In Eden,בְּעֵדֶןthe gardenגַּןof Elohim,אֱלֹהִיםyou were;הָיִיתָeveryכָּלpreciousיְקָרָהstoneאֶבֶןwas your covering:מְסֻכָתֶךָruby,אֹדֶםtopaz,פִּטְדָהand diamond,וְיָהֲלֹםchrysolite,תַּרְשִׁישׁonyx,שֹׁהַםand jasper,וְיָשְׁפֵהsapphire,סַפִּירturquoise,נֹפֶךְand emerald,וּבָרְקַתand gold;וְזָהָבthe workמְלֶאכֶתof your tambourinesתֻּפֶּיךָand of your settingsוּנְקָבֶיךָwas in you;בָּךְon the dayבְּיוֹםyou were createdהִבָּרַאֲךָthey were prepared.כּוֹנָנוּ
Ezekiel 28:13
Study it in the app“In Eden, the garden of Elohim, you were; every precious stone was your covering: ruby, topaz, and diamond, chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald, and gold; the work of your tambourines and of your settings was in you; on the day you were created they were prepared.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 28:13, word by word
- In Edenעֵדֶןeden
Eden
Eden, the name of the region where God planted the garden. In Hebrew the word sounds just like "delight".
Where else “eden” appears- the gardenגַּןgan
garden
Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.
Where else “gan” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- you wereהָיִיתָhayita
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayita” appears- preciousיְקָרָהyekara
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yekara” appears- stoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- was your coveringמְסֻכָתֶmesuchate
covering
A covering, an ornament that covers.
Where else “mesuchate” appears- rubyאֹדֶםodem
carnelian
A red precious stone, perhaps carnelian.
Where else “odem” appears- topazפִּטְדָהpitda
topaz
A precious stone, perhaps topaz.
Where else “pitda” appears- and diamondיָהֲלֹםyahalom
precious stone
A precious stone whose exact identity is uncertain, perhaps onyx or jasper.
Where else “yahalom” appears- chrysoliteתַּרְשִׁישׁtarshish
precious stone
A precious stone whose identity is uncertain, perhaps topaz or yellow jasper. It bears the name of Tarshish, the distant place.
Where else “tarshish” appears- onyxשֹׁהַםshoham
onyx
A precious stone, usually translated "onyx", but which one it was is not known for certain.
Where else “shoham” appears- and jasperיָשְׁפֵהyashfe
jasper
A precious stone: jasper.
Where else “yashfe” appears- sapphireסַפִּירsapir
sapphire
A blue precious stone, called "sapphire"; perhaps lapis lazuli.
Where else “sapir” appears- turquoiseנֹפֶךְnofech
precious stone
A precious stone whose exact identity is uncertain, perhaps a ruby or a garnet.
Where else “nofech” appears- and emeraldבָרְקַתvarkat
emerald
A shining precious stone, perhaps emerald.
Where else “varkat” appears- and goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- the workמְלֶאכֶתmelechet
work
The work one does or is assigned: building, serving, tending.
Where else “melechet” appears- of your tambourinesתֻּפֶּיtupe
tambourine
Tambourine: a small hand drum.
Where else “tupe” appears- and of your settingsנְקָבֶיnekave
setting
The setting in which a precious stone is mounted.
Where else “nekave” appears- on the dayיוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- you were createdהִבָּרַאֲhibaraa
create
To bring something new into being; only God does this.
Where else “hibaraa” appears- they were preparedכּוֹנָנוּkonanu
prepare
To get something set and done beforehand.
Where else “konanu” appears
Translation note
“Tambourines” (תֻּפִּים) and “settings” (נְקָבִים): the second word has also been read “flutes”; the sense of the phrase is uncertain.
The context
12“Son of man, raise a dirge over the king of Tyre, and say to him: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: You were the seal of proportion, full of wisdom and perfection of beauty.
13 · This verse (above)
14You were a cherub, extended, the one who covers, and I set you; on the holy mountain of Elohim you were; in the midst of the stones of fire you walked.