And I didוָאַעַשׂso,כֵּןasכַּאֲשֶׁרI was commanded;צֻוֵּיתִיmy baggageכֵּלַיI brought outהוֹצֵאתִיas baggageכִּכְלֵיfor exileגוֹלָהby day,יוֹמָםand in the eveningוּבָעֶרֶבI dugחָתַרְתִּיfor myselfלִיthrough the wallבַקִּירwith my hand;בְּיָדin the darknessבָּעֲלָטָהI brought it out;הוֹצֵאתִיon my shoulderעַל כָּתֵףI carried itנָשָׂאתִיbefore their eyes.לְעֵינֵיהֶם
Ezekiel 12:7
Study it in the app“And I did so, as I was commanded; my baggage I brought out as baggage for exile by day, and in the evening I dug for myself through the wall with my hand; in the darkness I brought it out; on my shoulder I carried it before their eyes.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 12:7, word by word
- And I didאַעַשׂaas
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “aas” appears- I was commandedצֻוֵּיתִיtsuveti
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsuveti” appears- my baggageכֵּלַkela
utensil
Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.
Where else “kela” appears- I brought outהוֹצֵאתִיhotseti
bring out
To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".
Where else “hotseti” appears- for exileגוֹלָהgola
exile, exiles
Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).
Where else “gola” appears- by dayיוֹמָםyomam
by day
By day, in the daytime.
Where else “yomam” appears- and in the eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- I dugחָתַרְתִּיchatarti
dig through
To make an opening by breaking through a wall or the ground.
Where else “chatarti” appears- through the wallקִּירkir
wall
The wall of a house or a city.
Where else “kir” appears- with my handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears- in the darknessעֲלָטָהalata
thick darkness
Thick darkness, dusk.
Where else “alata” appears- on my shoulderכָּתֵףkatef
shoulder
The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.
Where else “katef” appears- I carried itנָשָׂאתִיnasati
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “nasati” appears- before their eyesעֵינֵיene
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “ene” appears
The context
6Before their eyes you will carry it on your shoulder; in the darkness you will bring it out; your face you will cover, and you will not see the land; for a wonder I have made you for the house of Israel.”
7 · This verse (above)
8And the word of YHWH came to me in the morning, saying,