Shebaשְׁבָאand Dedanוּדְדָןand the merchantsוְסֹחֲרֵיof Tarshishתַרְשִׁישׁand allוְכָלits young lionsכְּפִרֶיהָwill sayיֹאמְרוּto you,לְךָ“Is it to takeהֲלִשְׁלֹלspoilשָׁלָלthat youאַתָּהcome?בָאIs it to seizeהֲלָבֹזplunderבַּזthat you have assembledהִקְהַלְתָּyour assembly,קְהָלֶךָto carry awayלָשֵׂאתsilverכֶּסֶףand gold,וְזָהָבto takeלָקַחַתlivestockמִקְנֶהand goods,וְקִנְיָןto takeלִשְׁלֹלgreatגָּדוֹלspoil?”’שָׁלָל
Ezekiel 38:13
Study it in the app“Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its young lions will say to you, “Is it to take spoil that you come? Is it to seize plunder that you have assembled your assembly, to carry away silver and gold, to take livestock and goods, to take great spoil?”’”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 38:13, word by word
- Shebaשְׁבָאsheva
Sheba
Sheba, the name of several men and of a region in southern Arabia known for its trade (the queen of Sheba, 1 Kings 10).
Where else “sheva” appears- and Dedanדְדָןdedan
Dedan
Dedan, the name of men and of a people of Arabia.
Where else “dedan” appears- and the merchantsסֹחֲרֵיsochare
trade
To travel about selling; the seller.
Where else “sochare” appears- of Tarshishתַרְשִׁישׁtarshish
Tarshish
Tarshish, a son of Javan; also a distant place on the Mediterranean, famous for its ships. Also the name of two men.
Where else “tarshish” appears- its young lionsכְּפִרֶיkefire
young lion
A young, strong lion.
Where else “kefire” appears- will sayיֹאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- “Is it to takeשְׁלֹלshelol
plunder
To strip the defeated of their goods.
Where else “shelol” appears- spoilשָׁלָלshalal
spoil, plunder
Spoil: what is taken from a defeated enemy.
Where else “shalal” appears- comeבָאva
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “va” appears- Is it to seizeבֹזvoz
plunder
Plunder, take spoil.
Where else “voz” appears- plunderבַּזbaz
plunder, booty
Plunder: what the victor carries off from the defeated.
Where else “baz” appears- that you have assembledהִקְהַלְתָּhikhalta
assemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “hikhalta” appears- your assemblyקְהָלֶkehale
assembly
The people gathered before YHWH.
Where else “kehale” appears- to carry awayשֵׂאתset
carry
To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.
Where else “set” appears- silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears- and goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- to takeקַחַתkachat
seize
To take away, seize.
Where else “kachat” appears- livestockמִקְנֶהmikne
livestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appears- and goodsקִנְיָןkinyan
possessions
What has been acquired: goods, possessions, property.
Where else “kinyan” appears- greatגָּדוֹלgadol
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gadol” appears
Translation note
“Young lions”: it can be understood as a figure of its leaders; with other vowels, “its villages.”
The context
12to take spoil and to seize plunder, to turn your hand against the ruins now inhabited, and against a people gathered from nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who live at the navel of the earth.
13 · This verse (above)
14Therefore prophesy, son of man, and say to Gog, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Will it not be that on that day, when my people Israel lives securely, you will know it?