Ezekiel 27:10

“Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war; shield and helmet they hung in you; they gave your splendor.”

Ezekiel 27:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 27:10, word by word

and Ludלוּדlud

Lud

Lud, a son of Shem and the people descended from him.

Where else “lud” appears
and Putפוּטfut

Put

Put, a son of Ham; a region of Africa, probably Libya.

Where else “fut” appears
wereהָיוּhayu

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayu” appears
in your armyחֵילֵchele

army

A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.

Where else “chele” appears
your menאַנְשֵׁיanshe

man

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

Where else “anshe” appears
of warמִלְחַמְתֵּmilchamte

war, battle

War, battle.

Where else “milchamte” appears
shieldמָגֵןmagen

shield

A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.

Where else “magen” appears
and helmetכוֹבַעchova

helmet

Helmet: the piece of armor that protects a warrior's head.

Where else “chova” appears
they hungתִּלּוּtilu

hang

Hang; often, hang the body of an executed man in view of all.

Where else “tilu” appears
gaveנָתְנוּnatnu

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “natnu” appears
your splendorהֲדָרֵhadare

splendor, beauty

Splendor, beauty, majesty.

Where else “hadare” appears

Places in this verse

Persia
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Persia

    Today: Iran

    An empire stretching from what is now Iran to Egypt; its center was in present-day Iran.

    Cyrus, king of Persia, let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1-3).

    Ezra 1:1Esther 1:3Daniel 10:12 Chronicles 36:22

The context

9The elders of Gebal and her wise men were in you, repairing your cracks; all the ships of the sea and their sailors were in you to carry on your exchange.

10 · This verse (above)

11The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls all around, and the Gammadites were in your towers; their shields they hung on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.

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