Ezekiel 24:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein. | Take the choicest of the flock and pile the fuel beneath it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.’ | Take the choice of the flock, and also a pile of wood for the bones under the caldron; make it boil well; yea, let the bones thereof be boiled in the midst of it. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] choicest of | מִבְחַ֤ר | miv-CHAR | H4005 | choiceמִבְחוֹר (miv.chor) choice Another spelling of miv.char (מִבְחָר "best" H4005) |
| the flock | הַצֹּאן֙ | ha-tzoN | H6629G | flockצֹאן (tson) 1) small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks 1a) small cattle (usually of sheep and goats) 1b) of multitude (simile) 1c) of multitude (metaphor) |
| take | לָק֔וֹחַ | la-KO-ach | H3947G | to take: takeלָקַח (la.qach) : take 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed … |
| and also | וְגַ֛ם | ve-GAM | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| pile up | דּ֥וּר | dur | H1752 | to dwellדּוּר (dur) 1) to heap up, pile 2) to dwell 2a) (Qal) 2a1) to dwell 2a2) heap up (imp.) Aramaic equivalent: dur (דּוּר "to dwell" H1753) |
| the bones | הָעֲצָמִ֖ים | ha-'a-tza-MIM | H6106G | boneעֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) : bone/limb 1) bone, essence, substance 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self |
| under it | תַּחְתֶּ֑יהָ | tach-TEI-ha | H8478G | underתְּחוֹת (te.chot) under Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478) |
| make boil | רַתַּ֣ח | ra-TACH | H7570 | to boilרָתַח (ra.tach) 1) to boil 1a) (Piel) to cause to boil 1b) (Pual) to be made to boil 1c) (Hiphil) to cause to boil |
| boiling its | רְתָחֶ֔יהָ | re-ta-CHEI-ha | H7571 | boilingרֶ֫תַח (re.tach) boiling |
| also | גַּם־ | gam- | H1571 | alsoגַּם (gam) 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea 1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis) 1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative) 1c) even (for stress) 1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax) 1e) also (of correspondence or retribution) 1f) but, yet, though (adversative) 1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike |
| they have cooked | בָּשְׁל֥וּ | ba-she-LU | H1310 | to boilבָּשַׁל (ba.shal) 1) to boil, cook, bake, roast, ripen, grow ripe 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to boil, cook 1a2) to grow ripe, ripen 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to boil 1b2) to cook 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be boiled 1c2) to be sodden 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to ripen 1d2) ripen, brought to ripeness |
| bones its | עֲצָמֶ֖יהָ | 'a-tza-MEI-ha | H6106G | boneעֶ֫צֶם (e.tsem) : bone/limb 1) bone, essence, substance 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self |
| in [the] midst of it | בְּתוֹכָֽהּ׃ ס | be-to-KHAH | H8432 | midstתָּ֫וֶךְ (ta.vekh) 1) midst, middle 1a) midst, middle 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) 1c) among (of a number of persons) 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.