Ezekiel 38:13

“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?”’”

Ezekiel 38:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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?

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