Ezekiel 9:2 New English Translation
2 Next I noticed[a] six men[b] coming from the direction of the upper gate[c] that faces north, each with his war club in his hand. Among them was a man dressed in linen with a writing kit[d] at his side. They came and stood beside the bronze altar.
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- Ezekiel 9:2 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.
- Ezekiel 9:2 sn The six men plus the scribe would equal seven, which was believed by the Babylonians to be the number of planetary deities.
- Ezekiel 9:2 sn The upper gate was built by Jotham (2 Kgs 15:35).
- Ezekiel 9:2 tn Or “a scribe’s inkhorn.” The Hebrew term occurs in the OT only in Ezek 9 and is believed to be an Egyptian loanword.
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