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ezekiel_1:23

Ezekiel 1:23

Hebrew
וְתַ֨חַת֙ הָרָקִ֔יעַ כַּנְפֵיהֶ֣ם יְשָׁר֔וֹת אִשָּׁ֖ה אֶל אֲחוֹתָ֑הּ לְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁתַּ֤יִם מְכַסּוֹת֙ לָהֵ֔נָּה וּלְאִ֗ישׁ שְׁתַּ֤יִם מְכַסּוֹת֙ לָהֵ֔נָּה אֵ֖תplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

hebrew

The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence.

For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים (
גְּוִיֹּתֵיהֶֽם
ESV
And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. And each creature had two wings covering its body.
NIV
Under the expanse their wings were stretched out one toward the other, and each had two wings covering its body.
NLT
Beneath this surface the wings of each living being stretched out to touch the others' wings, and each had two wings covering its body.
LXX
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greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
ὑποκάτω τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
στερεώματος αἱplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
πτέρυγες αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
ἐκτεταμέναι πτερυσσόμεναι ἑτέρα τῇplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἑτέρᾳ ἑκάστῳ δύο συνεζευγμέναι ἐπικαλύπτουσαι τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
σώματα αὐτῶνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

greek

Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
KJV
And under the firmament were their wings straight, the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side, their bodies.

Ezekiel 1:22 ← Ezekiel 1:23 → Ezekiel 1:24

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