Ezekiel 27:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made thy beauty perfect. | Men of Arvad and Helech manned your walls all around, and the men of Gammad were in your towers. They hung their shields around your walls; they perfected your beauty. | The men of Arvad with thine army were upon thy walls round about, and valorous men were in thy towers; they hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have perfected thy beauty. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [the] people of | בְּנֵ֧י | be-NEI | H1121G | No entry |
| Arvad | אַרְוַ֣ד | 'ar-VAD | H0719 | Arvadאַרְוַד (ar.vad) § Arvad = "I shall break loose" a city-island near Sidon |
| and Helech | וְחֵילֵ֗ךְ | ve-chei-LEKH | H2428B | Helechחֵילֵךְ (che.lek) § Helech = "your army" a place near Arvad and Gammad |
| [were] on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| walls your | חוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | cho-mo-TA-yikh | H2346G | wallחוֹמָה (cho.mah) wall |
| all around | סָבִ֔יב | sa-VIV | H5439G | aroundסָבִיב (sa.viv) : around/border subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side |
| and [the] Gammadites | וְגַ֨מָּדִ֔ים | ve-GA-ma-DIM | H1575 | Gamaddimגַּמָּדִים (gam.mad) Gamaddim This name means brave men, warriors |
| in towers your | בְּמִגְדְּלוֹתַ֖יִךְ | be-mig-de-lo-TA-yikh | H4026M | towerמִגְדָּל (mig.dal) 1) tower 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed |
| they were | הָי֑וּ | ha-YU | H1961 | to beהָיָה (ha.yah) 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) … |
| shields their | שִׁלְטֵיהֶ֞ם | shil-tei-HEM | H7982 | shieldשֶׁ֫לֶט (she.let) shield |
| they hung up | תִּלּ֤וּ | ti-LU | H8518 | to hangתָּלָה (ta.lah) 1) to hang 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hang 1a1a) to hang up (any object) 1a1b) to put to death by hanging 1b) (Niphal) to be hanged 1c) (Piel) to hang, hang up (for display) |
| on | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| walls your | חוֹמוֹתַ֙יִךְ֙ | cho-mo-TA-yikh | H2346G | wallחוֹמָה (cho.mah) wall |
| all around | סָבִ֔יב | sa-VIV | H5439G | aroundסָבִיב (sa.viv) : around/border subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side |
| they | הֵ֖מָּה | HE-mah | H1992 | theyאִנּוּן (in.nun) these, those, they Aramaic of hem.mah (הֵ֫מָּה "they(masc.)" H1992) |
| they perfected | כָּלְל֥וּ | ka-LU | H3634 | to perfectכָּלַל (ka.lal) 1) to complete, perfect, make complete, make perfect 1a) (Qal) to perfect |
| beauty your | יָפְיֵֽךְ׃ | ya-fe-YEKH | H3308 | beautyיֳפִי (yo.phi) beauty |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.