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And I openedוָאֶפְתַּחmy mouth,פִּיand he made me eatוַיַּאֲכִלֵנִיthisהַזֹּאתscroll.הַמְּגִלָּה
Ezekiel 3:2
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With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 3:2, word by word
- And I openedאֶפְתַּחeftach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “eftach” appears- my mouthפִּpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- and he made me eatיַּאֲכִלֵyaachile
feed
To feed.
Where else “yaachile” appears- scrollמְּגִלָּהmegila
scroll
Scroll: a long strip of skin or papyrus, written and rolled up; this was the form of books.
Where else “megila” appears
The context
1And he said to me, “Son of man, what you find, eat; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.”
2 · This verse (above)
3And he said to me, “Son of man, feed your belly and fill your insides with this scroll that I am giving you.” And I ate it, and it was in my mouth like honey for sweetness.