Ezekiel 10:2

“And he spoke to the man clothed in linen, and said, “Go in between the whirl, under the cherub, and fill your cupped hands with coals of fire from between the cherubim, and scatter them over the city.” And he went in before my eyes.”

Ezekiel 10:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 10:2, word by word

And he spokeיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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clothedלְבֻשׁlevush

put on

To cover the body with clothes: to put on what one is to wear.

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in linenבַּדִּיםbadim

linen

Linen; white linen cloth, and garments made of it.

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“Go inבֹּאbo

enter

To go into a place.

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the whirlגַּלְגַּלgalgal

whirlwind

Something that whirls, like a whirlwind.

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the cherubכְּרוּבkeruv

cherub

Cherub(im): heavenly beings who in the Bible appear near God's presence and guarding what is holy, such as the way to the tree of life and the place above the ark of the covenant. They are not the "little angels" of paintings.

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and fillמַלֵּאmale

fill

To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.

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your cupped handsחָפְנֶיchafne

two handfuls

Both fists full: what fits in the two hands together.

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with coalsגַחֲלֵיgachale

coal, ember

A coal: a burning piece of wood or charcoal.

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of fireאֵשׁesh

fire

Fire that burns or cooks.

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and scatter themזְרֹקzerok

sprinkle, dash

Sprinkle, dash, throw (blood against the altar, water, dust); scatter.

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over the cityעִירir

city

A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.

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before my eyesעֵינָena

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

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The context

1And I looked, and look, on the vault that was over the head of the cherubim, like a sapphire stone, like the appearance of the likeness of a throne, something appeared above them.

2 · This verse (above)

3And the cherubim were standing on the right side of the house when the man went in, and the cloud filled the inner court.

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