Ezekiel 38:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 38:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לִשְׁלֹ֥ל
shâlal
H7997
to plunder
שָׁלָ֖ל
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
וְלָבֹ֣ז
bâzaz
H962
to plunder
בַּ֑ז
baz
H957
spoil
לְהָשִׁ֨יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
יָדְךָ֜
yâd
H3027
hand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
חֳרָב֣וֹת
chorbâh
H2723
ruin
נוֹשָׁבֹ֗ת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עַם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
מְאֻסָּ֣ף
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
מִגּוֹיִ֔ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
עֹשֶׂה֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
מִקְנֶ֣ה
miqneh
H4735
cattle
וְקִנְיָ֔ן
qinyân
H7075
acquisition
יֹשְׁבֵ֖י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
טַבּ֥וּר
ṭabbûwr
H2872
navel
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
to take the spoil and to take the prey; to turn your hand against the waste places that are [now] inhabited, and against the people who are gathered out of the nations, who have gotten cattle and goods, who dwell in the middle of the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I will capture booty and steal plunder, in order to bring my hand against the ruins that are newly inhabited, and against the people gathered from the nations, people who are gaining livestock and property, and who are living at the center of the earth.’
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