Ezekiel 28:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: | By your wisdom and understanding you have gained your wealth and amassed gold and silver for your treasuries. | by thy wisdom and by thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| by wisdom your | בְּחָכְמָֽתְךָ֙ | be-cha-khe-ma-te-KHA | H2451 | wisdomחׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious) |
| and by understanding your | וּבִתְבוּנָ֣תְךָ֔ | u-vit-vu-NA-te-kha | H8394 | understandingתְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) 1) understanding, intelligence 1a) the act of understanding 1a1) skill 1b) the faculty of understanding 1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight 1c) the object of knowledge 1d) teacher (personification) |
| you have acquired | עָשִׂ֥יתָ | 'a-SI-ta | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| wealth | חָ֑יִל | CHA-yil | H2428H | Helechחֵילֵךְ (che.lek) § Helech = "your army" a place near Arvad and Gammad |
| and you have acquired | וַתַּ֛עַשׂ | va-TA-'as | H6213I | No entry |
| gold | זָהָ֥ב | za-HAV | H2091 | goldדְּהַב (de.hav) gold Aramaic of za.hav (זָהָב "gold" H2091) |
| and silver | וָכֶ֖סֶף | va-KHE-sef | H3701G | silver: moneyכֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) : money/payment/silver 1) silver, money 1a) silver 1a1) as metal 1a2) as ornament 1a3) as colour 1b) money, shekels, talents |
| in treasuries your | בְּאוֹצְרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | be-'otz-ro-TEI-kha | H0214 | treasureאוֹצָר (o.tsar) 1) treasure, storehouse 1a) treasure (gold, silver, etc) 1b) store, supplies of food or drink 1c) treasure-house, treasury 1c1) treasure-house 1c2) storehouse, magazine 1c3) treasury 1c4) magazine of weapons (fig. of God's armoury) 1c5) storehouses (of God for rain, snow, hail, wind, sea) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.