Ezekiel 37:10

“So I prophesied as he had commanded me; and the spirit came into them, and they lived and stood on their feet, an army exceedingly great.”
Ezekiel 37:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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So I prophesiedוְהִנַּבֵּאתִיasכַּאֲשֶׁרhe had commanded me;צִוָּנִיand the spiritהָרוּחַcameוַתָּבוֹאinto them,בָהֶםand they livedוַיִּחְיוּand stoodוַיַּעַמְדוּon their feet,עַל רַגְלֵיהֶםan armyחַיִלexceedinglyמְאֹד מְאֹדgreat.גָּדוֹל

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Both texts say that the spirit of life entered them and they stood on their feet.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

רוּחַruajH7307πνεῦμαpneumaG4151“spirit, wind, breath”
תָּבוֹאtavoH935εἰσῆλθενeisēlthenG1525“come, enter, arrive”
יַּעַמְדוּyaamduH5975ἔστησανestēsanG2476“stand, remain”
רַגְלֵיragleH7272πόδαςpodasG4228“foot; time”
גָּדוֹלgadolH1419μέγαςmegasG3173“great”

Ezekiel 37:10, word by word

So I prophesiedהִנַּבֵּאתִיhinabeti

prophesy

To speak what God's spirit gives to say.

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he had commanded meצִוָּtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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and the spiritרוּחַruach

spirit

What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.

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cameתָּבוֹאtavo

enter

To go into a place.

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and they livedיִּחְיוּyichyu

live

To have breath and remain in this world, not die.

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and stoodיַּעַמְדוּyaamdu

stand

To be on one's feet, firm in a place, or to rise up to act.

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on their feetרַגְלֵיragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

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an armyחַיִלchayil

army

A body of soldiers, a king's armed force.

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exceedinglyמְאֹדmeod

very

To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.

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greatגָּדוֹלgadol

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

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The context

9And he said to me, “Prophesy to the spirit; prophesy, son of man, and say to the spirit, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: From the four winds come, spirit, and breathe on these slain, and let them live.’”

10 · This verse (above)

11And he said to me, “Son of man, these bones, they are the whole house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dried up, and our hope has perished; we are cut off.’

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