Ezekiel 31:9

“Beautiful I made it in the abundance of its branches, and all the trees of Eden envied it, that were in the garden of Elohim.’”

Ezekiel 31:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 31:9, word by word

Beautifulיָפֶהyafe

beautiful

Beautiful, handsome, of fine appearance.

Where else “yafe” appears
I made itעֲשִׂיתִיasiti

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asiti” appears
in the abundanceרֹבrov

abundance

A great amount, so large that it is not measured.

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of its branchesדָּלִיּוֹתָיdaliyotay

branch

Branch: a hanging bough of a tree.

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the treesעֲצֵיatse

tree

A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.

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of Edenעֵדֶןeden

Eden

Eden, the name of the region where God planted the garden. In Hebrew the word sounds just like "delight".

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envied itיְקַנְאֻyekanu

be jealous

To feel bitterness because another has what one would like.

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were in the gardenגַןgan

garden

Garden: an enclosed and tended piece of land, with trees and water.

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of Elohim.’אֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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The context

8The cedars did not eclipse it in the garden of Elohim; the cypresses did not resemble its boughs, and the plane trees were not like its foliage; no tree in the garden of Elohim resembled it in its beauty.

9 · This verse (above)

10Therefore thus says Adonai YHWH: ‘Because you rose high in stature, and it set its top among the thick foliage, and its heart was lifted up in its height,

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