Ezekiel 32:27

“And they do not lie with the mighty men who fell from among the uncircumcised, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, and they put their swords under their heads, and their iniquities were on their bones; for the terror of mighty men was in the land of the living.”

Ezekiel 32:27 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 32:27, word by word

lieיִשְׁכְּבוּyishkvu

sleep in death

To die, like lying down to sleep beside one's ancestors.

Where else “yishkvu” appears
with the mighty menגִּבּוֹרִיםgiborim

warrior

A brave warrior, or a capable man.

Where else “giborim” appears
who fellנֹפְלִיםnoflim

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

Where else “noflim” appears
from among the uncircumcisedעֲרֵלִיםarelim

uncircumcised

A man without the covenant sign; said with scorn.

Where else “arelim” appears
went downיָרְדוּyardu

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yardu” appears
to Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol

Sheol

Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.

Where else “sheol” appears
with their weaponsכְלֵיchele

weapon

What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.

Where else “chele” appears
of warמִלְחַמְתָּmilchamta

war, battle

War, battle.

Where else “milchamta” appears
and they putיִּתְּנוּyitnu

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “yitnu” appears
their swordsחַרְבוֹתָcharvota

sword

A sword; or war.

Where else “charvota” appears
their headsרָאשֵׁיrashe

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

Where else “rashe” appears
and their iniquitiesעֲוֺנֹתָavonota

iniquity

A serious wrong.

Where else “avonota” appears
wereתְּהִיtehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “tehi” appears
on their bonesעַצְמוֹתָatsmota

bone

Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.

Where else “atsmota” appears
the terrorחִתִּיתchitit

terror

Terror, the dread that someone causes in others.

Where else “chitit” appears
in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

Where else “erets” appears
of the livingחַיִּיםchayim

alive

Having life, not dead.

Where else “chayim” appears

Translation note

“They do not lie with the mighty men who fell”: the ancient Greek translation reads “they lie with the fallen mighty men of old.”

The context

26There are Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude; around him are her graves, all of them uncircumcised, pierced by the sword; for they put their terror in the land of the living.

27 · This verse (above)

28And you, in the midst of the uncircumcised you will be broken, and you will lie with those slain by the sword.

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