Ezekiel 37:1

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Ezekiel 37:1, word by word

The handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears

of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

Where else “yehva” appears

wasהָיְתָהhayta

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

Where else “hayta” appears

and he brought me outיּוֹצִאֵyotsie

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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in the spiritרוּחַruach

Spirit of God

The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.

Where else “ruach” appears

and set me downיְנִיחֵyeniche

set down

To place someone in a spot and leave him there.

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in the midstתוֹךְtoch

midst

The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.

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of the plainבִּקְעָהbika

plain, valley

Broad plain between mountains; wide valley.

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was fullמְלֵאָהmelea

full

Full, complete. "Full silver" is the full price.

Where else “melea” appears

of bonesעֲצָמוֹתatsamot

bone

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

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Translation note

In this chapter the Hebrew word ruach means at once “spirit,” “breath,” and “wind”; it is always translated “spirit,” except “the four winds” (37:9).

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