Ezekiel 8:10

“And I went in and looked, and look, every form of creeping thing and of detestable beast, and all the idols of the house of Israel, carved on the wall all around, all around.”

Ezekiel 8:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ezekiel 8:10, word by word

And I went inאָבוֹאavo

enter

To go into a place.

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and lookedאֶרְאֶהere

see

To see with one's eyes.

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formתַּבְנִיתtavnit

figure

The image or figure that represents something, often an idol.

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of creeping thingרֶמֶשׂremes

creeping thing

Creeping things: animals that move along the ground or glide, reptiles and small animals. From the same root as "creep".

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and of detestableשֶׁקֶץshekets

detestable thing

A detestable thing: what the Law commands to reject, especially as food.

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beastבְהֵמָהvehema

beast

Animals in general.

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the idolsגִּלּוּלֵיgilule

idols

Idols; a scornful word that calls them logs or worthless things.

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of the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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carvedמְחֻקֶּהmechuke

carve, engrave

Engrave, carve a design on a surface. As a participle, "what is engraved."

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on the wallקִּירkir

wall

The wall of a house or a city.

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all aroundסָבִיבsaviv

around

In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.

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The context

9And he said to me, “Go in and see the evil abominations that they are doing here.”

10 · This verse (above)

11And seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing in their midst, were standing before them, and each with his censer in his hand; and the dense smoke of the cloud of the incense was rising.

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