And they will comeוּבָאוּagainst youעָלַיִךְwith weapons,הֹצֶןchariots,רֶכֶבand wheels,וְגַלְגַּלand with an assemblyוּבִקְהַלof peoples;עַמִּיםlarge shieldצִנָּהand shieldוּמָגֵןand helmetוְקוֹבַעthey will setיָשִׂימוּagainst youעָלַיִךְall around;סָבִיבand I will setוְנָתַתִּיbefore themלִפְנֵיהֶםjudgment,מִשְׁפָּטand they will judge youוּשְׁפָטוּךְaccording to their judgments.בְּמִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶם
Ezekiel 23:24
Study it in the app“And they will come against you with weapons, chariots, and wheels, and with an assembly of peoples; large shield and shield and helmet they will set against you all around; and I will set before them judgment, and they will judge you according to their judgments.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 23:24, word by word
- And they will comeבָאוּvau
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vau” appears- with weaponsהֹצֶןhotsen
weapons
A weapon of war (a word found only once; its sense is uncertain).
Where else “hotsen” appears- chariotsרֶכֶבrechev
chariot
War chariots.
Where else “rechev” appears- and wheelsגַלְגַּלgalgal
wheel
The round part that turns beneath a war chariot or a cart.
Where else “galgal” appears- and with an assemblyקְהַלkehal
assembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kehal” appears- of peoplesעַמִּיםamim
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “amim” appears- large shieldצִנָּהtsina
large shield
A large guard covering the whole body.
Where else “tsina” appears- and shieldמָגֵןmagen
shield
A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.
Where else “magen” appears- and helmetקוֹבַעkova
helmet
Helmet. Another spelling of the ordinary word for "helmet".
Where else “kova” appears- they will setיָשִׂימוּyasimu
put
To put something somewhere.
Where else “yasimu” appears- all aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- and I will setנָתַתִּיnatati
put
To place something somewhere.
Where else “natati” appears- before themפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- and they will judge youשְׁפָטוּshefatu
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shefatu” appears
Translation note
“Weapons” (הֹצֶן) appears only here; the sense is uncertain.
The context
23the sons of Babylon and all the Chaldeans, Pekod and Shoa and Koa, all the sons of Assyria with them, desirable young men, governors and prefects all of them, officers and renowned men, riding horses, all of them.
24 · This verse (above)
25And I will set my jealousy against you, and they will deal with you in fury; your nose and your ears they will remove, and what remains of you will fall by the sword; they will take your sons and your daughters, and what remains of you will be devoured by fire.