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Persia,פָּרַסCush,כּוּשׁand Putוּפוּטwith them,אִתָּםall of themכֻּלָּםwith shieldמָגֵןand helmet;וְכוֹבָע
Ezekiel 38:5
Study it in the app“Persia, Cush, and Put with them, all of them with shield and helmet;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 38:5, word by word
- Persiaפָּרַסparas
Persia
See it on the mapWhere else “paras” appears- Cushכּוּשׁkush
Cush
Cush, the name of a son of Ham and of the region of his descendants, south of Egypt (Nubia; many Bibles put "Ethiopia"). This translation keeps the Hebrew name. Also an Israelite.
Where else “kush” appears- and Putפוּטfut
Put
Put, a son of Ham; a region of Africa, probably Libya.
Where else “fut” appears- with shieldמָגֵןmagen
shield
A piece the soldier carries on his arm to block blows in battle.
Where else “magen” appears- and helmetכוֹבָעchova
helmet
Helmet: the piece of armor that protects a warrior's head.
Where else “chova” appears
Places in this verse
Persia
Today: Iran
An empire stretching from what is now Iran to Egypt; its center was in present-day Iran.
Cyrus, king of Persia, let the Jews return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple (Ezra 1:1-3).
The context
4And I will turn you around and put hooks in your jaws, and I will bring out you and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed splendidly, a great assembly, with large shield and shield, wielding swords, all of them;
5 · This verse (above)
6Gomer and all its troops, Beth-togarmah from the farthest parts of the north, and all its troops, many peoples with you.