1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ezekiel 9:1:1 ⧉וַיִּקְרָ֣אvayikraand he called or cried out Ezekiel 9:1:2 ⧉בְאָזְנַ֗יveoznaiin my ears Ezekiel 9:1:3 ⧉ק֤וֹלkola voice Ezekiel 9:1:4 ⧉גָּדוֹל֙gadolgreat or loud Ezekiel 9:1:5 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying Ezekiel 9:1:6 ⧉קָרְב֖וּkarvoodraw near or come near {plural} Ezekiel 9:1:7 ⧉פְּקֻדּ֣וֹתpekuddotappointed ones or overseers Ezekiel 9:1:8 ⧉הָעִ֑ירhairthe city Ezekiel 9:1:9 ⧉וְאִ֛ישׁveishand a man or each man Ezekiel 9:1:10 ⧉כְּלִ֥יkelia vessel or instrument or weapon Ezekiel 9:1:11 ⧉מַשְׁחֵת֖וֹmashkhetohis destroying {thing} or his destruction Ezekiel 9:1:12 ⧉בְּיָדֽוֹ׃beyadoin his hand |
1. Formal Translation And he called in my ears with a loud voice, saying, “Draw near, you appointed over the city for judgment, each man with his instrument of destruction in his hand.” |
1. Dynamic Translation Then I heard a loud voice in my ears saying, “Come near, you commissioned to punish the city, each man with a weapon in his hand.” |