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Gatherאֱסֹףits piecesנְתָחֶיהָinto it,אֵלֶיהָeveryכָּלgoodטוֹבpiece,נֵתַחthighיָרֵךְand shoulder;וְכָתֵףwith the choicestמִבְחַרof the bonesעֲצָמִיםfill it.מַלֵּא
Ezekiel 24:4
Study it in the app“Gather its pieces into it, every good piece, thigh and shoulder; with the choicest of the bones fill it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 24:4, word by word
- Gatherאֱסֹףesof
assemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “esof” appears- its piecesנְתָחֶיnetache
piece
A piece, a cut of meat.
Where else “netache” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- thighיָרֵךְyarech
thigh
The part of the leg near the hip, where the sword is strapped and an oath is sworn.
Where else “yarech” appears- and shoulderכָתֵףchatef
shoulder
The part of the body between neck and arm, where loads are carried.
Where else “chatef” appears- with the choicestמִבְחַרmivchar
choicest, best
The best, the choicest.
Where else “mivchar” appears- of the bonesעֲצָמִיםatsamim
bone
Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.
Where else “atsamim” appears- fill itמַלֵּאmale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “male” appears
The context
3And speak a proverb to the rebellious house, and say to them: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Set on the pot, set it on, and also pour water into it.
4 · This verse (above)
5Take the choicest of the flock, and also pile the bones under it; let its boiling boil; also let its bones be cooked in its midst.