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Ezekiel 22:27

Hebrew
שָׂרֶ֣יהָ בְקִרְבָּ֔הּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigקֶרֶב

hebrew

Meaning

* Midst * Among * Within * Inwardly * The centre, whether literal, figurative or adverbial

Masculine noun. Occurs over 250 times in the Old Testament.

From the root קרב, meaning “to come near, approach.” So קֶרֶב is a noun form built from the verb Exodus 17:7Psalm 103:1
כִּזְאֵבִ֖ים טֹ֣רְפֵי טָ֑רֶף לִשְׁפָּךְ דָּם֙ לְאַבֵּ֣ד נְפָשׁ֔וֹת לְמַ֖עַן בְּצֹ֥עַ בָּֽצַע
ESV
Her princes in her midst are like wolves tearing the prey, shedding blood, destroying lives to get dishonest gain.
NIV
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain.
NLT
Your leaders are like wolves who tear apart their victims. They actually destroy people's lives for money!
LXX
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greek

The definite article
ἄρχοντες αὐτῆςplugin-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)
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
μέσῳ αὐτῆςplugin-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)
ὡς λύκοι ἁρπάζοντες ἁρπάγματα τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ἐκχέαι αἷμα ὅπως πλεονεξίᾳ πλεονεκτῶσιν
KJV
Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.

Ezekiel 22:26 ← Ezekiel 22:27 → Ezekiel 22:28

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