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“And you,וְאַתָּהsonבֶןof man,אָדָםprophesyהִנָּבֵאagainst Gog,עַל גּוֹגand say,וְאָמַרְתָּ‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרAdonaiאֲדֹנָיYHWH:יְהוִהLook, I amהִנְנִיagainst you,אֵלֶיךָGog,גּוֹגprincipal chiefנְשִׂיא רֹאשׁof Meshechמֶשֶׁךְand Tubal.וְתֻבָל
Ezekiel 39:1
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Ezekiel 39:1, word by word
- sonבֶןven
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ven” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears- against 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- and sayאָמַרְתָּamarta
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amarta” appears- Adonaiאֲדֹנָadona
Adonai, Lord
"Adonai": "my Lord", said only to God. It is a title of respect that acknowledges his authority. It is not another god besides YHWH: often it goes with his name, "Adonai YHWH", Lord YHWH.
Where else “adona” appears- YHWHיְהוִהyehvi
YHWH (with Adonai)
The four letters of God's name, YHWH (see "YHWH"). They almost always go with "Adonai"; then Jews, when reading, said "Elohim" so as not to repeat "Adonai".
Where else “yehvi” 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
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And I will turn you around and lead you on, and I will bring you up from the farthest parts of the north, and bring you against the mountains of Israel.