Ezekiel 40:3
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And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
In other translations
And he brought me thither, and, behold, there was a man, whose appearance was like the appearance of brass, with a line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in the gate.So He took me there, and I saw a man whose appearance was like bronze. He was standing in the gateway with a linen cord and a measuring rod in his hand.
Hebrew words
וַיָּבֵיאvaiyavei'and he broughtH935אוֹתִי'oti<obj.> meH853שָׁמָּהshamahthere towardsH8033וְהִנֵּה־vehineh-and there!H2009אִישׁ'isha manH376מַרְאֵהוּmar'ehuappearance hisH4758כְּמַרְאֵהkemar'eh[was] like [the] appearance ofH4758נְחֹשֶׁתnechoshetbronzeH5178וּפְתִיל־ufetil-and a cord ofH6616פִּשְׁתִּיםpishtimlinen<s>H6593בְּיָדוֹbeyado[was] in hand hisH3027וּקְנֵהukenehand [the] reed ofH7070הַמִּדָּהhamidah<the> measurementH4060וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931עֹמֵד'omed[was] standingH5975בַּשָּׁעַר׃basha'arin the gateH8179
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