Before 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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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before them | לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם | lip̄·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| stood | עֹמֵ֤ד | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| seventy | וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים | wə·šiḇ·‘îm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H7657 seventy |
| elders | מִזִּקְנֵ֣י | miz·ziq·nê | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| of the house | בֵֽית־ | ḇêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Israel | יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| with Jaazaniah | וְיַאֲזַנְיָ֨הוּ | wə·ya·’ă·zan·yā·hū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2970 Jaazanjah |
| son | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Shaphan | שָׁפָ֜ן | šā·p̄ān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8227 rock-badger |
| standing | עֹמְדִ֣ים | ‘ō·mə·ḏîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| among them | בְּתוֹכָם֙ | bə·ṯō·w·ḵām | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H8432 midst |
| Each | וְאִ֥ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| had a censer | מִקְטַרְתּ֖וֹ | miq·ṭar·tōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4730 censer |
| in his hand | בְּיָד֑וֹ | bə·yā·ḏōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| and a fragrant | וַעֲתַ֥ר | wa·‘ă·ṯar | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6282 suppliant, worshipper |
| cloud | עֲנַֽן־ | ‘ă·nan- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6051 cloud-mass, cloud |
| of incense | הַקְּטֹ֖רֶת | haq·qə·ṭō·reṯ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense |
| was rising | עֹלֶֽה׃ | ‘ō·leh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.