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And he criedוַיִּקְרָאin my earsבְאָזְנַיwith a loudגָּדוֹלvoice,קוֹלsaying,לֵאמֹר“Draw near,קָרְבוּyou who are in chargeפְּקֻדּוֹתof the city,הָעִירeachוְאִישׁwith his instrumentכְּלִי וֹof destructionמַשְׁחֵתin his hand.”בְּיָדוֹ
Ezekiel 9:1
Study it in the app“And he cried in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, you who are in charge of the city, each with his instrument of destruction in his hand.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 9:1, word by word
- And he criedיִּקְרָאyikra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “yikra” appears- in my earsאָזְנַazna
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azna” appears- with a loudגָּדוֹלgadol
loud
Very intense: a mighty cry, great fear.
Where else “gadol” appears- voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” appears- sayingאמֹרmor
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appears- “Draw nearקָרְבוּkarvu
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “karvu” appears- you who are in chargeפְּקֻדּוֹתpekudot
oversight
A charge, responsibility for something.
Where else “pekudot” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- eachאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- with his instrumentכְּלִיkeli
weapon
What is carried to war to fight with: sword, bow, spear.
Where else “keli” appears- of destructionמַשְׁחֵתmashchet
destruction
Destruction.
Where else “mashchet” appears- in his handיָדyad
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appears
Translation note
“Those in charge”: the Hebrew word can also be read “the punishments of the city.”
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And look, six men coming from the direction of the upper gate that faces north, each with his instrument for smashing in his hand; and one man in their midst clothed in linen, with a scribe's inkhorn at his waist; and they came in and stood beside the bronze altar.