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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםsetשִׂיםyour faceפָּנֶיךָtoward Gog,אֶל גּוֹגof the landאֶרֶץof Magog,הַמָּגוֹגprincipal chiefנְשִׂיא רֹאשׁof Meshechמֶשֶׁךְand Tubal,וְתֻבָלand prophesyוְהִנָּבֵאagainst him,עָלָיו
Ezekiel 38:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, principal chief of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 38:2, word by word
- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- setשִׂיםsim
take to heart
"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.
Where else “sim” appears- your faceפָּנֶיpane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pane” appears- toward Gogגּוֹגgog
Gog
Gog: a man of the tribe of Reuben. In Ezekiel 38-39 the same name is borne by the chief of a people of the north.
Where else “gog” appears- of the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- of Magogמָּגוֹגmagog
Magog
Magog, a son of Japheth and the people descended from him, in the north.
Where else “magog” appears- principal chiefנְשִׂיאnesi
chief
Literally "one lifted up": the leader of a tribe or clan.
Where else “nesi” appears- principal chiefרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- of Meshechמֶשֶׁךְmeshech
Meshech
Meshech, a son of Japheth and the people descended from him.
Where else “meshech” appears- and Tubalתֻבָלtuval
Tubal
Tubal, a son of Japheth and the people descended from him.
Where else “tuval” appears- and prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears
Translation note
“Principal chief”: it can also be read “chief of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal,” with Rosh as the name of a people.
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3and say, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am against you, Gog, principal chief of Meshech and Tubal.