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ezekiel_21:35

Ezekiel 21:35

Hebrew
הָשַׁ֖ב אֶל תַּעְרָ֑הּ בִּמְק֧וֹם אֲשֶׁר נִבְרֵ֛אתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigבָּרָא

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Meaning:

* To create * To cut down, select, feed

Bara is a verb that is never takes a human subject; God is always the one who creates in the Old Testament. In contrast, עָשָׂה (to make or do) and יָצַר (to form and to build) do often have humans as the subject.
בְּאֶ֥רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ

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Meaning:

* Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country

The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground.

When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1
מְכֻרוֹתַ֖יִךְ אֶשְׁפֹּ֥ט אֹתָֽךְplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת

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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 (
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Ezekiel 21:34 ← Ezekiel 21:35 → Ezekiel 21:36

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